Expert Dialogue
What Convinced Investors To Back True Botanicals, Adwoa Beauty And Subtl
There are ample doses of luck and good timing along with skill in the recipes of any brand with a successful business. The same can be said for a successful fundraise, as the experiences of Julian...
Beauty Investors Say Drunk Elephant’s Exit Playbook Is Dead
The path to beauty brand exits today is paved very differently than it was five years ago when Shiseido snapped up Drunk Elephant for $845 million, an amount equal to over 7X revenues. “People...
Understanding Beauty’s Biotechnology Revolution
Beauty’s love affair with biotechnology has only just begun. “Biology and biotechnology are the next wave of potential,” said Jasmina Aganovic, founder of biotech company Arcaea and...
Josh Rosebrook On The Power Of Staying Independent In A Beauty Market That Valorizes Big Exits
Josh Rosebrook, a celebrity hairdresser turned product developer, began his namesake clean beauty brand in 2009 within a year or two of the launches of fellow clean beauty brands Tara Harper, Ilia, RMS Beauty and...
Kayo’s Christine Bullock On How Tough It Is For A Small Brand Up Against Competitors With Big Marketing Budgets
A longtime fitness authority, Christine Bullock realized over a decade ago that her clients, who were spending thousands on exercise and nutrition programs to improve and maintain their bodies, would pay a premium for beauty products...
CurlMix, Typology And Provence Beauty Founders Break Down Various Paths To Scaling A Brand Today
The path to scale is as unique as a beauty brand itself. From paid media to large-scale retail partnerships, brands pull a variety of levers to amplify sales. The key is in knowing...
