Brands
Ursa Major Aspires To Be The Patagonia Of Natural Skincare: Purposeful, Outdoorsy, Well-Crafted And Successful
At Ursa Major, basics aren’t boring. The nearly eight-year-old brand has proven well-crafted entry-level premium natural skincare products don’t generate exits to pricier fare. “We have a small, productive line. If someone is a newbie in this...
Queen V Hits $500K In Sales During A Month At Walmart And Secures Backing From Lightspeed
Talk about making the most out of a yeast infection. After Lauren Steinberg was repeatedly struck by the common plague – three out of four women suffer from at least one yeast infection in their lifetimes – she...
Veteran Nicholas Karnaze Grew A Beard To Honor A Fallen Comrade And Grew A Brand To Help His Beard
Nicholas Karnaze was disconsolate when he learned Justin Hansen, who served with him in a Marine Corps special operations unit, was killed in Afghanistan on July 24, 2012. In a display of solidarity, Karnaze honored his fallen comrade...
Gressa Skin Sorts Through How To Grow And Remain The Same
The green beauty sector is filled with successful brands that started from humble beginnings. Gressa Skin is one of the more poignant examples. A Russian refugee who escaped severe anti-Semitism to settle in the United States during...
Gallinée’s Cleansing Bar May Be The Most In-Demand Soap On The Planet From An Indie Beauty Brand
While Gallinée founder Marie Drago was riding a bus during an otherwise unspectacular February evening, she checked her young brand’s website on her phone and noticed it had received 6,000 hits. The catalyst for the traffic spike...
Hue Noir Has Upped The Ante For Inclusivity At Target And Intends To Do The Same Globally
Paula Hayes didn’t ace every job interview question she fielded after graduating from Lewis & Clark College. When one interviewer asked her where she saw herself in 10 years, she didn’t respond with a pat answer about how...
