Welcome to Episode 10 of The Luxury Meets…Podcast!

“On Beauty, Part 2” with Priya Rao, Executive Editor of The Business of Beauty at The Business of Fashion.

Are We in The Beauty Industry's "Flop Era?"

We wrap up Season 1 of The Luxury Meets…Podcast with an inspiring and deeply insightful conversation between host Jed Wexler and Priya Rao, Executive Editor of The Business of Beauty at The Business of Fashion — one of the industry’s most respected voices in global beauty, wellness, and culture journalism. 

A veteran editor and journalist, Priya has held senior roles at Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, and Glossy. She’s known for her award-winning coverage of the intersection of beauty, culture, and commerce — and for her acclaimed Unfair podcast, one of Apple’s top recommended series. Follow her work at https://www.businessoffashion.com/topics/beauty/

Jed and Priya explore how beauty and wellness have merged into one powerful ecosystem — from CBD skincare and longevity science to AI ethics, inclusivity, and the new realities of “biohacking beauty.” Plus:

• The $700M sale of Touchland — and how a simple hand sanitizer became a collectible luxury.
  
  
• Hailey Bieber’s skincare brand Rhode Skin's recent acquisition by E.l.f Beauty for $1B after just 3 years in business and an astonishing $212m in net sales — and what that says about authenticity, marketing, and modern celebrity brands.
  
  
• Why The Business of Beauty dubbed this moment “Beauty’s Flop Era” — and what that really means.

• "Black beauty is not a trend," Priya Rao

Priya also reflects on her groundbreaking podcast Unfair, which exposed the global skin-lightening crisis — and how performative diversity in beauty remains an unfinished conversation.

And she shares powerful insights on how social media and AI are reshaping standards of beauty — for better and for worse — and what the industry must do to protect authenticity and mental health.

Season 1 is a Wrap!  Thank You
And with that…Season 1 of The Luxury Meets…Podcast is officially a wrap!

Thank you to this season's 31 guests - from the business-famous to the famous-famous, as well as a host of visionary founders.

And our 21 sponsors (wow).

Over the past 10 episodes, we’ve uncovered so much more than just trends, which, by nature, come and go — these are true paradigm shifts across an array of categories in wellness, business, and culture.

Thanks to Our Incredible Team:
Executive Production: Brit Smith
Sound Design & Mixing: Karma Auger, Studio1LA
Visual Design: Sur Keath Moon, Secret Club Studio
Hosted by Jed Wexler, CEO of LMCC — The Business Platform for Wellbeing: a podcast, events, and coming this holiday season, our first-ever luxury product.

Learn More at www.LMCCShow.com

In the meantime, Stay Tuned for Season 2.

Thanks again for joining us.