Sophie Blowfield

The Beauty Sessions

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Welcome to The Beauty Sessions - Beauty's new strategic authority. Insider conversations with the industry's most influential leaders, hosted by Sophie Blowfield, a world-class brand strategist and beauty consultant. From breakout founders to global executives, Sophie takes you behind the velvet rope for unfiltered conversations about building, scaling, and disrupting in today's beauty landscape. Discover the strategic decisions and hard-won insights that shaped the brands you love. The Beauty Sessions: Your insider access to beauty's most strategic minds.

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Sophie Blowfield

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Ep 6: How Bryony Deery Built a Wellness Empire from Pilates to Dior Beauty Partnerships 17.09.2025 46:12

In this episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Bryony Basse (Deery), founder of Pilates by Bryony, Dior Beauty wellness expert, host of Beyond the Mat podcast, and co-founder of Cloudcha matcha - who has built an incredible wellness empire after discovering Pilates during rehabilitation from a serious road accident. Drawing from her insider perspective on breakthrough bran...

Ep 5: Solo Episode: Your Brand is Either an Asset or a Liability 09.09.2025 17:24

In this solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield exposes the uncomfortable truth that most founders avoid facing: your brand is either working for you or slowly bleeding your business dry through hidden costs you don't even realize you're paying. Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive brand growth for some of the world's most coveted b...

Ep 4: How Carrie Barber went from Sephora and Glossier to redefining MAKE Beauty 03.09.2025 44:35

In this episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Carrie Barber, Owner and Creative Director of MAKE Beauty, who made the bold transition from leading creative direction at beauty powerhouses like Violet Grey, Sephora, and Glossier to resetting MAKE Beauty in 2021. Drawing from her insider perspective on breakthrough brand strategies, Sophie explores Carrie's unique appro...

Ep 3: How Melissa Alfer brought Korean Beauty and Melanin-Rich Skincare together with K-BROWN 27.08.2025 40:23

In this episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Melissa Alfer, founder of K-BROWN - the first Korean skincare brand formulated specifically for darker skin tones, who's revolutionizing beauty by merging Korean innovation with melanin-safe formulations. Melissa unpacks the biggest myths about melanin skincare, the reality of bridging Korean beauty traditions with inclusive i...

Ep 2: Solo Episode: Stop Storytelling, Start Strategizing 13.08.2025 17:06

In this solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield gets real about the power of strategy and the key difference she sees between brands that breakthrough and those that struggle - and why it's creating millions in missed opportunities. Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive brand growth, Sophie opens up about why strategy is your bra...

Ep 1: Solo Episode: Stop Building Audiences, Start Building Movements 29.07.2025 8:51

In this debut solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield gets real about the #1 mistake every beauty brand is making right now - and why it's costing them millions in missed opportunities. Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive growth for brands including: Charlotte Tilbury, 111SKIN, and Hourglass, Sophie opens up about the fundament...

Trailer: Welcome to The Beauty Sessions 23.07.2025 1:37

Welcome to The Beauty Sessions - the definitive podcast for insider conversations with the industry's most influential leaders, hosted by Sophie Blowfield, a world-class brand strategist and beauty industry consultant. From breakout indie founders to global beauty executives, Sophie takes you behind the velvet rope for unfiltered conversations about what it really takes to build, scale, and di...