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Gabrielle Mirkin is the co-founder of Activist Manuka, the New Zealand-born wellness brand that has helped bring premium Manuka honey to a global audience. Before launching the company with her husband, Luke Harwood, Gabrielle spent years in New York as an Art Director at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. A life-changing battle with Lyme disease led her back to New Zealand, where she turned to Manuka honey and other natural healing practices as part of her recovery. What began as a deeply personal journey eventually became Activist Manuka, a family-run company rooted in transparency, sustainability, and a profound respect for nature. Today, Gabrielle lives between California and New Zealand, where she continues to advocate for a slower, more intentional approach to beauty, wellness, and modern living.

Originaire de l'Asie du Sud, Vinida est imprégnée d'une culture énergétique depuis son enfance. En tant quepraticienne spécialisée dans les soins du visage, elle apporte une approche consciente de la beauté qui célèbre leprocessus naturel de vieillissement sans s'y opposer.

Forte d'une expérience de 20 ans au sein de Biologique Recherche, Vinida a perfectionné son expertise sous latutelle de Madame Allouche, la fondatrice de cette illustre marque française. Son éducation continue dans ledomaine de la beauté s'est enrichie grâce à des formations internationales à New York, Los Angeles et Dubaï, où ellea approfondi ses connaissances en sciences appliquées pour mieux appréhender le fonctionnement de nos cellules.

Charles Brun is the co-founder of Izipizi, the Paris-based eyewear brand that has redefined how we think about reading glasses and everyday eyewear. What started as a simple idea has grown into an international company with teams across Europe and the United States. In this conversation, Charles shares his perspective on entrepreneurship, growth, and why success is less about reaching a destination and more about enjoying the process along the way.

Allison Taylor is the co-founder of Le Prunier, the cult California beauty brand rooted in her family’s century-old plum farm. Founded alongside her sisters, Jacqueline and Elaine, Le Prunier transformed their heritage in sustainable plum farming into one of the most beloved skincare oils in the industry. Blending California wellness, family tradition, and modern luxury, Allison has helped build a brand that feels both deeply personal and globally influential. Known for its signature Plum Beauty Oil and minimalist approach to skincare, Le Prunier has become a favorite among editors, celebrities, and beauty insiders alike.

Julia Parsons is the founder of Incredible Rising, a fine jewelry brand created to empower women to celebrate their milestones, ambitions, and successes through bold yet timeless pieces.

The idea for the company came after Julia reached a major career milestone and searched for a luxury-quality ring to commemorate the moment. Unable to find a piece that truly reflected her achievement or resonated with her values, she decided to design the ring herself, ultimately creating the brand she wished had existed.

To deepen her expertise in jewelry and craftsmanship, Julia moved to Paris to study at L’École des Arts Joailliers by Van Cleef & Arpels before continuing her studies at Gemological Institute of America in New York. During her time in Paris, she was mentored by leading jewelry designers and executives, refining her understanding of luxury design and artisanal craftsmanship.

Drawing from her own experience as a woman navigating ambition and achievement, Julia created Incredible Rising as a brand for “rising women”, offering expertly crafted, made-to-order jewelry designed to honor personal evolution, resilience, and success. Today, between Paris and New York, she and her team work with exceptional artisans to create meaningful pieces that celebrate the power of modern women and the milestones they choose to honor.

A true Taurus, Alexis has always been deeply attuned to the pleasures of the earthly realm— texture, aroma, ritual. Her love for the sensory world first led her into the art of fine wine, before evolving into a passion for skincare rooted in both nature and science.

Her journey into cosmetic chemistry was a natural evolution & return to her childhood roots. She spent hours making lotions & potions from nature to treat her mother & friends. This desire would reemerge in adulthood where she became driven to create formulas that are high-performance while honoring the earth. Each product is a harmonious fusion of clean lab actives and lush botanicals, delivering clinical results without compromising the planet.

Based in Miami, Alexis is a colorful fixture in the city’s vibrant art scene, having created bespoke fragrances for immersive installations at Art Basel. Her brand LILFOX lives at the intersection of art and science, beauty and sensorial experience. She doesn’t just formulate skincare—she curates magical tools of transformation to empower aestheticians, an industry of artists who’s canvas is skin. 

When not in her lab, Alexis is jetting around the globe in search of rich cultural inspiration and rare ingredients. At home, you’ll find her by the pool, immersed in Gong Master training or hosting candlelit alfresco dinners with her beloved pups.

Lee Tilghman is a writer, creator, and former wellness influencer best known for her platform @leefromamerica. After becoming one of the early faces of online wellness culture, she stepped away from influencing to critically examine the industry, social media, and the relationship between identity and the internet. Today, she writes about digital culture, wellness, self-acceptance, and modern life with honesty and nuance through her Substack, Offline Time, and her podcast, How to Be Human. Her work explores what it means to pursue a more grounded, balanced, and human way of living, both online and offline.

