Claire McCormack
Rich Gersten On His New Firm True Beauty Capital And Finding Investment Opportunities In A Challenging Time
Last year was a record-breaking one for beauty investment. According to Capstone Headwaters, there were 148 personal care deals, up from 118 in 2018. Big-name targets such as Tatcha, Drunk Elephant and Elemis fetched...
Seven Beauty Ingredients Particularly Relevant Right Now
As consumers stuck at home adhere to shelter-in-place mandates, they care less about perfect nails than they do squeaky clean hands. As they pound on their smartphones with sanitized fingers, they’re busily researching ingredients with antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic...
CBD Product Sales Climb Amid The Pandemic As Consumers Look To Soothe Their Anxiety
Festivals are being called off this 4/20, but the cannabis beauty and wellness sector has plenty to celebrate on the unofficial holiday. E-commerce sales of products with CBD are climbing as uneasy consumers are turning to them to...
Verishop Founder Imran Khan Discusses Consumer Behavior In The Time Of COVID-19
Before the pandemic, it would’ve been hard to imagine a scenario where more ink could be spilled about Amazon’s operations. With the giant e-tailer pulling in a staggering $11,000 per second since the nationwide lockdown commenced, though, it’s...
No Day At The Beach: Playa Founder Shelby Wild On Coping With The Pandemic While Pregnant And Running A Growing Brand
Navigating the challenging new reality created by COVID-19 is incredibly hard as an entrepreneur. It’s even harder for an entrepreneur who’s pregnant amid the pandemic. That’s the position that Shelby Wild, founder of Playa, finds...
Suja And Kopari Backer’s Brand Liveli Relaunches As A CBD Specialist
Less than two years after launching, supplement brand Liveli has shifted away from the popular nootropics category to the even more popular CBD wellness category. With the rebrand, Liveli, part of the Enlightened Brand Ventures portfolio...
IBE Berlin 2020 Was Cancelled, But You Shouldn’t Miss These Products From It That Make Staying At Home Better
Due to the growing COVID-19 health crisis, Indie Beauty Media Group co-founders Nader Naeymi-Rad and Jillian Wright made the very difficult decision last month to cancel the second Indie Beauty Expo Berlin that would’ve taken place from...
