Ulta Beauty President Dave Kimbell on the coming 'renaissance in beauty'
The pandemic has made Ulta Beauty's most progressive goals tougher to reach, but the beauty retailer's president, Dave Kimbell, doesn't want to put them on hold. "Increasingly, guests of all ages and ...
13 Aug 202036min
Sol de Janeiro's Heela Yang and Camila Pierotti on leading the way for premium body products
Before joining Sephora, Sol de Janeiro's premium body products had another retailer stumped. "They said, 'You know, we don't know what to do with you guys,' recalled Heela Yang, one of the company's t...
6 Aug 202036min
‘Skin care isn’t just for the face’: Nécessaire's Randi Christiansen on growing her body brand in a pandemic
Skin care isn't just for the face, according to Nécessaire co-founder Randi Christiansen. Christiansen founded the company with Nécessaire co-founder Nick Axelrod in 2018 and debuted digitally first. ...
30 Jul 202039min
Kosas' Sheena Yaitanes on why clean makeup accelerated during the pandemic
The age of ongoing confinement seems tailor-made for the industry's clean beauty segment. "We couldn't be in a more timely position in terms of what we've been pushing for as a brand," said Kosas foun...
23 Jul 202027min
'We don't want to be La Mer': Augustinus Bader CEO Charles Rosier on creating the next cult beauty brand
Some beauty products trickle down from medical use to everyday consumers by happenstance, but Augustinus Bader's skincare line is the opposite, according to the company's CEO Charles Rosier. Rosier fi...
16 Jul 202039min
Credo co-founder Annie Jackson on being a good (but exacting) partner to its 135 brands
Credo is betting that customers stuck at home are as beauty-minded as always, but that more than ever, they now have the time to do their research about clean beauty. "Health is what anyone is thinkin...
9 Jul 202044min
"Browse commerce is just done': Stella & Dot founder and CEO Jessica Herrin
Millions of Americans are still out of work as the coronavirus pandemic's ripples through the economy, and many are unlikely to return to the jobs they held a few months ago. A few companies -- includ...
2 Jul 202037min
Starring's Ted Gibson and Jason Backe on redefining what a salon looks like
Ted Gibson and Jason Backe had to close one business to make another work. The married couple (a hairstylist and colorist, respectively) and business partners say it took closing down their flagship s...
25 Jun 202053min
