Glam & Grow - Beauty Business Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Founded by Erin Kleinberg in honor of her late grandmother, SIDIA crafts luxurious body care and evocative scents that redefine modern luxury. Erin, the visionary behind Coveteur and the award-winning agency Métier, felt a deep desire to share her story of family and care through SIDIA. With a legacy of uplifting womxn, Erin channels her brand-building expertise to create products that empower and inspire. SIDIA embodies this ethos, offering a fresh perspective on what luxury truly means today. In 2023, SIDIA firmly established itself as a leader in meaningful fragrance and body care, resonating deeply with women everywhere.

In this episode, Erin also discusses:

• How to best utilize your network
• The importance of hand care and how it is overlooked
• Determining you resiliency threshold as an entrepreneur
• Unique partnerships such as the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel
• Their recent launch in Credo

We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Erin’s journey and the growth of SIDIA. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more.

Be sure to check out SIDIA at www.sidiathebrand.com and on Instagram at @sidiathebrand

This episode is sponsored by Shopify.

Shopify POS is your command center for your retail store. From accepting payments to managing inventory, Shopify has EVERYTHING you need to sell in-person. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at www.shopify.com/glam

This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

Looking for just Creative? Lacking design bandwidth or top tier design?

Creative Assets is a design studio specializing in creative for brands. 

Curious if Creative Assets is right for you? Learn more at Creativeassets.agency

Crown Affair, founded by Dianna Cohen, is a modern haircare brand that emphasizes the importance of ritual in personal care. The brand is known for its handcrafted tools and clean, effective formulas, designed to not only enhance the health of your hair but also transform your relationship with it. Crown Affair’s approach encourages mindfulness in daily routines, turning haircare into a moment of self-care. Their products are thoughtfully created to blend functionality with a sense of luxury, making the experience of caring for your hair both effective and enjoyable. Under Cohen’s leadership, Crown Affair continues to set a new standard in the haircare industry by prioritizing quality, sustainability, and intentional living..

In this episode, Dianna also discusses:

• Working in consumer for a decade prior to launching the brand
• Hair as a powerful reflection of inner-self
• Being first doesn’t mean you will “win” the category
• Launching in Sephora and expanding into DTC
   

We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Dianna’s journey and the growth of Crown Affair. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more.

Be sure to check out Crown Affair at www.crownaffair.com and on Instagram at @crownaffair

This episode is sponsored by Shopify.

Shopify POS is your command center for your retail store. From accepting payments to managing inventory, Shopify has EVERYTHING you need to sell in-person. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at www.shopify.com/glam

This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

Looking for just Creative? Lacking design bandwidth or top tier design?

Creative Assets is a design studio specializing in creative for brands. 

Curious if Creative Assets is right for you? Learn more at Creativeassets.agency

With a passion for brand building from a young age, Dominique Gagnon brings over 15 years of experience in the consumer goods and beauty industry to her role as President and General Manager of Consumer Brands at Debut. Gagnon's career began in her family business, launching European prestige skincare brands in the US market. After completing her education at Harvard Business School, she worked with Fortune 100 companies like Nestle and Unilever as well as VC-backed startups before joining Debut, a first-of-its-kind, vertically integrated brand incubator that offers biotechnology-driven, climate-positive solutions, backed by BOLD, L’Oreal’s venture capital fund. At Debut, Gagnon has led the conception and launch of DEINDE, a skincare solution that harnesses biotech-derived ingredients to target 'inflammaging,' an emerging dermatological concern linked to aging which launched DTC in January.

In this episode, Dominique also discusses:

• The challenges of building a brand for a new benefit platform in a category
• Inflammation vs inflammaging
• The value of biotech and a new era of anti-aging skincare
• The future of preventative skincare

We hope you enjoy this episode and gain valuable insights into Dominique’s journey and the growth of DEINDE. Don't forget to subscribe to the Glam & Grow podcast for more in depth conversations with the most incredible brands, founders, and more.

Be sure to check out DEINDE at www.deinde.com and on Instagram at @deindeskin

This episode is sponsored by Shopify.

Shopify POS is your command center for your retail store. From accepting payments to managing inventory, Shopify has EVERYTHING you need to sell in-person. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at www.shopify.com/glam

This episode is brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified brands recapture 7+ figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

MERIT Beauty was launched in January 2021 and has already rapidly grown into a leading beauty brand that is sold in 800+ Sephora stores. Founded by Katherine Power (Founder of WhoWhatWear, Versed), MERIT has raised $20 million in Series A led by L Catterton.

How did they achieve such rapid growth with a new brand? Founding SVP of Growth at MERIT, Aila Morin joins us to share exactly that.

In this episode you'll learn:

• The entire brand launch strategy
• How building community has been the catalyst for MERIT's success
• Current strategies they are using to acquire new customers
• Insights into the brand's Sephora partnership

You’ll also learn the brand’s new product launch strategy and MERIT's new "Great Skin" launch coming soon.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what we've learned over the past 6 years here at Wavebreak, as we share proven growth strategies you can use in Q4 at https://bfcmwebinar.com

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

Marrying his two passions of painting and fashion and working behind-the-scenes at over 100 fashion weeks around the globe, Sébastien Tardif had a successful career as a Celebrity Makeup Artist. Now, he's using his expertise as Co-Founder and CEO of Veil Cosmetics, a beauty brand that focuses on weightless, breathable formulations that softly veil imperfections.

