This week’s episode is a brand new Meet the Founder with Jason Lau, the owner, founder, and just about everything else at Canadian beauty brand Phytosurgence. The Meet the Founder series is an opportunity to chat with the face behind the brand, and Phytosurgence is fast becoming a cult-like phenomenon. Personally, I think that’s down to Jason’s very hands-on approach; he truly enjoys the process of creating new formulas and colours.

Meet the Founder always takes place on Instagram Live, as I wanted it to be an interactive experience; so if you’d like to see Jason and I in action – and you really should because his skin is ridiculously glowy! – then head to @beautymepodcast on Instagram and check it out. I apologise in advance for the audio issues on my side; occasionally you might come across a couple of glitches.

In this episode Jason explains how he got his start as a completely self-funded business; why he doesn’t think the customer is always right, and why he will never sell to a Big Beauty corporation.

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