I have been thinking a lot about feeling good these past couple of months. As I have stepped into this new chapter of my life, becoming a mom, a role that honestly suits me so naturally and brings me a kind of happiness I had never experienced before, I keep reflecting on this idea that maybe life is actually allowed to feel good. Maybe we are allowed to enjoy it.

And in all honesty, I have realized that can almost feel unfamiliar.

Not because I am a negative person (at least I don’t think so!), but because I think many of us become so accustomed to operating through stress that peace can almost feel suspicious. There is something ingrained in us that believes there must always be a complaint to make or a reason to keep anxiety humming in the background. It can even feel easier to lean into chaos because it feels familiar, or even sometimes comforting.

I have noticed that embracing an easier chapter of life actually requires intention. It requires trust. It requires resisting the urge to search for what is wrong when, in fact, things may simply be… good.

This conversation came up so naturally when speaking to Cleo, the founder of Barrière and the guest on this week’s podcast. Cleo speaks so beautifully about being someone motivated by solving problems. It was what drove her throughout her fashion career and ultimately what led her to create Barrière. But what I love is that her approach to wellness is to make taking care of ourselves feel enjoyable, stylish, approachable, even fun.

And I think that says something much bigger about where we are culturally right now.

The most interesting wellness brands today are no longer selling punishment or optimization. They are selling the possibility of feeling better in a softer, more integrated way. They understand that health is not only clinical; it is emotional, aesthetic, social. Sometimes the small rituals we create for ourselves (a morning walk, a warm and comforting drink) are less about fixing ourselves and more about signaling to ourselves that we are worthy of care.

That is the real luxury now: not constantly surviving ourselves. Not wearing exhaustion as an identity. But allowing ourselves to feel well, to feel supported, and to admit that happiness does not always need to be earned through struggle.

Enjoy Cleo’s wisdom, and go buy Barrière, it is so good in every way.

xx,

JJ

Journaliste, auteure et productrice, Ronith Cohen a créé des formats TV à succès, dont Belle Toute Nue, première émission body positive en France, et des documentaires et magazines de société qui ont transformé le regard sur les femmes. Elle a également dirigé des masterclasses santé et bien-être aux côtés d'experts.

Co-fondatrice de Konenki.fr, premier média dédié aux femmes de plus de 45 ans, certifiée Coach Ménopause aux États-Unis et en formation à l'École Pratique des Hautes Études en Psychopathologies, elle travaille aujourd'hui à la croisée de l'écriture, de la psychologie, de la philosophie et de la narration.

Speaker et conférencière, elle intervient en entreprise et dans des événements sur les grandes questions qui touchent les femmes : confiance, audace, leadership, invisibilité, âge et sexisme. Sa méthode : l'enquête journalistique au service d'apports théoriques solides et vérifiés. Parce qu'on n'a pas besoin de se réinventer. On a juste besoin de se lire avec justesse.

Elle accompagne aussi les femmes avec des formats originaux qu'elle a créés : les marches immersives Walk Think Feel, co-créées avec Noémie Zeitoun, avec une conférence inspirationnelle en live ; les ateliers narration pour écrire son récit et reprendre le premier rôle, ; la Fresque de la Femme de plus de 45 ans pour les entreprises ; les webinaires thématiques ; et un accompagnement individuel pour celles qui veulent aller plus loin.

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Katja Kokko is a Finnish facialist, wellness expert, and the founder of Yin Your Skin and Djusie. With a background in yoga, particularly years of dedicated Ashtanga practice, her approach to beauty and wellbeing is deeply rooted in the connection between the nervous system, the skin, and emotional balance.

She discovered Yin practices during a yoga retreat, at a moment when she felt deeply exhausted, and describes the experience as bringing an immediate sense of calm, almost as if it reached straight into her soul. That shift continues to inform her work today, shaping a more intuitive and restorative approach to skincare and self-care.

Élodie Le Grand est la fondatrice de OWI Health, une marque dédiée au bien-être mental et émotionnel. Basée à Paris, elle développe une approche holistique de la santé, convaincue que l’équilibre mental est au cœur de notre qualité de vie et de notre capacité à avancer.

Après avoir elle-même exploré différentes solutions pour améliorer son bien-être, qu’il s’agisse de problématiques physiques, esthétiques ou émotionnelles, Élodie a constaté que les approches traditionnelles se concentraient souvent sur les symptômes, en laissant de côté les causes profondes liées au mental. C’est de cette prise de conscience qu’est née OWI Health, avec l’ambition de proposer des solutions plus globales et accessibles.