In today's episode, Sébastien gives insight into the behind-the-scenes of New York Fashion Week and how his experience as a celebrity makeup artist led him to launch his own beauty brand.

Sébastien also discusses:

• Runway tips and tricks from a professional makeup artist
• His process for selecting products for launch
• Overcoming social media challenges with email marketing
• Communicating the Veil Cosmetics's story to the brand's community
• The brand's approach to partnering with retailers

You'll also hear Sébastien's advice to his younger self and what's next for Veil Cosmetics.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what we've learned over the past 6 years here at Wavebreak, as we share proven growth strategies you can use in Q4 at https://bfcmwebinar.com

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

While searching for skincare solutions for her own melanin-rich skin, Noelly Michoux started to question why the beauty industry takes a one-size-fits-all approach when skin is so diverse. She quickly realized that she was searching for a solution that did not exist, thus, leading her to launch 4.5.6 Skin and creating the world’s first skincare lab fully dedicated to studying the needs of darker skin.

In today's episode, Noelly introduces listeners to the Fitzpatrick skin phototypes and how her brand finds skincare solutions for Skin Phototypes 4, 5, and 6.

Noelly also gives insight into:

• The research and development that went into starting the brand
• Approaching the French Cosmetic Valley for support
• Evolving and scaling the brand
• The marketing strategy for sharing the brand's story

You'll also hear Noelly's most rewarding moment since launching 4.5.6 Skin and how she continues to overcome imposter syndrome and pursue her passion.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what we've learned over the past 6 years here at Wavebreak, as we share proven growth strategies you can use in Q4 at https://bfcmwebinar.com

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

After becoming the 5th generation to take on the family's hotel, Susanne Kaufmann decided to launch a skincare line to be used in the hotel's spa. Serving as her inspiration for her namesake brand, the Austrian Alps provide key ingredients for Susanne Kaufmann skincare products.

In today's episode, Susanne discusses the importance of trustworthy partnerships and product efficacy.

Susanne also gives insight into:

• The process of starting and scaling the brand
• The brand's evolving sustainable packaging
• How the pandemic affected the brand
• The brand's most successful marketing channel

You'll also hear Susanne's advice to her younger self and what's next for the Susanne Kaufmann brand.

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

After personally struggling with problematic skin for years, Camille Chulick decided to take matters into her own hands. She and her husband unexpectedly founded Averr Aglow, an all-natural results-driven skincare brand. Their focus is creating solutions for common skincare problems.

In today's episode, Camille gives insight into Averr Aglow's development process and key experiences while building the brand.

Camille also discusses:

• The importance of understanding the manufacturing process
• What led to the brand's exponential growth in the beginning years
• The brand's strategic plan to expand to retailers in the future
• Averr Aglow's most effective marketing channel

You'll also hear the philosophy behind the Averr Aglow name and what's next for the brand.

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

Prompted by her own experience with shopping for an engagement ring, Nicole Wegman unexpectedly decided to start her own jewelry brand. As Founder and CEO of Ring Concierge, Nicole seeks to continually disrupt an industry that has been historically dominated by men.

In today's episode, Nicole Wegman gives insight into how the brand's omni-channel presence has allowed them to double its growth year after year.

Nicole also discusses:

• The hiring strategy that has led to such fast growth
• The power of social media in continuing to build the brand
• Current strategies they are using to keep fine jewelry accessible while combating inflation
• Retail expansion and how Ring Concierge relies on organic growth

And so much more!

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co

After starting her career as a marketer on The Oprah Winfrey Show and later working under famed Los Angeles based floral designer Eric Buterbaugh, Itika Oldwine-Grimble decided to launch her own floral business, Oldvine Florals. The brand is committed to designing blooming creations with a modern twist for the flowery landscape of L.A.

In today's episode, Itika Oldwine-Grimble gives insight into her background and how her digital marketing career led her on her journey to launching a floral brand, and later, Oldvine Fragrance.

Itika also shares:

• Insight into the brand's process for managing and sourcing flowers
• Her decision to pivot the brand's business model through the pandemic
• The brand's most effective marketing channel
• The challenges of creating a fragrance brand during the pandemic

You'll also hear Itika's advice to her younger self and what's next for Oldvine Florals and Oldvine Fragrance.

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue.

Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

This episode is also brought to you by Wavebreak

Leading direct-to-consumer brands hire Wavebreak to turn email marketing into a top revenue driver.

Most eCommerce brands don’t email right... and it costs them. At Wavebreak, our eCommerce email marketing agency helps qualified stores recapture 6-7 figures of lost revenue each year.

From abandoned cart emails to Black Friday campaigns, our best-in-class team of email specialists manage the entire process: strategy, design, copywriting, coding, and testing. All aimed at driving growth, profit, brand recognition, and most importantly, ROI.

Curious if Wavebreak is right for you? Reach out at Wavebreak.co