Chelsea Leyland and Tatiana Steel are the co-founders of Looni, a research-backed holistic brand and platform illuminating menstrual health. Having suffered from years of debilitating undiagnosed endometriosis, Chelsea entered the personal wellness space and met Tatiana who also recognised the urgent need for body literacy. Together, they created a one-of-a-kind solution with Looni - tune in to learn more! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and s...
Feb 13, 2023•57 min
Connecting the dots in the beauty industry, Kelly Kovack is the founder and CEO of BeautyMatter, a hub for curated industry news and content, and a consulting agency. With over 25 years of consulting, advising and scaling businesses, Kelly offers an unfiltered yet informed perspective on the industry. Join us as we discuss how she identifies blank spaces, the evolution of online retail and where beauty is headed next. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a ...
Feb 09, 2023•50 min
Megan Graham is the founder and CEO of Ries, a line of eco-friendly and travel-friendly bottles made for beauty. Having travelled often in her former role as Beauty Marketing Director at Vogue, Megan decided to eliminate the chore of packing toiletries with a more thoughtful way of travelling with beauty. Tune in as we discuss how Megan plans to push the sustainability factor in the industry, Ries’ launch into Sephora and more! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, l...
Feb 06, 2023•44 min
Renowned makeup artist, pioneer of ‘no-makeup’ makeup and the founder and CEO of Jones Road Beauty, Bobbi Brown has revolutionised the beauty industry as we know it. Setting the standard for skin-tone inclusivity with her persistent focus on diverse shade ranges, the launch of Jones Road Beauty marked 25 years since she sold her original line to Estée Lauder. Stay tuned as we dive into Bobbi’s incredible journey, from start to present. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subs...
Feb 02, 2023•44 min
Inge Theron is the founder and creative director of FaceGym, the first-ever brand to create a workout for the face. With 13 studios spanning across the UK and US, a digital face training platform and a newly launched FaceGym product range, Inge has captured the attention of the beauty world and opened its doors to the next generation of skincare. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know who will love it too! Founded Beaut...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Erica Chung is the creator and founder of 3LAB, a skincare brand combining the most innovative technology with the highest quality raw materials. With Erica holding a unique purpose in every product, determined to offer only the very best, 3LAB has become a globally loved brand, from celebrities including Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez to skincare experts and makeup artists alike. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you kn...
Jan 26, 2023•35 min
Green beauty pioneer and mastermind behind the most coveted celebrity skin with clients ranging from Barbra Streisand to Helena Christensen, Angela Caglia is also the founder of her brand, Angela Caglia Skincare. Dedicated to making her signature Hollywood glow accessible to everyone, Angela bottles her two decades of experience with skin-rejuvenating formulas for premium at-home experiences. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyo...
Jan 23, 2023•44 min
Kelly Marks is the co-founder of PuRe PR, heading up their Beauty + Wellness division with over 26 years of experience in the arena working with some of the best-in-class brands, including Hermes, Burberry and Molton Brown. As one of the first to draw attention to clean brands, launching Method in the UK, as well as the first to embrace the blogger space, Kelly has herself, truly influenced the industry as a whole. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a rev...
Jan 19, 2023•46 min
Professional makeup artist Bina Khan and Google engineering director Madiha Chan are the founders dup behind Just B Cosmetics. Born from a lifetime of searching for makeup that complemented South Asian skin tones, Just B launched in 2021 with mix-and-match lip products. Tune in for our conversation on the brand’s mission to feel and breathe representation, South Asian beauty and more! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you k...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Makeup artist, Columbia business school graduate and product development expert, Emily H. Rudman is the founder of Emilie Heathe. A lifestyle brand with a curated lineup of clean nail polish, makeup and jewellery, their tagline, ‘where beauty meets art’, says it all. Paying homage to her Korean heritage through her ingredients and branding, Emily truly is at the core of her brand, championing inclusivity and self-expression as a superpower. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like,...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Mara Roszak is a celebrity hairstylist and founder of her brand RŌZ, pronounced ‘rose’, a curated line of essentials for hair at its best. Launching with a single hero product in 2021, the Santa Lucia Styling Oil, RŌZ highlights the importance of simplifying routines with fewer products doing more. With Mara’s ode to her upbringing among nature showcased in RŌZ’s commitment to environmental preservation, this is a must-hear story! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe...
