Founder of the luxury niche perfume brand, Kayali and co-founder and Global President of Huda Beauty, Mona Kattan is a true beauty trendsetter and industry icon. Having encouraged her sister Huda to create a line of products that would go on to become a globally bestselling brand, Mona went on to launch its first sub-brand, Kayali in 2018, designing its debut collection of 4 incredible scents that pay homage to both her Middle Eastern heritage and upbringing in the US. If you enjoyed this episod...
Oct 02, 2023•49 min
Siff Haider is the co-CEO and co-founder of Arrae, a wellness brand founded upon a simple principle: ‘to help women feel their best so they can be their best’. After years of struggling with health issues, Siff launched Arrae in 2019 with her husband Nish, creating chic, effective supplements that work in under an hour to combat everyday issues like digestion, bloating and anxiety. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know...
Sep 25, 2023•51 min
Kimmy Scotti is the co-founder and chairman of the skincare brand, Fig.1, as well as a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and activist. Kimmy co-founded a jewelry company in her teenage years and in 2015, a femtech company with a period-tracker app and coordinated menstrual care delivery service. As a self-ascribed skincare junkie, she continues her passion for making health and wellness accessible for everyone with Fig.1. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, l...
Sep 18, 2023•46 min
Woo has been called the ‘most in-demand tattooist in the world’, renowned for his distinct fineline style, tattooing celebrities including Drake, Bella Hadid and Justin Bieber. Teaming up with venture specialist and brand development expert Miguel Garcia Castillo, Woo set out to develop the ultimate skincare brand for sensitive skin, blending his work within the worlds of art, fashion, music and beauty. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and shar...
Sep 11, 2023•50 min
Self-care guru, beauty YouTuber and London-based influencer, Estée Lalonde is the founder of the lifestyle brand, MIRROR WATER. Known for her love of all things beauty and her open conversations around mental health, Estée has rooted MIRROR WATER in principles of daily ritual and self-reflection. Tune in for our discussion on building an online community, setting boundaries and sparking a revolution within! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and ...
Sep 04, 2023•47 min
Jane Wurwand is the co-founder of one of the world’s best-known skincare brands, Dermalogica. After training in skin therapy, Jane began receiving student requests for product recommendations and would go on to create one of the industry’s first brands to combine cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Launching Dermalogica over 30 years ago, Jane has shaped our perspectives on skincare, beauty brands and the industry as a whole - tune in for more on this! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure yo...
Aug 28, 2023•56 min
Namrata Kamdar is the founder of Plenaire, a skincare brand born from a genuine need for safe, effective and enjoyable skincare; perfectly encapsulated in its name derived from the French expression for ‘in the open air’. A former Unilever executive working on the likes of Dove, Comfort and Lakme, Namrata is a true branding expert, spreading the message that beauty can be as much about an end product as it is self-discovery. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leav...
Aug 24, 2023•44 min
Annie Lawless is the founder of the natural, non-toxic beauty brand, LAWLESS Beauty, and the co-founder of the organic, cold-pressed juice company, Suja Juice. After curing herself of her celiac and eczema symptoms by making cold-pressed juice, Annie realised the correlation between clean, nutritious ingredients and healthy skin. She launched LAWLESS Beauty in 2017 to bring high-pigment makeup with skin-loving ingredients to the market. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, sub...
Aug 21, 2023•51 min
John Molloy is the co-founder and president of the Parisian fragrance house, MEMO Paris. Launching the brand with his wife, Clara, in 2007, MEMO Paris is an ode to memorable places all around the world, embodying Clara’s Parisian-Catalan heritage and John’s Irish globetrotter spirit, in a journey through time. 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 Beauty is available on all podcast platfor...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr
Randi Christiansen is the co-founder of Nécessaire, a lineup of clean body care products housed in sleek packaging that has become a staple in chic bathrooms everywhere. An Estée Lauder Companies veteran with 15 years of working for global brands like Creme de la Mer, Tom Ford and Estée Lauder itself, Randi drew from her product strategy expertise to launch what she calls the 'Patagonia of beauty'. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share wit...
