CEW Exclusive: Report Reveals 25 Indie Brands, Founders to Put on Your Radar
CEW is set to reveal 25 of indie beauty’s rising stars in a new report.
Nancy Twine, CEO and Founder, Briogeo Explains Life After an Acquisition
Nancy Twine is a beauty-industry pioneer. She helped usher in the “skinification” of hair care with the launch of Briogeo in 2013, and then became the youngest Black woman to introduce a product line at Sephora. When she sold Briogeo to Wella in 2022, a whole new role for her began. Here, Twine, the Keynote speaker for CEW’s 2024 Visionary Awards, reveals what she’s been up to since the acquisition (hint: a lot) — as well as why she believes a trailblazer must pave a path for others.
ICYMI: CEW’s 2024 Visionary Awards Honor Inspiring Entrepreneurs, United LA Beauty Leaders
CEW honored five exceptional female entrepreneurs for their commitment to leadership, innovation, impact, and supporting other women.
Holly Thaggard, CEW’s 2024 Achiever Awards Event Keynote, Took the Road Less Travelled to Entrepreneurship
Holly Thaggard, AKA The Sunscreen Queen, is Founder and Chairman of Supergoop!, one of the most successful, game-changing beauty companies to revolutionize sun care. After more than a decade of educating consumers on the importance of SPF daily and creating innovative products that people actually want to wear, Supergoop! made headlines in 2021 when it sold a majority stake to private equity firm Blackstone, valuing the company at between $600 million and $700 million. (Sales had reached $250 million — up 65 percent from 2021.) An avid CEW superfan and supporter, Thaggard was a natural to keynote this year’s Achiever Awards luncheon. Learn how the born rule-breaker became an extraordinary entrepreneur.
Shiseido’s Approach to Investing in Early-Stage Companies
Shiseido is making its mark on the venture capital arena with a unique point of view.
Beauty’s Top Headlines: January 31, 2024
Blandino, Johnson on Polite Society; Executive Departures; Lancome’s Latest Campaign
E.l.f. Beauty Targets Their Community’s Entrepreneurial Impulses Through New Roblox Game
Players help build a start-up by learning how to build money and gain customers.
BrainTrust Founders Studio Marks Fourth Investment: Listener Brands
BrainTrust Fund, the investment arm of BrainTrust Founders Studio, has made its fourth investment of $1 million, this time in the maker of CurlMix and 4COnly.