Glam & Grow - Beauty Business Podcast

The traditional swimwear buying experience for women hasn’t been great: going to a store to buy something you feel “okay” about instead of something that genuinely excites you. And that is precisely what Michelle Copelman , VP of Brand and Design at Andie , was keen to elevate. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Michelle brings her eye for design to the process of creating collections based o...

While the beverage space is more crowded than it’s ever been, back in 2011 Aaron Hinde , co-founder of LIFEAID , was searching for healthy alternatives to what was out there. Being a sports chiropractor at the time, patients would ask him what sorts of drinks they could use to recover from various activities. He was offering some DIY home remedies when it occurred to him that there might be a real...

While the highly competitive plant-based beauty space is now more mainstream, there wasn’t a lot of competition in 2008 when Shirley Pinkson and her co-founders at W3LL People (now owned by E.L.F. Beauty ) started their performance-driven, plant-based, clean beauty brand. We had the opportunity to sit down with Shirley post-acquisition to talk about the brand’s developments (and her next steps at...

When Cayla O’Connell Davis , co-founder and CEO of Knickey , was in graduate school she stumbled across some truths that led her to strive to make a positive contribution to the fashion industry. She had spent years on the retail side of the business, in merchandising, design, styling, and sales. After graduation, she worked with a company that brought eco-friendly home goods to big retailers. Whi...

Emmanuel Rey , Founder and CEO of YUNI Beauty , had a long career working with top beauty brands like Aveda and L’Oreal before he ever decided to take the entrepreneurial leap.  YUNI is known for its focus on wellness and is a clean, natural, sustainable brand that wants its customers to save time, restore health, and relieve stress. When you go to YUNI Beauty’s website you’ll see right at the top...

On this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we chat with Steph Hon , CEO & Founder at Cadence . Cadence provides sustainable and stylish capsules to make organizing all your self-care essentials a breeze. The capsules can hold everything from vitamins to toothpaste to conditioner. The episode begins with Steph explaining the concept behind Cadence and her heavy involvement in the design of...

​​When they were young, Nikita and Akash Mehta would listen to their grandmother tell them stories as she cared for their hair. Those golden memories would, years later, inspire the two siblings to create a modern hair wellness brand, Fable & Mane , inspired by 4,000-year-old Indian beauty secrets. Launching a business is always a challenge, but launching during a pandemic is a special kind of dif...

While many tend to think of yogurt and other food items when they hear the term probiotic, Savannah Sachs and her team at TULA love to educate people about the role probiotics can play in clinically-proven topical skincare. TULA believes in beauty from the inside, and thinks of itself as sitting at the intersection of beauty and wellness. TULA was founded by a practicing doctor, Dr. Roshini Raj. S...

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we speak with Giella Poblocki , Founder at GIELLA Custom Blend Cosmetics . GIELLA helps customers design the perfect products based on their hair, eye and skin color, and personal preferences. Customized cosmetics include foundation, mineral powder, bronzer, and more. The episode begins with Giella explaining the brand. We learn about custom blend...

If you find an in-season luxury item online at a great price, you might think there’s a scam involved. And that’s precisely one of the consumer education hurdles that Diego Abba and his team at italist have had to overcome as they have built their platform since 2014. italist is a luxury e-commerce site that offers the fashion and accessory choices of leading Italian luxury boutiques. While all th...

On this episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we spoke with Abdul Mazin , Founder and President of HauteCarat . HauteCarat designs beautiful lab-grown diamond jewelry. Despite the fact that lab-grown diamonds are chemically, physically, and optically indistinguishable from their mined counterparts, there’s still a bias against them among buyers and sellers in the diamond industry.  One of the lesson...

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we discuss CBD supplements and more with Chris Roth , CEO & Founder at Highline Wellness . Do you want to learn how a CBD supplement company rose to success? Then tune in to the latest episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, with Chris Roth , CEO & Founder at Highline Wellness . Resources Mentioned: Highline Wellness Instagram   This episode is brough...

On this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we sit down with Ryan Alovis , CEO at LensDirect . Ryan is CEO and founder of The Stella Group, which makes up three companies, LensDirect and two other businesses — life science technology brand Pulse Health , and Go Answer , a 24/7 outsource contact center. LensDirect is the principle of the three companies. It’s a national brand selling everyth...

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we speak with Neeraj Gunsagar , President and CEO at B yte . Byte offers invisible aligners, which are clear plastic devices custom-made to fit your teeth. They gradually shift your teeth so that they’re straight, leaving you with a better smile. Byte aligners are known for moving the teeth more quickly than other invisible aligners on the market....

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we sit down with Wendy Iles , founder of Iles Formula . Wendy is an internationally acclaimed hairstylist, and she created Iles Formula as a luxury haircare brand featuring products that provide instant hair repair to all hair types. Wendy starts off the podcast episode by explaining how she transitioned from being a top celebrity stylist into a p...

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we sit down with Remi Brixton , CEO and Founder at Freck Beauty . Freck Beauty is best known as the original freckle cosmetics company, creating the first freckle product on the market. A Kickstarter was run back in 2015, then the brand was launched in 2017. Freck Beauty champions itself on being clean and bold, caring about the ingredients used i...

In this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow podcast, we chat with Richard Henne , co-founder of Ivory Ella . Ivory Ella is an e-commerce apparel brand with the mission to provide high-quality clothing for a good cause. Every purchase includes a donation of at least 10% to charity, with donations on some pieces of up to 50%. The brand’s main partner is Save the Elephants . During the episode, Richard...

On this week’s episode of the Glam & Grow Podcast, we chat with Martin Okner , President and Chief Operating Officer of dpHUE . dpHUE is a haircare brand established by color enthusiast and founder Donna Pohlad along with A-list celebrity colorist Justin Anderson. The products are designed to nurture the hair to help make the color look amazing every day. Solutions help make your hair look incredi...

On this week’s episode of the Glam & Glow podcast, we sit down with Clint Carnell , CEO & Founder of the HydraFacial Company . A HydraFacial is a patented skin treatment available in dermatology offices and medical spas. The treatment is known for its three-step process, working to deep-clean, exfoliate, and hydrate the skin. Clint begins the episode by discussing the HydraFacial treatment, how it...

On this episode of the Glam & Grow Podcast, we sit down with the dynamic duo Kimberly and Tim Lewis , CEOs and co-founders of CurlMix . Not only are the pair business partners, but they’re also married childhood sweethearts. CurlMix is a beauty brand selling clean and simple formulas. Kimberly and Tim begin the episode by discussing the unique and unconventional way the brand started. Throughout t...