Aug 14, 2023•43 min
David Gaylord is the co-founder and CEO of Bushbalm, a natural bikini-line skincare brand that first began as a side hustle born out of a business competition for Shopify employees. Loved by estheticians and medical experts alike, the brand has been featured on Dragons’ Den, David became a 40 Under 40 lister in the Ottawa Business Journal and Bushbalm has grown into an 8-figure brand. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you k...
Aug 10, 2023•42 min
Ruby Hammer MBE is a global makeup artist and founder of her eponymous beauty range, Ruby Hammer Beauty. A signature capsule collection of beauty essentials, the brand has distilled Ruby’s 30 years of experience working across editorial, TV, red carpets and runways. She is also a renowned product expert, introducing some of the world’s biggest global brands to the UK, including Aveda, Tweezerman and L’Occitane and launching products for Estée Lauder, Clarins and Clinique. If you enjoyed this epi...
Aug 07, 2023•49 min
Brian Jeong and Phillip Wong are the co-founders of the premium personal care brand distinct for its sleek, understated aesthetic, Hawthorne. Best friends since the age of 12, bonding over basketball, sneakers, skateboarding and style, Brian and Phillip first set out to disrupt the static men’s fragrance market, before also recognizing a blank space for accessible yet elevated skincare, body care and self-care products for men. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, l...
Aug 03, 2023•49 min
Bea Dixon is the founder of The Honey Pot Company, the first complete feminine care system powered by herbs. Launching the brand in 2014, after having experienced bacterial vaginosis for 8 years, Bea began experimenting with herbal formulas she could use to heal herself - and it worked. Today, The Honey Pot Company is at the forefront of the wellness space, with Bea recognised as a leading African-American female entrepreneur. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, le...
Jul 31, 2023•51 min
Noelly Michoux, Imen Jerbi and Dr Carlos Charles are the co-founders of 4.5.6 Skin on a mission to address the research equity gap for deeper skin complexions in a $140 billion global beauty market. Combining a personal skin journey, and expertise in pharmacy, cosmetics and dermatology, 4.5.6 Skin focuses on melanin-rich skin and eliminating the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in skincare science. Tune in for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review...
Jul 27, 2023•57 min
Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr Brent Ridge are the husband and husband co-founding team behind Beekman 1802, a goat milk-based skincare line. Developed directly from their goat farm in upstate New York, Beekman 1802 became an instant hit among neighbors, then the industry itself, and went on further to inspire Josh and Brent’s reality show, The Fabulous Beekman Boys , documenting the creation of their lifestyle brand. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a revi...
Jul 24, 2023•56 min
Oliver Zak is the co-founder of the all-natural, tattoo aftercare brand, Mad Rabbit. Built on expression, individuality and the unique stories behind every tattoo, the brand is revolutionizing a category that has been around for thousands of years, shared across cultures all around the world and yet, remains relatively untouched in the beauty industry. Tune in for how Oliver recognized the long-awaited need for modern aftercare solutions, the storytelling aspect of the brand and where Mad Rabbit...
Jul 20, 2023•42 min
Andrew Silberstein is the co-founder and CEO of the multi-functional skincare brand Solawave. Combining cutting-edge science with sleek product design, Andrew worked with a team of dermatologists, engineers and estheticians to innovate red light therapy and blue light therapy as customised solutions for the skincare goal targeted by each bestselling tool in the Solawave range. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know who ...
Jul 17, 2023•47 min
Holly Thaggard and Amanda Baldwin, the founder and CEO of Supergoop! respectively, are on a mission to change the way the world sees sunscreen. As the first and only lifestyle brand that is 100% dedicated to UV protection with its ingredient-conscious, efficacious formulas, Supergoop has truly cultivated the SPF category as a skincare must. Tune in for more on their game-changing innovation and their wider goal to eliminate the epidemic that is skin cancer. If you enjoyed this episode, please ma...
Jul 13, 2023•57 min
Andrea Lisbona is the founder and CEO of the chic hand sanitizer brand, Touchland. Combining innovative functions with great designs and artful scents, Touchland has truly disrupted the industry by making a beauty ritual around the most basic of commodities. Tune in for more on Andrea’s journey, from her inspirations to her next mission! 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 Beauty is avai...
