Big, Better, BeautyX: IBMG Co-Founder Nader Naeymi-Rad On Spreading More Knowledge In 2019
By the third, and last, educational event in 2018 held by the Indie Beauty Media Group—the BeautyX Capital Summit in New York in late August—attendance had more than doubled from the debut event in January. With...
What’s Behind Once-Promising Retailer Beauty Brands’ Struggles?
In early 2014, news broke that Lyn Kirby, former president and CEO of Ulta Beauty, had joined forces with a private equity firm later revealed as TSG Consumer Partners to buy Beauty Brands from advertising magnate Bob...
IBMG And Douglas Partner To Bring Indie Beauty Brands To Europe’s Largest Beauty Retailer
Douglas, a giant of European beauty retail, is taking a serious interest in the little guys. The omnichannel company is partnering with Indie Beauty Media Group, producer of Indie Beauty Expo, on a multifaceted program to...
An Inside Look At Indie Beauty Brands’ Experiences Working With Influencers
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 13 founders and executives: What’s an experience you’ve had working with influencers?
Lacquerbar Nail Salon Founder Heli Rodriguez Prilliman Is Taking Steps To Rectify The Broken Beauty School System
When Heli Rodriguez Prilliman enrolled at the now defunct San Francisco School of Cosmetology in January 2017 to become a licensed nail technician in anticipation of launching her overtly feminist nail salon concept Lacquerbar, she was shocked...