À travers sa marque, mais aussi sa newsletter Let’s Get Happier, elle partage une vision moderne du bien-être : plus consciente, plus décomplexée, et ancrée dans le quotidien. Sa mission est claire : encourager chacun à prendre soin de sa santé mentale et à cultiver une version plus alignée et plus sereine de soi-même.

Kat Burki is a skincare expert and the founder of her eponymous clinical skincare line, known for its science-driven approach to skin health and regeneration. With a background in nutritional biochemistry, epidemiology, health law and disease management, her work sits at the intersection of nutritional science and topical skincare, focusing on how nutrient delivery can support the skin’s natural repair processes.

Before launching her brand, Burki spent more than a decade developing health programs focused on the prevention and management of chronic illness. Her work centered on improving patient outcomes through a deeper understanding of inflammation, cellular health and the role nutrition plays in the body’s ability to repair and regenerate.

Frustrated by the limitations of traditional cosmetic formulations, Burki began applying principles from clinical nutrition to skincare. She developed formulations designed to deliver high-performance nutrients directly to the skin, supporting cellular renewal and barrier repair. This philosophy became the foundation of Kat Burki Skincare, a line known for its focus on ingredient potency, bioavailability and advanced delivery systems.

Today, Burki advocates for a more integrative view of skincare—one that recognizes the relationship between diet, inflammation, gut health and the skin’s ability to regenerate. Through her products and educational initiatives, she continues to explore how clinical nutritional science can be translated into topical skincare designed to support long-term skin health.

Julie de Libran is a renowned French fashion designer, celebrated for her refined and elegant approach to womenswear. Her career began at prestigious houses such as Gianfranco Ferré and Gianni Versace, before spending a decade at Prada, where she oversaw women’s ready-to-wear, made-to-measure, celebrity dressing, and lingerie collections, rising to design director and working closely with Miuccia Prada.

She then moved to Louis Vuitton, serving for six years as creative director for women’s ready-to-wear and head of the design studio under Marc Jacobs. In 2014, de Libran became creative director of Sonia Rykiel, successfully blending modern sophistication with the brand’s playful spirit. In 2019, she launched her own responsible couture label, Julie de Libran Paris, focusing on craftsmanship, sustainability, and exclusivity. Known for rich textures, intricate tailoring, and timeless femininity, de Libran has earned a reputation for creating luxurious, wearable fashion for the modern woman.

Journaliste de formation, Julia a fait ses classes au sein de différentes rédactions de presse féminine avant de co-fonder le site Do It In Paris, devenu une référence incontournable des adresses et tendances parisiennes.

Animée par une curiosité constante pour les lieux, les rencontres humaines et les marques, elle a ensuite lancé son agence de consulting, Supplément Chantilly, dédiée à l’accompagnement de marques niches dans leur développement stratégique, digital et commercial.

De manière très naturelle, l’univers du bien-être s’est imposé à elle. Au fil des missions menées pour des marques du secteur, Julia a développé une approche de plus en plus connectée et intuitive. Profondément convaincue par la puissance de la guérison par le son, elle s’est formée auprès des meilleurs praticiens afin de pouvoir elle-même prodiguer des soins.

En réunissant ses deux univers, la stratégie de marque et le soin, elle a créé Agua Sagrada, une marque de beauté holistique. Son premier produit, une huile parfumée destinée à rééquilibrer l’âme et l’esprit, s’appelle Buena Onda. Une invitation à être sur la bonne fréquence, celle que Julia s’efforce d’incarner et de transmettre chaque jour.

To meet Pippa Small, you are immediately struck by the layers of jewellery which line her skin, glinting and jangling with every gentle movement. As she speaks, her hands will touch these bangles, rings and necklaces, as if they are treasured talismans which punctuate her point or give her reassurance. She has always understood jewellery as storied objects, lined with tales of inheritance, landscape, relationships and memory. Pippa has been making jewellery for as long as she can remember. Stones, shells and beads hunted and found to create handmade pieces which chronical her earliest adventures and experiences.

Pippa holds an MA in Medical Anthropology, cultivating her interest in human rights amongst minorities, indigenous peoples and tribal groups through collaborations with grass roots organisations in Borneo, Thailand and India, amongst others. Pippa has won numerous awards for social responsibility, is an ambassador of the human rights organisation Survival International, and was awarded an MBE in 2013 for her ethical jewellery and charity work. Our first shop opened in Notting Hill, London in 2007, followed soon after by our shop in Santa Monica, California.

Lily Montasser is a personal essayist and cultural editor based in New York City. A writer and creative at heart, her work explores identity, taste, masculinity, and modern culture through a deeply personal lens.

