Jane Carlson

Bridge Mentorship Selects KJH Brand, Sahajan And Educated Mess For First 2025 Cohort
KJH Brand, Sahajan and Educated Mess have been chosen for the first 2025 cohort of Bridge Mentorship, a program from True Beauty Ventures and Beauty Independent to equip emerging beauty brands with...

Opportunities And Obstacles In High-Growth Beauty Categories
While many in the beauty industry panicked this year as beauty sales growth slowed, investors, bankers, executives, founders and other industry insiders at Beauty Independent’s Dealmaker Summit expressed...

Beauty Independent Reveals 2024 Beacon Awards Winners
Beauty Independent revealed 27 Beacon Awards winners and honorees across founder, brand, retail, investor and product categories during a two-hour virtual ceremony Wednesday, including serial entrepreneur David Chung, Merit Beauty founder Katherine Power,...

Beacon Awards 2024: Nominee Testimonials Open For Limited Time
With the Beacon Awards program, Beauty Independent aims to amplify voices in the independent beauty community. That’s why it’s crucial that our community get involved in the selection of winners. We’re asking members of that community—Beauty Independent’s amazing...

Bridge Mentorship Selects Lightsaver, Lion Pose And Miss Rizos For Second 2024 Cohort
Lightsaver, Lion Pose and Miss Rizos have been selected for the second 2024 cohort of Bridge Mentorship, a program created by True Beauty Ventures

How Today’s Makeup Brands Can Transcend Trends To Be Tomorrow’s Makeup Leaders
The number of makeup brands looking to sell—Rare Beauty, Makeup By Mario, Kosas, Jane Iredale, Glossier and Merit among them—has been growing, but parties interested in buying them don’t seem to be, and it’s...

What To Expect At Dealmaker Summit NYC 2024
For its third edition, Beauty Independent Dealmaker Summit will be back in New York later this month bringing together the most influential beauty and wellness dealmakers—and many attendees from...