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    May 14

    Bridge Mentorship: How to Become Funding Ready

  • Spotlight

    Topical education from leading experts providing actionable knowledge.
    May 20

    Building A Unicorn

  • Join Us Live

    May

    14

    1 PM ET

    Bridge Mentorship: How to Become Funding Ready

    Bridge Mentorship: How to Become Funding Ready

    On the sixth edition of the Bridge Mentorship program in partnership with True Beauty Ventures, Nader Naeymi-Rad, True Beauty Ventures co-founders Cristina Nuñez and Rich Gersten along with the founders of the selected first cohort of brands for 2025 (Educated Mess, KJH Brand and Sahajan) will summarize the program’s biggest takeaways including:

    • Investors main processes to assess a brand’s potential

    • Key areas brand founders should focus on and prioritize

    • TBV’s strategic advice for building a break-through brand in beauty

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    The Great Minds Of Our Generation

    • Nader Naeymi-Rad

      Founder & Publisher,
      Beauty Independent
    • Catherine Chick & Alex Padgett

      Founders,
      Educated Mess
    • Katie Jane Hughes

      Founder & CEO,
      KJH Brand
    • Lisa Mattam

      Founder & CEO,
      Sahajan
    • Rich Gersten

      Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
      True Beauty Ventures
    • Cristina Nuñez

      Co-Founder & General Partner,
      True Beauty Ventures
  • Join Us Live

    May

    20

    1 PM ET

    Building A Unicorn

    Building A Unicorn

    It takes more than a great idea and efficacious product to make noise in the beauty industry. Join Nader Naeymi-Rad, Vegamour’s founder and CEO Dan Hodgdon as they lay out the genesis and science behind the Vegamour line, look back at the most successful aspects of the brand’s go-to-market strategy as a digitally-native concept and why its positioning in the market as an innovator set the brand up to go from “interesting” to “unstoppable”.
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    Leading Experts

    • Nader Naeymi-Rad

      Host

      Founder & Publisher,
      Beauty Independent
    • Dan Hodgdon

      Founder & CEO,
      Vegamour

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The Library

  • Roundtable — Episode 149
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    TikTok Shop

    TikTok Shop is rewriting the rules of beauty retail. In just 18 months, it’s skyrocketed to become one of the top five online beauty retailers in the U.S., according to...
  • Roundtable — Episode 148
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    Scalp & Hair Care

    As hair loss and shedding continue to impact consumers post-COVID, postpartum, and as a side effect of GLP-1 weight loss medications, demand for solutions that go beyond quick...
  • Roundtable — Episode 147
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    Post-Virality

    From the outside, having that hige viral moment looks like every founder’s dream—but what’s the real impact of going viral? Join Jane Carlson and founders of brands that...
  • Roundtable — Episode 146
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    Pro Founded Brands

    For years, professional hair and makeup artists and estheticians have shaped the trends we love—but now, they’re shaping the brands we buy. As the beauty industry shifts,...
  • Roundtable — episode 145
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    Value-Centric Product Dupes

    They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery—but in fashion and beauty, dupes are more than just copycats. As social media reshapes luxury and status, dupes are fueling...
  • Roundtable — Episode 144
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    Fragrance Founders

    Fragrance registered the steepest sales growth of any beauty category in 2024. As “fragheads” or “scentellectuals” continue to cultivate their relationship with fragrance...

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