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Memebox's Dino Ha: We want to evolve with the discovery process
When Dino Ha first founded Memebox seven years ago, he wanted to find a way to bring K-beauty to new audiences, especially in the United States. But …
7 years ago
The NPD Group's Larissa Jensen: 'Brands are now reacting to consumer demand'
The role of the analyst in any industry is to monitor how that industry is evolving and track the movement of some of its most major players. Larissa…
7 years ago
Erno Laszlo's Charles Denton: 'If you want to succeed, you need to embrace risks'
When Charles Denton took over Erno Laszlo in 2011, the massive legacy brand was flailing. Now, eight years into his role of chairman and CEO, Denton …
7 years, 1 month ago
Briogeo's Nancy Twine: 'The challenge of working with retailers is we don't get customer data'
After a seven-year career at Goldman Sachs, Nancy Twine decided to try to make a company out of the curly-hair products she'd made for herself for ye…
7 years, 1 month ago
Beautycon's Moj Mahdara: 'Experiential retail and e-commerce is how we scale'
When Moj Mahdara took the role as Beautycon CEO, she wasn't particularly interested in beauty. To this day, she doesn't wear makeup herself. What she…
7 years, 1 month ago
Hum Nutrition's Walter Faulstroh: Launching as a DTC brand allows you to educate the customer
Before starting Hum Nutrition, Walter Faulstroh was a beauty junky with some frustrating skin problems. He had always had a passion for skin care, bu…
7 years, 1 month ago
Tengram Capital Partners' Rich Gersten: 'Clean' and 'natural' are no longer differentiators
In the last few years, there has been a boom of investments in the world of beauty. Brands like Glossier continue to receive massive rounds of fundin…
7 years, 2 months ago
SoulCycle's Melanie Whelan: We're finding more ways to engage with our customer
When you look at Melanie Whelan's career path, it doesn't exactly point to SoulCycle. Prior to landing at Equinox and SoulCycle, Whelan held position…
7 years, 2 months ago
Bloomingdale's Stacie Borteck: We're evolving to meet the needs of the modern beauty consumer
It is no secret that with the rise of direct-to-consumer companies and e-commerce shopping, legacy retailers are struggling to maintain massive flags…
7 years, 2 months ago
Uma Oils' Shrankhla Holecek: 'It took convincing to launch our wellness products'
If you're starting your day with lemon water or a turmeric latte, or practicing meditative breathing, you're practicing Ayurveda. Although the concep…
7 years, 2 months ago