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First Aid Beauty founder and CEO Lilli Gordon developing and selling one of the first clean brands
Lilli Gordon knew she wanted to start a beauty company before even settling on its place in the market.
"I was studying the landscape because I had th…
6 years, 7 months ago
Kopari Beauty co-founder Gigi Goldman on how coconut oil is the new Windex
Before co-founding Kopari Beauty with Kiana Cabell, James Brennan and her husband Bryce, Gigi Goldman was already using its star ingredient with aban…
6 years, 7 months ago
'Talking to those two extremes is where we come alive:' The Inkey List co-founders Colette Laxton and Mark Curry on their skin care brand
"We've been in failed startups, we've been in tough times in early days," said The Inkey List co-founder Mark Curry. But Curry credited early busines…
6 years, 7 months ago
E.l.f. Cosmetics CEO Tarang Amin on the strategies that turned the beauty company around
When E.l.f. Cosmetics went public in 2016 after a majority investment from TPG just two years earlier, it seemed like the sky was the limit for the m…
6 years, 7 months ago
Francesco Clark on founding, selling and buying back his skin care company
When Francesco Clark started experimenting with skin care formulas, it was to help himself. At 24, a diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck…
6 years, 8 months ago
Beautyblender founder and CEO Rea Ann Silva on elevating "a throwaway product"
As a makeup artist for 25 years, Rea Ann Silva was intimately familiar with the pain points for those in her line of work. She tried to avoid bringin…
6 years, 8 months ago
Annie Lawless on making lipstick that's safe enough to eat
Annie Lawless is on a mission to make clean makeup as luxurious as its classic counterparts.
"As a makeup girl who loves full coverage and wears a ful…
6 years, 8 months ago
Maesa's Scott Oshry on why retail isn't dead: 'Newness drives sales'
Scott Oshry didn't get into the beauty industry because of a life-long love of cosmetics or hair care. He, alongside his college friend Sean Brosmith…
6 years, 8 months ago
Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman on surviving a break-up with Sephora and coming back stronger
Sarah Kugelman compares having her products dropped from Sephora stores to “being on a date with someone you really like and them not wanting to go o…
6 years, 9 months ago
Beekman 1802 founders Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge on the magic of goat milk soap
Most businesses start with an idea before getting the right resources to make a product. With Beekman 1802, it was the other way around. Founders Jos…
6 years, 9 months ago