California Naturals founder Shelby Wild: In mass retailers, 'the focus is on clean'
With over a decade's worth of experience in the hair-care industry, entrepreneur Shelby Wild is now venturing into the mass hair-care space. In July 2023, Wild unveiled California Naturals, a clean ha...
18 Tammi 202433min
Ashley Tisdale on transitioning from actress to wellness brand founder
After working in Hollywood for over two decades, Ashley Tisdale has now set her sights on the wellness space. In 2020, she launched an online community platform called Frenshe with the goal of making ...
11 Tammi 202436min
Pacifica Beauty's Brooke Harvey-Taylor: 'We've always been part of the clean movement'
Before the term "clean beauty" was coined, brands were making notable strides in the space. One of those was Pacficia Beauty, a 100% vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand founded in 1996 by Brooke Harve...
4 Tammi 202440min
Glossy Year-in-Review Beauty Podcast: A contracting finance landscape, TikTok’s big opportunity and the regulatory learning curve
Over the past year, the Glossy Beauty Podcast has provided an insider’s look into the beauty industry through thoughtful interviews, unique perspectives and forward-thinking commentary. But this week,...
28 Joulu 202336min
ITK's Brooklyn & Bailey McKnight on simplifying skin care for Gen Z and Gen Alpha
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight, the 23-year-old identical twins and co-founders of ITK Skin, got their start on YouTube in 2013, where they now have over 7 million subscribers. They also have 9.3 millio...
21 Joulu 202347min
Access VC's Rakesh Narayana: Investors have a responsibility to envision the future of consumer products
Over the past five years, corporate venture capital (CVC) has emerged as a major player in the startup funding space. And CPG company Reckitt plans to be front and center of that change through its ow...
14 Joulu 202340min
Chillhouse's Cyndi Ramirez on filling a white space in self-care
Cyndi Ramirez founded Chillhouse, a self-care spot in SoHo, in 2017. The idea was to solve for a white space she’d observed: a place to get an affordable massage, a manicure and an adaptogenic matcha ...
7 Joulu 202346min
Olamide Olowe on teaching Topicals customers about skin neutrality: 'There's no wrong or right answer in your quest for beauty'
Olamide Olowe is a born entrepreneur. The Topicals skin-care founder grew up in an entrepreneurial household and pursued track running, which enabled her to earn a scholarship to UCLA, where she initi...
30 Marras 202334min
