Host April Franzino is joined by Bee Shapiro, the Founder of Ellis Brooklyn. Bee talks about how her career covering beauty for the New York Times helped her fall in the love with the beauty industry. She also discusses how having her first child led to her cleaning up her beauty routine, and in doing so, made her realize that there were not enough options for clean fragrance. So she set out to create her own, and launched Ellis in 2015.

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Host David Pirrotta is joined this week by Erin Kleinberg, the Founder and CEO of SIDIA. Erin discusses her journey as a serial entrepreneur and her latest venture SIDIA. She talks about how SIDIA was built to honor her Grandmother and use her generational lessons to create this lifestyle brand.

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On this weeks' show, we take a listen to a conversation that David Pirrotta had with Sasha Plavsic, the Founder of Ilia Beauty.  Sasha discusses the value and importance of providing clean makeup to the masses.

You can also hear more of David on his podcast, Living in a Materiae World, where he interviews established beauty icons and industry leaders:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-in-a-materiae-world/id1582082562

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David Pirrotta hosts this week’s episode of Beauty is Your Business. David is an industry veteran that has helped build numerous brands, and is the Founder of Materiae. David also has his own popular podcast, Living in a Materiae World:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-in-a-materiae-world/id1582082562

He is joined by Alicia Yoon, the Founder and CEO of Peach & Lily. Alicia discusses her path from the world of finance to the beauty industry. She shares how her passion for skincare started with a childhood battle with eczema, and how she attended skin school in Korea to discover the knowledge, techniques and Korean beauty products that allowed her to transform her skin. And how that has led to Peach & Lily’s mission to empower people on their own skin care journey.

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Host Jessica Quick is joined by Wene Zomnir, the Founder and CEO of Caliray. Wende cofounded Urban Decay in 1996 and helped turn it into a legacy brand. After that success, Wende discusses her next chapter, and why she decided to launch her new beauty project, Caliray.

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Host Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute is joined by Tamara Bakir, the Founder and CEO of Manifest Beauty. Tamara discusses why she saw a need for a natural, clean lip plumping product. She talks about the journey of going from a concept to delivering a final product that won the 2023 Cosmo Trends Award.

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Host Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute is joined by Nicole Frontera, the CEO of Nicole Frontera Beauty. Nicole talks about the massive growth the last few years in the MedSpa industry. She discusses how the industry has changed, how it has become more accessible, and what brands can do to build a successful partnership with MedSpas. 

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Host April Franzino is joined by Kristen Kjaer Weis, the Founder of Kjaer Weis. Kristen discusses her career working for some of the most renowned fashion magazines and what made her decide to launch her own brand. She talks about her experience with natural environments and her knowledge of beauty that she used to  become a pioneer in organic, luxury beauty.

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Host Mimi Banks is joined by Maria Dempsey, the CEO of Love Wellness. Maria talks about her career in the beauty industry and her new role as CEO of Love Wellness. She also discusses the mission of the brand to provide accessible, safe and effective products for the gut, brain and vagina. Areas that have typically been either overlooked or stigmatized. 

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Host April Franzino is joined this week by Laney Crowell, the Founder and CEO of Saie. Laney talks about her start in the beauty industry and how what she learned made her want to make beauty better. She discusses being influenced by listening to what their community wanted in their products, and how the brand got its name: You “Saie it, we create it”.

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