Expert Dialogue
Three Beauty Investors On What They’re Interested In Backing Right Now
Celebrity beauty brand fatigue is spreading. During Beauty Independent’s In Conversation webinar last Wednesday, Sid Jawahar, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Swiftarc Ventures, expressed hesitancy about bets on...
What Founder Dan Hodgdon Learned From Past Stumbles To Build Vegamour
Vegamour founder and CEO Dan Hodgdon lived a lot of lives prior to launching his multimillion-dollar haircare band. By the time he was 17 years old, he had already moved to 20 different places. “I lived in...
Looking To Enter The Mom And Baby Category? Here Are Some Factors To Consider.
More and more beauty entrepreneurs are looking to create mom and baby products, which they view as filling a white space and having the potential to attract loyal lifetime customers. However, the mom and baby category isn’t the...
HydroPeptide Founder April Zangl Peck Is Closing Her Second Brand, Save Me From. She’s Spilling On Her Missteps So You Can Avoid Them.
After selling skincare brand HydroPeptide in 2016, April Zangl Peck was determined to do things differently with her second beauty venture. She began HydroPeptide in 2004 with a single formula produced by a small manufacturer, packaging that...
A Look At The Beauty Industry Today: The New Lipstick Index, No IPOs, Cost Hikes And Inelastic Prices
Sorry beauty brands and consumers, costs aren’t coming down. At least that’s what Nini Zhang, investment banking director of luxury, beauty and apparel at Credit Suisse, is predicting. In last Wednesday’s Beauty Independent In Conversation...
Crucial Steps To Follow If You’re Expanding Your Beauty Brand Internationally From Someone Who’s Done It
The idea of expanding your business to another country is undoubtedly alluring. The goal is to increase your customer base and revenue, but it’s important to evaluate the challenges that international expansion poses. It’s not as simple as...