Originally from Big Sur, Lily brings a sense of introspection and natural perspective to her writing and styling work. In 2015, she founded The Demeler, a blog that became a formative platform for her voice, blending cultural commentary, personal narrative, and visual storytelling.

Alongside her editorial work, Lily is a men’s stylist. She currently lives and works in NYC, where she continues to develop projects across writing, creative direction, and fashion.

Agatha Relota Luczo is the founder and CEO of Furtuna Skin, an Italian skincare line combining regenerative agriculture practices with modern science to drive unprecedented performance of its olive oil-based products. Agatha began her career at age sixteen, gracing the pages of Vogue, W, and L’Officiel and starring in campaigns for Chanel, YSL, and Hermès. As a model, Agatha worked with the most sought-after makeup artists, skincare experts, and physicians, acquiring an extensive understanding of products, ingredients, and regimens to help care for the skin and overall health and well-being. She parlays this knowledge into Furtuna Skin to drive the development of the brand’s award-winning, high-performance products.

Dans sa quête pour devenir maman, Amandine a traversé six fausses couches. Après de multiples consultations et traitements hormonaux, c’est un médecin qui, en approfondissant les analyses, a mis en lumière une cause trop souvent négligée. Un foie surchargé qui lui causait une résistance à l’insuline ainsi qu’une carence en vitamines liposolubles. Ces déficits, pourtant essentiel au bon fonctionnement de l’organisme, avait un impact direct sur sa fertilité. Cette révélation a profondément marqué Amandine. En tant que scientifique, elle y a vu bien plus qu’un cas personnel : un signal d’alerte sur un déséquilibre nutritionnel généralisé dans nos modes de vie modernes. Forte de sa formation en sciences biomédicales et en nutrition, elle décide alors de créer Insentials.

I am so thrilled to share this podcast with Anna Numerologie. As we soon enter a year “1” in numerology, this could not be more fitting. Numbers speak to us through the sacred dimension and the intrinsic energies they carry. We all unconsciously associate ideas with the symbolism of each number, often without realizing it. For example, the symbolism of the number 1 evokes the individual, beginnings, the start of a new cycle, independence. The number 2 represents partnership and union. As for the number 7, this famous 7, found in so many religious texts, structuring the seven days of the week and referring to the seven musical notes and the seven chakras, it is associated with spirituality. Anna shares her story and how she created the “Code de réalisation personnel” aka your Code of Personal Fulfillment.

If you are interested in going deeper, I definitely recommend getting a personal consultation with Anna or participating in this amazing event she is planning in January! It is an event called “2026: The Year of All Possibilities,” designed to break the year down in an ultra-detailed way so that everyone leaves with a clear, practical GPS to navigate the entire year. Sign up here: https://calendly.com/annanumerologie/atelier-numerologie-10-janvier?back=1&month=2026-01

ENJOY,

xx,

JJ

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Xavière Laffont, journaliste chez Challenges pour la rubrique Luxes, Xavière

Laffont est également en charge du compte @challenges.luxes. Après avoir

fait ses armes au sein du groupe Le Figaro au service économie puis au sein

de la rédaction du madame.lefigaro.fr, elle a dirigé durant plus de six ans la

rédaction du magazine ohmymag, un pureplayer de chez Prisma Media en

tant que rédactrice en chef puis directrice de la rédaction.

Business Women in Paris est un réseau fondé par Olivia Hayoun pour répondre à un besoin concret : offrir aux femmes entrepreneures un espace d’échanges libres, de réflexion et de soutien mutuel. Initialement conçu comme un petit cercle d’amies partageant leurs expériences, le projet s’est rapidement structuré pour devenir une véritable communauté animée par une même ambition — créer des connexions fortes et favoriser la progression de chacune dans un cadre bienveillant et stimulant.

Forte d’une expérience de dix ans au sein de grands groupes du luxe, où elle a occupé des postes en achats, trade marketing et marketing opérationnel, Olivia a choisi de donner un nouveau sens à son parcours en cofondant Colette Lab, une marque de compléments alimentaires dédiée au positive-aging, inspirée de sa grand-mère.

Convaincue que l’entrepreneuriat se nourrit de rencontres et de partages, elle a imaginé Business Women in Pariscomme un lieu d’inspiration, de collaboration et de croissance collective, où chaque femme peut s’exprimer, apprendre et faire évoluer son projet aux côtés d’autres entrepreneures engagées.

“Allez chercher votre plaisir sans concession, apprivoisez votre corps et votre libido, devenez acteur·rice de votre bien-être.”

Ingénieure de formation et passionnée par tout ce qui touche à l’intime, Lucie Solal a rangé sa carrière dans le conseil pour construire une marque dédiée aux femmes et aux couples.

Le déclic ? Ses grossesses ont eu l’effet d’une renaissance. Une table rase sur laquelle elle a construit cet univers esthétique et doux en apportant un regard neuf sur la sexualité. 