Jan 09, 2023•51 min
Leslie Tessler is the founder and CEO of Hanni, a beauty tools line centred on the belief that the first step to great skin is a great shave. Incorporating her personal philosophy of positivity into the brand, Leslie has transformed what was once a chore for women into a self-care ritual. Today, Hanni has become the first razor brand to be carried by Sephora and shows no signs of slowing down. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with any...
Jan 05, 2023•53 min
Dr Peter McQuillan, Akil Memishi and Valerie Stark are the brains behind Novomins: a delicious range of nutritional gummies for both adults and kids. Novomins was formed with a 360 approach to health and safety with Peter’s expertise in dental surgery and Akil’s experience in drug safety and pharmacology. However, when Valerie joined and created the Women’s Bio Balance gummy, Novomins launched a first-of-its-kind supplement, carving a new path in the industry. If you enjoyed this episode, please...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Karen Young is the founder and CEO of OUI The People, the beauty brand educating on the sustainability of safety razors and advocating the impact of beauty on culture. Discovering that the shaving industry catered largely to men only, Karen made it a point to build an inclusive community at the core of the brand: OUI The People, formerly known as OUI, is designed to reflect their ‘People’ of all identities and backgrounds. Tune in now! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subs...
Dec 29, 2022•51 min
Leading aesthetician Shani Darden is an A-list favorite and founder of her namesake brand, Shani Darden Skincare. Drawing from her years of experience training under a highly-esteemed dermatologist, Shani began formulating custom products for her celebrity clients, including her much-loved Retinol Reform serum. With her year-long waiting list for appointments and global launches, you don’t want to miss Shani’s story! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a r...
Dec 26, 2022•34 min
Wellness expert and founder of her namesake brand, Susanne Kaufmann is a global pioneer in natural, sustainable skincare. First launching the brand as an in-house spa range for her family hotel in Austria, Susanne Kaufmann has quickly become a household name, with her holistic approach to beauty, homage to her culture and commitment to sustainability continuing to resonate with beauty lovers everywhere. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and shar...
Dec 22, 2022•38 min
Jess Hunt is the model, influencer and co-founder behind one of Instagram’s favourite beauty brands, Refy. Inspired by her own aesthetic and with her personal inspirations of beauty, fashion and photography in mind, Jess has made her mark on the industry. Refy has garnered major social media hype since its launch in November 2020 and become widely known for redefining beauty as we know it. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone ...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Today I’m sitting down with one of the most influential and celebrated hair stylists in the world, Sam McKnight. Launching his Hair by Sam McKnight range in 2017, each product expresses styles that have become synonymous with his most signature looks. Join us as we discuss the most iconic moments over his career, from his 200+ cover shoots for Vogue to being the personal hairstylist to Princess Diana. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share ...
Dec 15, 2022•46 min
French makeup artist and creative director for Guerlain makeup, Violette Serrat is also the founder and CEO of her own namesake brand, Violette FR. A multicategory vegan beauty brand with makeup, skincare, fragrance AND haircare, it actually comes as no surprise when we look at Violette’s incredible career - she’s worked at the likes of Sephora, Estée Lauder and Dior - she is the definition of a beauty guru. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and...
Dec 12, 2022•50 min
In today’s episode, I sit down with Margo Marrone; a pharmacist with a huge passion for homeopathy and nutrition, pioneer of clean skincare and co-founder of The Organic Pharmacy. Offering a 360 approach to holistic wellness with personalised assessments and treatments in her London-based clinic, Margo’s ‘nature with nurture’ approach throughout her 20 years of The Organic Pharmacy has been truly groundbreaking in the wellness space. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscr...
