TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast

Sabina Ranger is the entrepreneur behind fledgling beauty brand BELLA, which is shaking up the cosmetics market (and Instagram) with its WANDERLASH Mascara that promises a false eyelash effect in just a few simple strokes.

WANDERLASH is the first in a planned series of products that Ranger intends to launch in the world of beauty, with the stated aim of outperforming alternatives on the market.
 
Sabina tells Lauretta Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of TheIndustry.beauty, how her family’s business and her dissatisfaction with false eyelashes motivated her to enter the highly competitive cosmetics world, taking on global giants, how her product work and how she has achieved such a high profile in such a short space of time and what her ambitions are for future growth.

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John Snare and Rachel Kelly are the Co-founders of Thought, one of the UK’s earliest sustainable and ethical fashion brands.
 
Thought's focus is on creating a "circular economy", and over the years it has invested extensively in expanding the range of materials used.
 
The business boasts an impressive range of textiles compared to similar retailers, such as hemp, bamboo, and Seacell - a material made from harvested seaweed.
 
In this episode of the In Conversation podcast, John and Rachel speak to Tom Shearsmith, News Editor at TheIndustry.fashion, about how the business has progressed since they first created clothing in 1995, why the business has constantly needed to evolve and educate, the recent onboarding of retailers, and where the business is heading in the future.


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Commodity is known for its unique approach to fragrance, giving consumers greater control over the intensity and projection of a scent through its innovative Scent Space concept. 

The brand was first brought to life by a Kickstarter campaign in 2013, but was later purchased by Vicken Arslanian in 2019, who is also the founder of EuroPerfumes, a distributor for niche fragrances in the US. 

Vicken speaks to Sophie Smith, Senior News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty, about his decision to purchase Commodity, why it has undergone a rebrand and the impact of its docuseries which captures key moments in the company’s journey.

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Best known for his fashion styling advice on ITV breakfast show ‘Lorraine’, Mark Heyes is a British fashion stylist and designer. 

Launching a partnership with online retailer Freemans, Heyes has created several collections aimed at the 40+ woman. It is the first collection Heyes has designed himself, based on years of styling TV celebrities and viewers alike. 

He talks to Tom Shearsmith, News Editor at TheIndustry.fashion, about the importance of understanding your target demographic and how his TV experience helped build a strong relationship with Freemans.

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Jeremy Muijs is the Co-founder of Grown Alchemist. Through the understanding of cellular renewal and nutrient metabolisation, Grown Alchemist formulates products which it thinks represent a "new evolution in skincare". 

The brand uses scientifically–innovative formulas that are capable of influencing the way the body repairs and regenerates the skin. 

Muijs tells Tom Shearsmith, News Editor of TheIndustry.beauty, about its products, the science behind the brand, how he built Grown Alchemist from the ground up, and what its recent acquisition by L’Occitane Group means for the business.

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Commercial visionary and pioneer of ground-breaking ecommerce solutions, Chris Griffin, and his Lifestyle Retail Group (LRG), acquired Secret Sales in March 2020. The aim was to move the business from an antiquated members-only flash sales website to a dedicated premium non-full price ecommerce marketplace for fashion, beauty and homeware - where brands can retain control of price, inventory and branding, while maintaining positive brand equity.

In September 2022, Puma made Secret Sales its first non-full price UK marketplace partner, while Kurt Geiger was also on-boarded at the tail end of 2022.

Griffin, well known for once transforming and supercharging Superdry’s ecommerce business, talks us through his past and plans for the future.

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Established in 2015, Nobody’s Child is a London-based womenswear brand creating responsible clothing with materials that have a lower impact on the planet. 
 
Jody first joined the company as CEO in March 2020, bringing years of experience from brands including New Look, F&F Clothing and Reiss. 
 
Jody speaks to Sophie Smith, News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.fashion, about the benefits of launching at retailers like M&S and the effect social media has on a brand’s growth.

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With a background in material science and design, Lauren Bowker, Founder of The Unseen Beauty, entered the beauty market to help transform how people see, think about and express their beauty.

The Unseen Beauty first launched with a hair colour, called Colour Alchemy, which adapts and changes colour in response to changes in temperature and sunlight.

Most recently, the brand launched a reflective eye makeup product, called Spectra, that transforms under a phone camera's flash.

Lauren speaks to Sophie Smith, News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty about the inspiration behind the brand, how the products work and why innovation is important in the beauty industry.

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Rami Cassis is an international dealmaker, investor, and operator. He leads Parabellum Investments, the family office he founded, which trades as a private equity firm. Cassis acquired Manchester luxury fashion retailer Hervia in May 2022 and intends to use Hervia as the foundation to form a new British fashion group.

He speaks to Lauretta Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of TheIndustry.fashion, about his career to date as an investor, the reason why he acquired Hervia and wants to work with British designers, why he invests in businesses with a long-term strategy, and why fashion is sometimes unfashionable for private equity investors.

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Rochelle Humes isn’t just a former member of girl group The Saturdays and a current TV personality, she is also a fully-fledged beauty business owner.  Her brand, My Little Coco launched in 2020 and is known for its ever-evolving range of family-friendly skincare and lifestyle products.

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast from TheIndustry.beauty, Rochelle speaks to News & Features Writer Sophie Smith, about the inspiration behind My Little Coco, why she wanted to distance her name from the brand and what she’s learned so far as a business owner.

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