Elle est portée par l’envie d'aider et d’accompagner les femmes dans leur quête d'une sexualité plus consciente, connectée à son corps et ses envies, libre des diktats et de ses scripts sexuels.

Marisa Meltzer is a journalist based in New York who for over two decades has covered beauty, fashion, wellness, and celebrity for top national publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller It Girl, Glossy, This Is Big, How Sassy Changed My Life, and Girl Power, and lives in Manhattan.

Cecilia and I had crossed paths in many ways without actually knowing each other. I once sent her The Ripple x Coco Capitán collaboration, (bonus points for me for my client, she shared the collab her Instagram feed); I got married at Château Voltaire, her former office for over a decade, and there are a few other stories of pure serendipity along the …

Everyone who meets Ere agrees there is something special about her — perhaps it is the mystical influence of her Latin heritage. A childhood spent in Mexico with a traditional medicine man grandfather and a mother’s flair for home remedies & beauty recipes, made Ere curious about nature and healing. She obtained a bachelor in nutrition and certification in naturopathy, Bach flowers and acupuncture. Ere emigrated to Australia with her rich cultural heritage and dreamed of her own natural beauty line. In 2002, her dream was realised and Ere Perez Natural Cosmetics was born in Bondi Beach, Sydney. For Ere, natural beauty is about how you live your life, how you connect with the world and how you nourish your body — inside and out.

Ancienne gymnaste de haut niveau repérée dès l’âge de 11 ans pour un parcours olympique, Joy a grandi dans l’exigence du sport d’élite. Après des années de discipline et de performance, elle s’oriente vers une approche plus holistique et esthétique du mouvement, où bien-être, émotion et plaisir deviennent centraux.

Animée par une passion profonde pour le design et les objets qui nous entourent, elle co-fonde en 2023 Hercule Studio, une marque française pionnière qui fusionne sport, art de vivre et artisanat. À travers des créations audacieuses et raffinées, Joy redéfinit les codes de la pratique sportive en y injectant élégance, sens et créativité.

Convaincue que « le Beau fait du Bien », elle porte une vision unique du mouvement : inspirante, durable et profondément ancrée dans le savoir-faire français.

Après des études en psychologie, Martine de Richeville s’est formée à la médecine chinoise, à de multiples techniques de massage, puis à la méthode eurhythmique de Rudolf Steiner, explorant l’harmonisation énergétique du corps et de l’esprit.

En 1998, elle élabore sa propre technique dite de « Remodelage » — un massage profond manuel visant à stimuler la circulation sanguine et lymphatique, réduire l’inflammation, débloquer les tensions et révéler une beauté authentique.

Plus qu’une approche esthétique, sa méthode agit en profondeur : elle relie corps et esprit, libère les blocages émotionnels et physiologiques, redonne vitalité et légèreté. Le soin est parfois intense, mais ses effets sont profonds et durables.

Les établissements MDR sont aujourd’hui présents à Paris, Londres, Genève et New York (notamment au Saks Fifth Avenue).

Aurore Humez-Leray est la fondatrice de L’Armoire à Beauté, un modèle de distribution hybride et engagé qui reconnecte les marques clean aux consommatrices via un réseau de pharmacies et d’instituts de proximité.Elle a débuté sa carrière en marketing avant de rejoindre l’univers de la beauté chez Clarins, où elle a acquis une connaissance pointue des enjeux terrain. C’est en observant les limites des modèles classiques qu’elle décide, en 2017, de créer un circuit plus humain, plus local, et plus vertueux, à la croisée du digital, de la beauté et de l’impact.

Créée en 2017 par Aurore Humez-Leray, L’Armoire à Beauté propose un nouveau modèle de distribution : accessible, exigeant, et profondément humain.Son nouveau site larmoireabeaute.com incarne cette beauté plus réelle, plus locale, plus proche — et propose désormais un e-shop avec ancrage local : à chaque commande en ligne, une part du montant est reversée à une pharmacie partenaire choisie par l’acheteuse.Un modèle circulaire et solidaire, qui valorise à la fois les consommatrices et les partenaires.

Katya Bateva is the founder of Volzhenka, a caviar house redefining luxury through heritage, sustainability, and craftsmanship. With a background in economics and finance from the London School of Economics and a family legacy in the caviar industry, Katya launched Volzhenka in 2016 to bring a new level of transparency and excellence to the market.

Today, Volzhenka is globally recognized, serving Michelin-starred chefs and discerning clients with award-winning caviar praised for its purity and subtlety. Katya is one of the few producers to pioneer the sustainable “milking” method, allowing sturgeon to live while maintaining peak quality.

