MIXST MESSAGES by Tara Cohen

Award-winning photographer, Heidi Green delivers a modern, clean and vibrant aesthetic to every image. Specializing in event photography, family occasions, and corporate gatherings, she's become the go-to girl for the city's premier event planners and venues, who trust her to provide impeccable service and stellar results for their most discerning clientele. Heidi earned a Bachelor's degree from t...

Leslie Hoffman is the Senior Director of Copywriting at Kendo Brands. Throughout her career as a beauty copywriter, she has had the privilege of working with brands including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, OleHenriksen Skincare, Lip Lab, Marc Jacobs Beauty, Bite Beauty, KVD Beauty, Formula X Nail, Elizabeth & James fragrance, and DHC Beauty.

Emily Bibb is an award-winning marketer and passionate entrepreneur who is empowering the next generation of work — pioneering the world’s first online agency marketplace, @BreefWork. Fostering a global platform for the best companies and agencies, she is solving firsthand the challenges in-house marketers face in keeping up with the demands of modern marketing. As Breef’s Co-Founder, Emily is lea...

Dr. Rania Ibrahim, PhD is the founder and President of SkinScience Analytics LLC, a CRO on a mission to help brands and entrepreneurs obtain the scientific backing they need to grow their businesses. Having obtained a PhD from the prestigious University of Cincinnati’s Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Scienceprogram, with a focus on drug delivery and skin permeation. She has spent the past 12 years as...

Lea Russeck is a product photographer in Los Angeles, CA. She specializes in product photography for beauty and lifestyle brands. She is inspired by fashion advertising and brings an elevated editorial aesthetic to her commercial work. She's been featured on Harpers Bazaar, Elle and Allure magazines. In her free time, Lea restores classic cars with her husband and builds watches and leather goods....

Jaleh Bisharat is co-founder and CEO of NakedPoppy, a clean beauty e-tailer and winner of a 2022 Beacon Award. She previously served as CMO/VP marketing at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork, and Eventbrite. Jaleh speaks and writes frequently, primarily on topics of concern to women. Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets including Business Insider , Entrepreneur , Fast Company , the Huffington Post...

Kim Nguyen is founder and president of Kimmiekakes, LLC, thehigh-end uniform company that, since 2004, has been theprovider of choice for the crème de la crème of today’ssophisticated service industry. After studying fashion at F.I.T.followed by years in the hospitality industry working alongsidesuch industry luminaries as Ian Schrager, Keith McNally, AndreBalazs and Chef Jean-Georges (to name a f...

With a solid background across multiple creative industries, Zlata Nikonovskaya founded Z&R Design in 2013. Over the last decade, she has been diligently expanding her portfolio, with a range of projects including event spaces and brand development. Zlata's wealth of experience, predominantly in the Beauty, Health, and Tech sectors, has fueled the creation of numerous innovative and captivatin...

Apostle was co-founded by Jamie Melbourne. With a career spanning back to the supermodel era of the mid 90’s, to doing makeup on Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, Jamaican born Jamie Melbourne has run multiple hair and makeup agencies, is a former and current male model, and former first assistant to Francois Nars of NARS Cosmetics. Website: https://apostleman.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Nicole Pearl is a media insider on a mission to even the playing field so small business owners and creative entrepreneurs get the attention they deserve without blowing their budget. With her 25+ years of experience as a journalist and On-Air Expert known as The Beauty Girl, Nicole launched her PR & Brand Consulting Business to provide media training so you can confidently show up on camera a...

Lisa Tran is the Founder of La Par, a luxury nontoxic nail polish and lifestyle brand. Born and raised in the nail industry, received a degree in psychology and child development, and worked in education for 15 years. Her passion is to help educate and uplift those around her! Just opened La Par Beauty Lounge 12441 Riverside Dr. Valley Village, CA. Instagram: www.instagram.com Website:  ⁠⁠www.lapa...

Nick Gavrelis | Beauty Expert & Founder of ieró Beauty Product development authority, makeup artist and visionary Nick Gavrelis has been a keen observer and dreamer since childhood. A beauty expert with over 25 years in the industry, his passionate, sensitive approach earned him the title of “guru of skin and foundations” at the Estée Lauder Companies, where he helmed product development for t...

Nick Gavrelis | Beauty Expert & ieró Beauty Founder Product development authority, makeup artist and visionary Nick Gavrelis has been a keen observer and dreamer since childhood. A beauty expert with over 25 years in the industry, his passionate, sensitive approach earned him the title of “guru of skin and foundations” at the Estée Lauder Companies, where he helmed product development for the...