Brands
Mana Products CEO Robert Jaegly And SVP Derek Wanner On Transparency, Blockchain Technology, Demand Spikes And The Labor Shortage
Many beauty brands wouldn’t exist without the hard work of their silent contract manufacturing partners. Mana Products is one such partner responsible for countless leading prestige cosmetics players available today. Acquired by private equity firm Traub...
How Indigenous-Owned Brand Satya Is Helping The Kamloops Community After The Discovery Of 215 Buried Schoolchildren
“When the news came about, I wasn’t shocked,” says Patrice Mousseau, the Vancouver-based Ojibway founder of Satya Organic Skin Care. “Initially, I was like, yes, of course they found that—and they’re going to find more. I’ve seen...
Nyssa, Creator Of The Viral Vulva Mirror, Wants To Help Us Reflect On Our “Unmentionable” Moments
The MoMA Design Store is regarded as one of the most expertly curated retail concepts in the world. For a product to be carried on its hallowed shelves, it must pass a rigorous selection process informed...
Sharon Chuter On Her Accessible Brand Uoma By Sharon C. Launching At Walmart And A Year Of Pull Up For Change
Launching today exclusively at Walmart, Sharon Chuter calls her new makeup line Uoma by Sharon C. a “simpler, more attainable” extension of her original brand Uoma Beauty. “It continues the story that we started around truly...
“Haircare Is Skincare”: Dermatologist-Founded Haircare Brand Seen Launches At Ulta Beauty
When dermatologist Iris Rubin started struggling with breakouts in 2014, the culprit wasn’t immediately clear. “I was getting acne from my haircare products, and it took me a while to make the connection,” she says. When Rubin did...
With $2M In Seed Funding, Waeve Wants To Bring Black Women Joy Through Wigs
Mary Imevbore’s hair experience while attending Williams College, the liberal arts school located in the tiny Massachusetts town of Williamstown, where Black salons are few and far between, inspired the idea for Waeve. “I didn’t have the time...