A passionate advocate for ethical sourcing and education, Katya continues to shape the future of luxury gastronomy—blending tradition with innovation at every step.

Audrey Bois Nicolaï est la Global Head of Brand chez Noble Panacea, une marque qu’elle a cofondée aux côtés du lauréat du Prix Nobel Sir Fraser Stoddart et de la CEO Céline Talabaza. Avec plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans le marketing international et le développement de marques, Audrey est une véritable passionnée de beauté, guidée par la curiosité, la créativité et une vision stratégique aiguisée.

Avant Noble Panacea, elle a piloté la stratégie marketing globale de Topicrem, marque dermo-cosmétique française, et contribué au lancement de Foreo à Shanghai, où elle a conçu plus de 20 produits récompensés. Elle a également fait ses armes chez Yves Rocher et Guinot, des références de la cosmétique française.

Audrey combine un esprit d’innovation à un leadership humain, capable d’unir des équipes multiculturelles autour d’objectifs ambitieux. Elle est diplômée d’un Master en Marketing (Montpellier Business School) et d’une licence en économie (Université du Sichuan, Chine).

Après douze années passées dans l’industrie cosmétique à accompagner la croissance de marques et à développer leurs réseaux retail, elle a affiné une expertise unique dans l’univers du soin. Au fil de son parcours, elle a constaté l’impact spectaculaire qu’une routine de soins adaptée au type de peau, combinée à des massages du visage précis et réguliers, pouvait avoir sur la peau et le bien-être global.

Sa méthode se distingue par la technicité de ses gestes, une approche profondément personnalisée en fonction des besoins de chacun, et une attention particulière à la stimulation sensorielle. Animée par une véritable passion pour le soin, elle crée des expériences qui ne se contentent pas de transformer une peau, mais qui peuvent aussi changer le cours d’une semaine — voire d’une vie.

At the core of Den Mother is Elisa Angelone, a visionary in functional medicine, a board-certified herbalist, and licensed acupuncturist. As the Clinical Director, Elisa has crafted the Den Mother Method, a bespoke approach to unraveling the most intricate health mysteries. Den Mother is your healing sanctuary, a place apart from traditional medical settings, where those in search of deeper wellness answers find tailored care and protocols designed uniquely for them.

In 2008, after being diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor believed to be environmentally derived, Indie Lee had an awakening about the profound impact of lifestyle and environment on overall health and skin. After undergoing another brain surgery in June 2024, she remains dedicated to this mission. Realizing the importance of what we put on our bodies, she founded Indie Lee skincare—a clean beauty line with high-performance, plant-derived ingredients. Driven by education and empowerment, Indie aims to inspire others to live their healthiest lives. 

Emilie Duchêne est une entrepreneure belge, maman de trois enfants, qui transforme ses idées en projets concrets depuis toujours. Après un parcours inspirant dans la mode — de Paris chez Isabelle Marant, Dior ou encore Christian Lacroix, à la presse mode chez Elle et Glamour — elle revient à Bruxelles pour intégrer l’entreprise familiale avant de lancer sa propre marque. En 2011, elle crée Thea Jewelry, marque de bijoux personnalisés née de l’émotion de la naissance de sa fille, qui continue de rayonner aujourd’hui. Emilie est aussi à l’origine du projet Let’s share our rollercoaster!, qu’elle co-anime avec Clio Goldbrenner, dédié à l’accompagnement des femmes entrepreneures via des speed-meetings et du mentoring. Entre conférences, podcast (Stories and Stones) et engagements auprès de la nouvelle génération d’entrepreneures, Emilie inspire par son énergie et son authenticité.

Formulas and skincare played an instrumental role in Thérèse M’Boungoubaya's family dynamic. Her mother often blended natural and African-rooted ingredients to make at-home treatments, and her father worked as a Pharmacist in France. Her interest in beauty deepened, inspiring and influencing her career trajectory working in Digital Marketing and eCommerce for the likes of L’Oréal, Clarins and Sarah Chapman.

With over 10 years experience working with some of the best in the business, and after successfully selling her first start-up to Joliebox (who was then acquired by Birchbox), Thérèse noticed a gap in the market for an all encompassing product that targeted her key skincare concerns: cracked heels and dry feet. Foot care has, for far too long, been an overlooked and rarely discussed category in the in the skin and beauty sphere.

