Founded Beauty

Taran Ghatrora is the co-founder and CEO of personal care brand, Blume, on a mission to shift the narrative away from perfect skin to healthy skin. 

After starting as a bootstrapped company and finding success on Dragons’ Den, Blume has become more than just a beauty brand. With education and gender equality at its core, Taran truly has created a safe space within one of the most vulnerable aspects of wellness. 

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash and Taran:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Taran Ghatrora: @taran_smiles

BLUME: @blume

www.blume.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Emily DiDonato and Christina Garcia are the supermodel and Google executive powerhouses behind the skincare brand, Covey. 

An easy and enjoyable skincare routine created with a leading dermatologist, Covey is the definition of compatibility. Tune in as we discuss Emily and Christina’s incredible careers to date, how they became best friends and just how Covey took flight.

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash, Christina & Emily:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Emily DiDonato: @emilydidonato

Christina Garcia: @cugarcia1

Covey: @covey

www.coveyskin.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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As the founder and CEO of the conscious skincare brand, Cocokind, Priscilla Tsai is on a mission to increase transparency and accessibility in the beauty industry.

After looking into living a more holistic lifestyle, Priscilla created Cocokind. From forming a close connection with the Cocokind community and a new, positive tone of marketing, Priscilla has truly created a line that makes you feel good from the inside out.

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash & Priscilla:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Priscilla Tsai: @priscilla.tsai

Cocokind: @cocokind

www.cocokind.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Today I’m joined by Maggie and Annie Ford Danielson, the daughters of Jean Ford who co-founded Benefit Cosmetics with her sister, Jane, in the seventies. 

Born in San Francisco as a boutique, Benefit is now a bestselling global brand famed for its brow products that solve makeup dilemmas. As Director of Brand Outreach and Chief Beauty Ambassador, Maggie and Annie have grown Benefit into the brand we know it as today and I cannot wait for you to hear our conversation!  

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash, Maggie & Annie:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Maggie Ford Danielson: @maggiefd

Annie Ford Danielson: @anniefd

Benefit Cosmetics: @benefitcosmetics

www.benefitcosmetics.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Beauty veterans with a combined 45 years of beauty-focused investment experience, Cristina Nuñez and Rich Gersten are co-founders of the venture capital firm, True Beauty Ventures. 

They invest in beauty, wellness and personal care businesses, upon the premise that true experience and true expertise matter.  Focusing on growth capital investments exclusively in the beauty and wellness space, their story is one you cannot miss!

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash, Rich & Cristina:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Rich Gersten: @richg_tbv

Cristina Nuñez: @cristina_m_nunez

True Beauty Ventures: @truebeautyventures

www.truebeautyventures.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Today’s episode is a very special one as I’m joined by my sister, co-founder and creative visionary behind our brand, Nikita Mehta! Tune in as we discuss how we built Fable & Mane, how our tiger emblem came to be and what it’s really like working with your sibling.

This is also our 100th episode of Founded Beauty and I couldn’t imagine celebrating this milestone with anyone other than Niki.    

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash & Nikita:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Nikita Mehta: @nikimehta

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Sisters and co-founders of their namesake brand, Shaz Rajashekar and Kiku Chaudhuri have created a range of nourishing products inspired by generations of Indian women. 

Pivoting from careers as a chemical engineer and digital strategist, Shaz and Kiku ultimately returned to their roots, finding an incredible way to take age-old practices and reimagine them into a modern ecosystem for the hair and the planet.   

If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it too!

Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash, Shaz & Kiku:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Shaz Rajashekar: @shaz_rajashekar

Kiku Chaudhuri: @seekikuclick

Shaz & Kiks: @shazandkiks

www.shazandkiks.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Brand builder, retail expert and founder and CEO of the groundbreaking British Beauty Council, Millie Kendall O.B.E. has introduced some of the most game-changing initiatives in the industry.

The British Beauty Council only launched in 2018 but is already widely recognised for the ‘return of beauty’ since the pandemic began, launching British Beauty Week last year, pushing for greater inclusivity and championing women in beauty businesses.

If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it too!

Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash & Millie:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Millie Kendall: @milliekendall

British Beauty Council: @britishbeautycouncil

www.britishbeautycouncil.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Lauren Otsuki and Vimla Black-Gupta are the co-founders of Ourself, the innovative brand challenging what ‘at-home’ skincare can achieve with biotechnology.

With Lauren having launched five successful biotech firms and Vimla developing brands like Bobbi Brown and Equinox, Ourself has quickly become one of the most cutting-edge skincare brands and I cannot wait to share our conversation with you all. 

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Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash & Ourself:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Ourself: @ourselfskin

www.ourself.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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Kate Foster is the co-founder and CEO of the consciously clean skincare brand, The Outset. Envisioned by her business partner, the award-winning Hollywood actress, Scarlett Johansson, The Outset is all about simple yet effective routines.

With an incredible career as a fashion and beauty executive for some of the largest global brands, from Victoria’s Secret to Juicy Couture, Kate has truly channelled her passion for building customer-first brands into a mindfully designed skincare line. 

If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure you like, subscribe and share with anyone you know who will love it too!

Founded Beauty is available on all podcast platforms and we release new episodes every Monday and Thursday so be sure to follow the podcast to be notified. We really appreciate every single listen, share, and review. It goes such a long way and helps us reach new listeners. 

Follow Akash & Kate:

Akash Mehta: @mehta_a

Fable & Mane: @fableandmane

www.fableandmane.com

Kate Foster: @kate_theoutset

The Outset: @theoutset

www.theoutset.com

For more information about Founded Beauty, please visit www.foundedbeauty.com

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