Nakery COO And Former Becca CEO Robert DeBaker On The Overriding Importance Of Listening To Consumers

Over 30 years in the beauty industry, Robert DeBaker has forged a career straddling the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds. He spent five years each at Chanel and The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., ending as VP of Bobbi Brown...

Why D.S. & Durga Co-Founder David Seth Moltz Doesn’t Feel Pressure To Create The Next Byredo

After its $1 billion sale of Byredo to Puig in 2022, Manzanita Capital has made its next bet on fragrance by buying a majority stake in D.S. & Durga. The deal, which succeeds...

New Federal Package CEO Melissa Niebes Plans To Double The Manufacturer’s Business In 5 Years

This month, Melissa Niebes, formerly a VP at Reckitt and L’Oréal, became CEO of Federal Package. Most recently president and chief commercial officer at the beauty contract manufacturer, she steps into a role previously held...

Co-Founder And CEO Ju Rhyu Tells Us Great Advice She Got Before Hero Cosmetics’ Big Exit—And Shares Some, Too

Seven years into its business, Mighty Patch maker Hero Cosmetics has become the No. 1 acne patch brand on the market, sold over 1 billion acne patches and reached 25,000 doors at retailers the likes of Target, Walmart,...

Farmacy Founder David Chung Has A New Brand At Sephora And Growing Manufacturer Out To Transform The Supply Chain

Serial beauty entrepreneur David Chung is far from done with serial beauty entrepreneurship. After selling Sephora-native clean beauty brand Farmacy to Procter & Gamble in 2021, he’s back with another brand hitting Sephora, The Rootist, a...

Why Hum Nutrition Shifted To The Mass Market

Nearly a decade ago, digitally native Hum Nutrition was a central figure in a wave of ingestible brands that entered prestige beauty retail. Prestige beauty retailers wanted in on a skyrocketing wellness category and saw ingestible products...