Après une formation théâtrale classique au Conservatoire de Paris, Helena revient à sa première passion : L'art et l'illustration. De ses 15 années de comédienne au théâtre et au cinéma, elle a développé son attrait de la répétition pour trouver la pensée juste, l'émotion qui incarnera le personnage, et l'art du geste précis pour raconter des histoires.Le mélange de son héritage culturel, "Art sacré et pop manga", donne à ses portraits leur singularité, qu'elle travaille aussi bien à l'acrylique qu'au pastel ou à l'encre. Elle a gardé le goût de la performance publique en réalisant des portraits en direct, en ambidextre une particularité qui fait le buzz sur les réseaux sociaux. Ses portraits, dessinés symétriquement à deux mains, récoltent des dizaines de millions de vues sur Instagram et TikTok.Helena adapte son style et s'associe à d'autres marques pour des campagnes singulières, comme la campagne internationale pour la Maison Ruinart, mais aussi Mont Blanc, Levis, Art Basel Paris, Sisley, Bulgari, Helena s'est récemment produite en live à Londres pour Bohams 1793.

Ruthie Friedlander is the founder of At Large Agency and has built a career at the intersection of fashion, media, and digital strategy—think less Devil Wears Prada, more strategic powerhouse with a killer CHANEL collection. A former editor at ELLE and InStyle, she’s also the co-founder of The Chain, a nonprofit supporting individuals in the fashion and entertainment industries recovering from eating disorders. Known for her sharp eye, sharper wit, and ability to make even the most chaotic brand strategy look effortless, Ruthie thrives on bringing creative ideas to life—and making sure they actually work.

Allie Egan is the Founder and CEO of Veracity, a root-cause metabolic health platform that provides 100% natural drug-free solutions that support energy and weight management.

Allie experienced firsthand the effects of compromised metabolic health – struggling for years with undiagnosed Hashimoto’s. She started Veracity so that people don’t suffer like she did; so that people can access the holistic solutions they deserve to optimize their health.

Prior to founding Veracity, Allie was the CEO of the women’s fashion brand, Cynthia Rowley. She has extensive experience in the personal care industry through her time at some of Estee Lauder’s best brands, including Origins, Clinique, and La Mer. She began her career in consumer investing at L Catterton. 

Allie is also a Certified Hormone Health coach and board member of the Global Wellness Institute's Hormone Initiative. She was selected as one of the Forbes Next 1000 and named one of the Top Women in Retail by the Women’s Leadership Network. She holds a BS in Finance and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School.

Victoria Monfort is a French actress, writer, and producer celebrated for her roles in films like Wedding Unplanned and her imaginative short film Dans les Parages. As the daughter of iconic sports journalist Nelson Monfort, creativity runs in her veins. Fluent in both French and English, Victoria effortlessly blends her talents on-screen and behind the scenes. Beyond acting, she's a vibrant content creator in beauty and fashion, sharing her flair with an ever-growing audience. Victoria lives a charmed life with her husband, Hugo Cremaschi, and their adorable daughter, Nala.

Monica Ainley de La Villardiere is a Canadian fashion journalist, broadcaster and influencer based in Paris. After beginning her career as a fashion writer in London, she has spent the past seven years living in France with her Parisian husband and 2 children. Monica was an early adopter of podcasting with Camille Charrière creating Fashion No Filter and more recently Fanfare.

Mathilde Lacombe est cofondatrice de Birchbox France et de Aime Skincare. Elle a débuté sa carrière en tant que bloggeuse beauté de « La Vie en Blonde » et journaliste au magazine Elle. AIME c'est avant tout une nouvelle façon de penser la beauté. Le produit de soin n'est plus quelque chose qui s'ajoute et transforme superficiellement, il est ce qui complète et accompagne une philosophie de vie globale, centrée sur l'individu de l'intérieur. La beauté devient rituel, elle se construit petit à petit, pour des résultats inscrits dans la durée. À l'origine de AIME, le parcours personnel de Mathilde. “J'ai eu des problèmes de peau pendant des années, je me suis ruinée en produits et traitements en tout genre avant de réaliser que l'industrie cosmétique traditionnelle propose avant tout des produits qui visent à traiter l'effet (boutons, rides, rougeurs etc…) plutôt que la cause du problème. Ma routine beauté a considérablement changé quand j'ai pris en considération le fait que l'aspect extérieur de notre corps est intrinsèquement lié à notre santé intérieure. C'est là que j'ai découvert le monde merveilleux du microbiote et que créer AIME est devenu une évidence.”

Alexandra Van Houtte is a half French half English entrepreneur. After a master in styling at the London College of Fashion, Alexandra worked as a fashion assistant for the likes of Numéro, Vogue int., Glamour, Grazia, or I-D Magazine. In 2016, four years into her career, drained by the routine of researching through endless runways and cataloguing lookbooks, she created Tagwalk: the Google of fashion. Her platform is the first fashion show and accessory keyword searcher for the worlds runways, aggregating Fashion Month by locations, brands, seasons, and fabrics. Always at the forefront of trends, Alexandra has an eye for beauty and a talent for discovering the next cool.