Jul 10, 2023•41 min
Kendra Kolb Butler, a 20-year beauty industry veteran, is the founder of the skincare brand, Alpyn Beauty. Swapping New York City’s urban jungle for Jackson Hole’s fresh mountain air, Kendra discovered the untapped power of its natural flora and launched her brand in 2018. The only brand to formulate skincare from wild plants in Wyoming, Alpyn Beauty remains a key innovator of natural extracts in the industry today. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a re...
Jul 06, 2023•39 min
Facial rejuvenation expert, skincare educator and board-certified nurse practitioner Jordan Harper is the founder and CEO of Barefaced. Bottling her expertise in cosmetic treatments and clinical know-how to the delight of her audience of nearly 200k followers online, Jordan has curated a line of science-backed skincare products for the ultimate healthy skin routine. Tune in for more on this! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyon...
Jul 03, 2023•51 min
Errol Douglas MBE is one of the industry’s most respected and influential hairdressers, with over 40 years of experience focused on craftsmanship and the positive emotional change that can be affected through hair. Join us as we delve into the world of haircare, fashion and beauty as Errol shares his journey from opening his first salon and styling celebrities including Brad Pitt, Diana Ross and Cindy Crawford, to working with leading hair brands and receiving an MBE from Her Majesty, the Queen....
Jun 29, 2023•49 min
Nyakio Grieco is the co-founder of Thirteen Lune, an e-commerce destination highlighting BIPOC-founded beauty brands and recently, Relevant: Your Skin Seen, a clean skincare brand championing inclusivity. A 20-year industry veteran, Nyakio set out to usher in a new era and launched her brands as a celebration of beauty and community, creating a space to share stories with a wider audience. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone ...
Jun 26, 2023•48 min
Indie Lee is the founder of her namesake clean beauty brand, Indie Lee. As one of the first founders to advocate clean skincare when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour in 2008, Indie has truly influenced the industry’s lasting focus on skin wellness. Offering a range of products ‘Grounded in Nature, Supported Through Science and Inspired by Life™’, this is a brand that has truly set the standard in transformational skincare. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you l...
Jun 22, 2023•40 min
Pragathi Guruprasad and Arjun Sampath are the co-founders of the minimalist vegan skincare and lifestyle brand, Soma Ayurvedic. Formulating with plants, flowers and herbs that aim to restore balance in the body, as well as sourcing their materials from the most biodiverse forests in Kerala, Pragathi and Arjun have truly embedded the holistic essence of Ayurveda in their brand. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know who ...
Jun 19, 2023•54 min
Amy Ford is the founder of Hello Sunday, the sun protection brand advocating that EVERY day is a ‘sun day’. Dissatisfied with traditionally thick, sticky and white-cast formulas, Amy realised there could be so much more to SPF products to truly cement their place as a beauty essential. Tune into our conversation today as we discuss Amy’s mission to shift the perception of SPF, the challenges of creating a seasonal brand and her vision for the future of skincare. If you enjoyed this episode, plea...
Jun 15, 2023•38 min
Skincare lover and beauty guru, Liah Yoo is one of the leading beauty YouTubers around the world with nearly 2 million followers across her social media channels. Now also the founder and CEO of KraveBeauty, a skincare brand breaking through the noise of the industry, Liah draws from the expertise of dermatologists and her own skincare journey to bridge the gap between brand and consumer. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone y...
Jun 12, 2023•50 min
Olamide Olowe is the founder and CEO of Topicals, a skincare line transforming how we view and treat chronic skin traditions. Inspired by her personal skincare journey as well as the ‘Fenty Beauty effect’, Olamide is leading the conversation in how everything, from ingredients to packaging to branding, can be reconsidered to empower people of all skin tones, types and conditions. If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know w...
Jun 08, 2023•46 min
Rea Ann Silva is the founder and CEO of Beautyblender, singlehandedly starting a makeup revolution by changing the way millions of beauty lovers apply their makeup. Tune in as we discuss her background as a celebrity makeup artist, working with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry including Tupac, Dr Dre and Kerry Washington, and how Beautyblender began! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe, leave us a review and share with anyone you know who will...
Jun 05, 2023•56 min
