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Iris Finance’s Drew Fallon On Why The Gap Between Brand Haves And Have-Nots Is Growing
Drew Fallon, CEO and co-founder of Iris Finance, an AI-powered finance data platform for consumer packaged goods brands, believes the worst of the direct-to-consumer reckoning is over. That doesn’t mean he believes the path to...
New Owner American Exchange Group’s Plans For Indie Lee’s Future
In 2008, a then 37-year-old Indie Lee endured multiple health crises. Born Lisa Swengros and called Indie Lee, short for “Independent Lisa,” a blog she wrote, Lee was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after her feet and...
Byoma Parent Company Future Beauty Labs’ Rapid Rise To Masstige Skincare Superstardom
Glasgow gets an average of 170 days of rain per year, making it either the last place you’d expect to find one of the Western world’s fastest-growing sunless tan and skincare companies—or the first. Marc Elrick, CEO of...
Why Content Creator Jen Luv Thinks Beauty Brands Shouldn’t Dismiss The Power Of YouTube
Even in the age of TikTok, Jen Garancheski, better known as beauty influencer Jen Luv, thinks YouTube shouldn’t be written off. After all, for many people, YouTube has basically become television. Some 2.5 billion people...
Co-Founder Andrew Glass Plots Wakse’s Big Retail Push And BeachDays’ Big Launch
Fifteen years ago, Andrew Glass’s beauty industry career started in a kiosk at Eastview Mall near Rochester, N.Y., hawking Proactiv to teenagers crowding the halls. From there, it would wind through distribution (EC Scott Group) and brands (Astral Brands,...
“Die Hot With A Vengeance” Author Sable Yong On Why Writing About Beauty Has Been Therapeutic
There are few content mediums Sable Yong, former Allure and xoVain writer and editor, hasn’t taken on. She started her Substack, “Hard Feelings,” in 2016 and launched a podcast, “Smell Ya Later,” in 2020 with...