Melanie Huynh was born in Paris to a French mother and a Chinese father. Passionate about beauty and fashion from a young age, she spent her adolescence nourished by the "way of life" of the top models and icons of the 90s, who embodied powerful femininity and a healthy lifestyle with sports as their ally.She started her career at Vogue France, where she worked for almost 10 years on beauty and fashion editorials.Today, she continues her work as a stylist as a Consultant for special projects but now devotes the majority of her time to the family group Aera Nova, of which she is a Co-Founder with her sister Amélie Huynh. The group includes her company Holidermie and Château Malromé. Being naturally disciplined, she takes care of her diet, is interested in beauty as a whole, and explores various well-being techniques that incorporate both physical and mental health: Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, energy healing, and more. As an extension of her healthy lifestyle, she decided to launch her own holistic beauty brand in 2019: Holidermie.

Formée auprès des plus grands noms de la mode et de la presse féminine, entreParis, New York et Londres, elle a acquis une solide expérience dans la communication et le marketing. En 2011, elle a eu la certitude que sa force résidait dans sa capacité à mettre en mots des concepts, à raconter des histoires, le storytelling est devenu un métier, elle en a fait une passion.Storytelling, rédaction de site internet, dossiers de presse, punchlines, sa plume affutée et libre est au service des Maisons au savoir-faire unique, dès lors qu’il s’agit de retranscrire avec les mots les plus justes, les valeurs qu’elles incarnent. Plus qu’une signature, elle vous propose un ton, le vôtre.

Rachel Karten is a social media consultant based in Los Angeles. She has worked in social media for over ten years and previously led the social media team at Bon Appétit and Epicurious. During her four years at Bon Appétit, the social team won a social Webby Award and a prestigious National Magazine Award for best social. Since leaving in 2020, she has consulted on social media strategies for brands like CAVA, west elm, and more

Link in Bio is the newsletter she wish existed for the past ten years she worked in social and is one of the top business newsletters on Substack has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Grub Street, Slate, CNBC, and more.

Garance Doré, embodies French beauty for women all over the world. Born in Corsica, Garance grew up dipping in and out of the sea and running wild in nature. She established her career, and creative spirit, in Paris before moving to New York to become internationally recognized for her illustrations, street style photographs and writing.Garance has returned to her French roots, and has merged her love of simplicity with a want to deliver clean, gentle, and effective Made-in-France skincare for everyone. Doré was born because Garance believes life isn’t meant to be spent in front of a mirror.

Meet Laura Vidrequin, born in Paris, France 33 years ago. At the age of 18 , she moved to New York for her first job as a wholesale assistant in a superstar of a showroom. 10 years later and after working for Moda Operandi, Ralph Lauren and Harpers Bazaar, she moved to London. She continued her fashion path as a buyer for Net-A-Porter and Harvey Nichols. She is a mom of 2 boys, Albert and Henry.

After being a child of divorced parents, her dad moved moved into a condo near downtown Atlanta. The sort of complex where a lot of White Men complained about how often the pool was getting cleaned and that they should change the gate code more often for “security purposes.”

They spent most of our Thursdays and Every Other Weekends watching sports at his condo. Georgia playing Florida? They watched it. The Falcons blowing another lead? They watched it.

More importantly, she watched SportsCenter. She’d wake up early to catch the end of the 6am broadcast and watch the Top 10 Plays. Then, she’d down a bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats and watch the beginning of the new 7am broadcast.

She loves sports, but she hate sports commentary. Think of Impersonal Foul as the pre-game show that you can read while having a table of men argue about plays that haven’t even happened yet.

If deep dives into Zillow listings of McMansions that NBA first-round picks just purchased sounds like your jam, welcome to Impersonal Foul.

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Fluff was created in 2018 as an antidote to the current beauty industry narrative, for anyone who thinks that the world doesn't need more products, just better products, and  responsible, transparent messaging.

Fluff was founded by Erika Geraerts who has spent 10 years in the beauty industry and thinks that makeup is great, but not essential, and that the idea of skincare and makeup as a form of self expression, and taking care of oneself is a beautiful thing that should be celebrated, never exploited.

Founded in Melbourne, Australia, Fluff ships their refillable Cloud Compacts around the world, for anyone who wants natural, vegan ingredients and refillable, plastic-free packaging without animal testing.

Andrea is the visionary founder of Rudolph Care, a Danish beauty brand known for its commitment to sustainability and high-quality organic products. With a background in media and television, Andrea made a significant career shift after becoming aware of the potentially harmful chemicals in personal care products during her pregnancy. This newfound awareness inspired her to create a brand that prioritizes health, safety, and environmental responsibility.

Her journey from media personality to entrepreneur and advocate for sustainable beauty reflects her deep commitment to making a positive impact on both people and the planet.