CEO Sandy Saputo’s $100M Vision For True Botanicals

When a recruiter contacted Sandy Saputo, then CMO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand incubator Kendo, in 2019 about the CEO position at “cleanical” skincare brand True Botanicals, she wasn’t looking to change jobs. Still, she...

Post-Acquisition, RéVive Charts Expansion In China As The Country’s Beauty Sales Cool

Following its sale to Chinese beauty conglomerate S’Young Group from Tengram Capital Partners in October last year, RéVive is gearing up for significant growth this year by magnifying its presence in China through livestreaming...

Breakthru Beauty’s Allison Slater Ray And Lisa Motzko Hamilton On Why Chasing Trends And Virality Can Hurt Brands

Combined, Allison Slater Ray and Lisa Motzko Hamilton, co-founders of new consultancy Breakthru Beauty, have been in the beauty and retail industries for more than 50 years. They met through IT Cosmetics when Slater Ray was SVP...

Courtney Adeleye On Selling The Mane Choice And Launching New Brand Watch & Sea At Target

When Courtney Adeleye sold her brand The Mane Choice, which reached $100 million in sales and 60,000 retail doors in six years, to MAV Beauty Brands in 2019 for $61.5 million, she was in her late 30s,...

Outgoing Ilia CEO Lynda Berkowitz On Successfully Working With Brand Founders

After more than 30 years in the beauty industry, including eight at Ilia, Lynda Berkowitz handed over the CEO reins at the clean beauty brand last Friday to Paul Schiraldi, former CEO of Murad, and...

How Sidia Is Controlling Its Fate With A Choosy Fashion-Adjacent Distribution Strategy

In the unpredictable beauty industry, emerging brands that control their own destiny without being whipsawed by the whims of big retailers or investors have the upper hand. Sidia, a 2-year-old clean body care...