Dec 08, 2022•51 min
A veteran cosmetic chemist, Ron Robinson is the founder and CEO of BeautyStat, a beauty insider agency, and now his own brand, BeautyStat Cosmetics. With over 20 years of experience innovating bestselling beauty products for some of the biggest global brands including the likes of Estée Lauder, L’Oréal, Clinique and Revlon, Ron was one of the first to recognise the need for online beauty content and insider expertise with BeautyStat. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscr...
Dec 05, 2022•45 min
Wende Zomnir is the founding partner of one of the industry’s favorite makeup brands, Urban Decay and to the delight of beauty lovers everywhere, the founder of a new brand, Caliray. The perfect concoction of clean beauty and wellness, Caliray is a bold love letter to California. From its vibrant, sunset-inspired packaging and focus on sustainable standards, Wende has once again created a brand with unmatched energy and purpose. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, ...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Nutritional consultant, certified health educator and chef, MaryRuth Ghiyam is the founder of MaryRuth Organics, a family-friendly wellness brand that offers herbal supplements, sprays and gummies - tools to empower people to support their own health. MaryRuth truly embodies the brand philosophy to ‘move forward every day’ and has created an invaluable personal touch that remains in every aspect of the brand. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review an...
Nov 28, 2022•59 min
Dan Hodgdon is the CEO and co-founder of Vegamour, a vegan haircare brand offering a holistic approach to beauty, innovating at the junction between botany and technology. Focusing on wild-harvested, organic plant actives that outperform chemicals and importantly, provide fair trade opportunities, Vegamour is the epitome of beauty giving back and raises the expectations of sustainability beyond a clean beauty label. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a re...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Working in the beauty industry for over 30 years as a journalist, presenter and broadcaster, Sali Hughes is a British beauty icon. Sali has now created her own skincare line in collaboration with Revolution Beauty, dubbed the ‘jeans and white t-shirt’ of skincare. Tune in to discover more about how Sali has focused on democratising beauty, co-founding the charity, Beauty Banks and empowering through insight. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone ...
Nov 21, 2022•45 min
Matthew Herman is the co-founder of Boy Smells, a candle and fragrance brand celebrated for its distinct, ‘genderful’ scents and aesthetic that have gained cult status. Stay tuned as we discuss just how Boy Smells has made loving your identity a beauty ritual of its own, where Matthew’s love for beauty began and the brand’s recent launch into Sephora! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it too! Founded Beauty is available...
Nov 17, 2022•56 min
Kim Van Haaster is the CEO and co-founder of Bloomeffects, a botanical skincare line uniquely formulated with the Dutch tulip. As one of the largest exporters of tulips, Kim’s family has even supplied the British Royal Family with their flower bulbs. For more on how Kim created the first-ever brand to offer field-to-face skincare with such a unique ingredient, make sure you tune in! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it ...
Nov 14, 2022•57 min
Christina Funke Tegbe is the founder of the clean beauty brand, 54 Thrones, inspired by the rich cultures and beauty of Africa. Pivoting from her career in corporate consulting, Christina travelled across the continent, determined to learn more about her Nigerian heritage and cultural beauty routines. Tune in as we discuss her journey with 54 Thrones so far, from being part of the Sephora Accelerate Program to appearing on Shark Tank! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subsc...
Nov 10, 2022•53 min
Dentist and co-founder of Spotlight Oral Care, Dr Vanessa Creaven is on a mission to create the best oral health products. With Vanessa’s firsthand insight into her dental patients' and customers' needs and wants, the brand has provided a customised experience for the best oral health from home. Stay with us as we learn how they’ve gone from strength to strength to the forefront of the industry. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who ...
Nov 07, 2022•48 min
Renowned skincare expert and one of the most sought-after celebrity facialists, Joanna Czech is now also the founder and CEO of her own skincare range. Joanna created her range of skincare products to tackle different climates and skincare concerns - with her distinct, premium aesthetic. With a 6 month waitlist for her skincare studio and booming online store, Joanna is showing no signs of slowing down. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you k...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min
