Crown Affair's Dianna Cohen: 'One of the most powerful things a new brand can do is build a community'
When you reach for a bottle of shampoo in the shower, you may not be familiar with the brand founder -- or know if he or she actually uses the product. But as Crown Affair founder and CEO Dianna Cohen...
16 Sep 202145min
Ciaté, Lottie London and Skin Proud founder Charlotte Knight on reaching the Gen-Z consumer
In New York City, one can find a nail salon almost as easily as a bodega. But across the Atlantic, in London, the same could not be said -- at least until the early 2000s, according to Charlotte Knigh...
9 Sep 202139min
Amyris' Alastair Dorward on the "guilt and penance" of buying better-for-you beauty
Alastair Dorward may be new to the biotech company Amyris -- he joined as chief brand officer in August -- but he's not unfamiliar with the better-for-you beauty and personal care space. Dorward was t...
2 Sep 202139min
Peace Out Skincare's Enrico Frezza on building 'a strong, acne-positive community’
Long gone are the days of popping pimples in secret or attempting DIY acne solutions, like toothpaste or liquid Advil, as an influx of acne-positivity brands have entered the market. In turn, the stig...
26 Aug 202128min
Tracee Ellis Ross, Pattern Beauty founder: ‘Beauty ends up being a portal into your soul'
You may know her best as an actress, but Tracee Ellis Ross’ efforts to highlight diversity, equity and inclusion do not stop in Hollywood. In 2019, Ross launched her line of natural hair products, Pat...
19 Aug 202138min
Uncle Bud's CEO Bruno Schiavi: "We have everything for everybody"
While many industries took hits during the pandemic, Covid-19 set the stage for brands within the wellness industry, like Uncle Bud’s CBD, to grow. Customers “were coming to us not necessarily because...
12 Aug 202124min
Shen Beauty’s Jessica Richards: Let the consumer choose 'to shop toxic, organic or clean'
Although growing up in an “organic lifestyle” meant eating “turkey and sprouts” at school instead of tater tots, Jessica Richards, founder of Shen Beauty, benefitted from that "granola" upbringing in ...
5 Aug 202136min
Skinfluencer Sean Garrette: 'My focus and passion is treating people of color'
Like many of the hopeful young adults before him, Sean Garrette, an esthetician and influencer, moved to New York with his sights set on a career in fashion. But when his dreams to be a fashion editor...
29 Jul 202138min
