The visionary duo behind Fresh reflects on their decades-long partnership, the evolution of clean beauty, and how their next chapter blends fragrance, design, and immersive experience into a new kind of lifestyle brand.
The visionary duo behind Fresh reflects on their decades-long partnership, the evolution of clean beauty, and how their next chapter blends fragrance, design, and immersive experience into a new kind of lifestyle brand.
Christina Oster Daum, co-owner of the German beauty company Cosnova, has turned it into a billion-dollar business over two decades, with popular brands Catrice and Essence. With a passion for making beauty accessible to all, she talks to CEW about self-funding, shunning advertising, and how to succeed in the U.S. mass market.
It’s no mystery that a key secret to executive success is wearing multiple hats every day — and doing everything exceedingly well. This skill has CRO Brianne Price overseeing everything from finance to social media to product launches for multiple brands that are sold in more than 85,000 doors globally. Here’s how she does it.
When meeting Lucia Ruehlemann, it’s hard not to smile. President of indie beauty brand, Saie, and first-generation Latina, Lucy (as she is called by those who know her), is a spirited leader and all-around joyful human. With the mentality that being a Latina in the beauty industry is a superpower, Ruehlemann has brought her work ethic, empathetic leadership style, and a little bit of sasson (read: flavor) into each of her roles. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, CEW is focusing on Ruehlemann’s career and the experiences that made her who she is today.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, CEW is spotlighting several executives to celebrate their Latino roots, leadership style, and love of beauty. Here, how Dotdash Meredith’s Melissa Guy became one of publishing’s most inspiring and successful executives.
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.
She led the marketing team that launched Eos. Was an early adopter of influencer marketing. And now, as a founder herself, Sherry Jhawar is disrupting another beauty category. With Nez, she aims to make deodorant not a chore, but a ritual.
By assessing the cultural zeitgeist and making customer service as personalized as it can be, 24-year Nordstrom loyalist Debra Redmond has made the retailer a must-stop-shop for beauty lovers.
From her formative years as a bookworm in Benin to her current role shaping an iconic cosmetics brand, Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois has found meaning in curiosity, community, and connection.
