Christopher Napolitano
Uplink Live Builds Source For Growth With Launch Partners And Referral Program
With the onboarding of packagers, logistic companies, ingredient suppliers, distributors, product manufacturers, and the addition of a referral program, Uplink Live has quickly developed into a new source for growth for...
Buyers And Execs From Sephora, Whole Foods, Dermstore And The Detox Market Lead BeautyX Retail Summit Lineup
Executives and buyers from such major beauty retail outlets as Sephora, Whole Foods and Dermstore, to name a few, will appear in force at the second annual BeautyX Retail Summit on May 13 and 14...
Founder Story: Veronica Pedersen On Making Timeless Skin Care
How do you build a company that will stand the test of time? At Timeless Skin Care, founder Alex Pedersen believes the secret is to be “big enough to deliver...
Founder Story: Kollette Stith And Sue Mandini Take Skincare Beyond Clean With Pure Mana Hawaii
Kollette Stith and Sue Mandini, co-founders of Pure Mana Hawaii, are nuts about nuts—specifically, the macadamia nut. Their organic skincare line of botanical blends is powered by macadamia oil,...
The $900M Elemis Deal: What High Valuations Mean For Indie Beauty Brands
The beauty bull market received another upward jolt earlier this month with the revelation that global beauty giant L’Occitane had acquired British skincare leader Elemis for $900 million. L’Occitane, which was the first...
Big, Better, BeautyX: IBMG Co-Founder Nader Naeymi-Rad On Spreading More Knowledge In 2019
By the third, and last, educational event in 2018 held by the Indie Beauty Media Group—the BeautyX Capital Summit in New York in late August—attendance had more than doubled from the debut event in January. With...
Founder Story: Zane Piese Unlocks The Beauty Of Small-Batch Luxury With Atlantis Skincare
For U.K.-based Atlantis Skincare, the key to the future lies in the secrets of the past—specifically, the power of nature. Zane Piese, the founder, formulator and driving force behind...
