True Botanicals' Hillary Peterson: 'To change any industry, you need to create something people want'
If you asked her 10 years ago, Hillary Peterson would tell you she was not all that interested in beauty. With a background in marketing, and an interest in beauty that didn't extend much further than...
14 Feb 201928min
Lola's Alex Friedman: 'Nobody is talking about these categories because there's so much stigma'
Before Alex Friedman decided to dive into the world of feminine hygiene and sexual wellness, she was a businesswoman and a mom with a problem to solve. Everywhere she looked, people were talking about...
7 Feb 201924min
Wander Beauty co-founder Divya Gugnani: 'We are entirely informed by our client'
Divya Gugnani was motivated to launch Wander Beauty when she realized there were no beauty brands speaking directly to her -- a woman who loves beauty and maintains a fast-paced lifestyle. Now, three ...
31 Jan 201937min
Flamingo's Allie Melnick: 'We can really be a resource, not just for great products, but also for great education'
Flamingo, a DTC company focused on women's grooming needs, was the first brand to emerge out of Harry's Labs, in October of 2018. Since Harry's launched in 2013, it's seen a lot of success with female...
24 Jan 201924min
Nest Fragrances' Laura Slatkin: 'The consumer really wants a brand that's important'
In 1992, Laura Slatkin had no interest in home fragrance. She had spent 12 years building a successful career for herself working on Wall Street, where she met her husband. After they were married, he...
17 Jan 201927min
Model and beauty entrepreneur Josie Maran: 'Beauty is moving to a more healing, holistic, wellness and lifestyle approach'
Josie Maran has a long history with beauty. From the time she was just 12 years old, Maran was working as a professional model. Six years into her career, which included spending hours in the makeup c...
10 Jan 201927min
Tatcha's Vicky Tsai: 'Love your clients, love your products, everything else is icing.'
About 10 years ago, Vicky Tsai chose happiness. After years of working in corporate, she slowly realized that she didn't know what she wanted to do with her career. She had also been struggling with a...
3 Jan 201927min
Celebrity hairstylist Frederic Fekkai: 'I need to build brands I believe in'
When Frederic Fekkai was a young man, he had no intention of entering the beauty space. In fact, he didn't even know it existed. Shortly after this discovery, Fekkai quit law school, moved to Paris an...
27 Des 201823min
