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 Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge had bought a farm ...
19 Des 201935min
8Greens founder Dawn Russell on establishing what a wellness brand should mean
8Greens founder Dawn Russell got the idea for her wellness business a painful way: by surviving a terrible diagnosis. "I hate to start the conversation with cancer, but it really was what brought me i...
12 Des 201934min
Vintner's Daughter founder April Gargiulo on launching a single-product brand before it was cool
Vintner's Daughter founder April Gargiulo is the first person to tell you that her product doesn't come cheap. Consider the brand's hero Active Botanical Serum, which retails for $185. On the Glossy B...
5 Des 201928min
Beach House Group founder Shaun Neff on celebrity-led brands: 'There's maybe 20 to 25 of these that can build a $100-$200 million business'
Beach House Group has launched four companies in the last 12 months, including Millie Bobby Brown's Florence by Mills and Tracee Ellis Ross' Pattern Beauty. While it may seem fast and furious, when fo...
21 Nov 201934min
Sakara Life's Whitney Tingle and Danielle DuBoise: 'Seamless is not looking out for your health'
One nutritious meal doesn't mean a healthy diet, nor does going for something deep-fried once in a while mean you're will you be doomed. That's part of why Sakara Life, a meal and wellness delivery se...
14 Nov 201934min
Beauty Pie founder Marcia Kilgore: 'We're telling everybody what cosmetics truly cost to make'
Serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore has no trouble calling out ineffective or unfair practices in beauty. "When you buy a $99 cream, you're probably getting something that's worth about $6," said the B...
7 Nov 201937min
Bonus Anniversary Episode: Highlights from The Glossy Beauty Podcast's first year
Today, the Glossy Beauty Podcast turns 1. If you've been listening, you know that, every week, we speak with the people making change happen in the beauty and wellness industries. For this special ann...
6 Nov 201920min
Virtue Labs founder Melisse Shaban: 'The free lunch with digital advertising is over'
When Virtue Labs founder and CEO Melisse Shaban was first introduced to a new technical process for extracting keratin, which promised to upend the world of hair care, she was skeptical. "These guys s...
31 Okt 201936min
