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We are excited to have Courtney Somer, Founder & CEO of vegan & cruelty-free home fragrance brand Lake & Skye, on our podcast! Courtney started her career working as an Assistant Accessories Editor at Vogue and also worked in branding before launching her company. She is currently a Contributing Editor at Domino Magazine. We immediately […]

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In this podcast episode, (listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify) you’ll meet Francesco Clark who is the Founder of the skincare brand, Clark’s Botanicals. He started his career working at Harper’s Bazaar as a fashion assistant for the magazine’s editor-his dream job. WHAT’S HIS STORY? Seventeen years ago, on what should have been a normal […]

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woman sitting at a wooden table with lots of ingredients: making beauty products - she has long brown curly hair and is smiling

While visiting the CAP Beauty store, I was immediately drawn to the shelf by beautiful black bottles with gold writing. Once I arrived at the shelf, it kept getting better because the names of the products were playful and lighthearted. I went back to my office and immediately looked up the contact information for May […]

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CAP Beauty is a natural beauty store founded in February 2015 by Kerrilynn Pamer and Cindy DiPrima. They have been friends for over 20 years, and their prior career experiences & knowledge of the market led them to create CAP Beauty. This is a store filled with health and wellness merchandise including beauty products, a […]

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Margo Marrone is the founder of the skincare line, The Organic Pharmacy. These products are wonderful, and it’s reassuring that you’re not putting anything toxic on your skin. Learn about her background and company below: Walk me through your career path.  My first job was in my local pharmacy at 15. I watched the pharmacist mix and […]

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Bee Shapiro has had an intriguing career, starting with a law degree to freelance writing to becoming a beauty columnist at The New York Times to founding a fragrance line, Ellis Brooklyn. The scents are lovely and eco-friendly. The names of the scents all have something to do with writing. Learn about her story & […]

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