WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY

Episode 113, Alison Engstrom, Rose & Ivy Journal, Founder and Editor-in-Chief - Adversity Led the Way to Entrepreneurial Fulfillment | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From the time she first leafed through her mother’s magazines as a child, Alison Engstrom knew she wanted to be part of the world of magazine publis...

Episode 112, Rochelle Weitzner, CEO and Founder, Pause Well-Aging - From Anti-Aging to Well-Aging | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rochelle Weitzner, CEO and Founder of Pause Well-Aging, spent years as a C-level executive improving the bottom line of brands dedicated to the idea o...

Episode 111, Dr. Patricia Wexler, Cosmetic Dermatologist - Don’t Rush Your Life | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up with two ill parents, Dr. Patricia Wexler decided she wanted to be a doctor at the age of 5, and it was a goal she never wavered on. Or as ...

Episode 110, Camille McDonald, Advisor and Brand Consultant - When Retirement Leads to a New Career | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, hear the story of Camille McDonald, a multi-decade beauty industry veteran who came up during the peak of Christie Brinkley’s popul...

Episode 109, Georgina Gooley, Co-Founder, Billie - The Pink Tax Relief Hero | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During her time working in advertising, Georgina Gooley, Founder of Billie, discovered a pointless double standard in consumer goods: Women were being...

Episode 108, Essence Gant, Beauty Director, BuzzFeed - Skip Class, Get a Career | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Essence Grant, Beauty Director at BuzzFeed, didn’t have a specific dream job in mind back when she was in college. She just knew somewhere at the in...

Episode 107, Lauren and Rachel Piskin, Co-Founders, ChaiseFitness - Generationally Speaking | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With a nod to Mother’s Day, this week’s episode features Lauren and Rachel Piskin, the mother-daughter team behind ChaiseFitness. Lauren, a former...

Episode 106, Tina Hedges, CEO & Founder, LOLI Beauty | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Tina Hedges, Founder of LOLI Beauty, began the process of raising money for her company, she had already ticked off a lot of boxes. Proof of conc...

Episode 105, Nancy McKay, CEO Barefoot Scientist - The Importance of Off-the-Job Experience | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy McKay spent the bulk of her career faithful to one company, but the experiences that made her successful didn’t all come directly on the job. ...

Episode 104, Rachel Roff, Founder, Urban Skin Rx - Building a Business on Inclusivity | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Roff always knew she wanted to be an esthetician. So four days after graduating from college, she was back in the classroom, but this time ...

Episode 103, Blair James, Owner and Co-Founder of Bondi Sands - Branding By Instinct | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Blair James, Owner and Co-Founder of Bondi Sands, was a kid, he wanted to be a basketball player, Formula One race car driver, or a brand creator...

Episode 102, Rita Hazan, Celebrity Colorist and Product Innovator - Last (Wo)man Standing | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rita Hazan, a celebrity colorist, product innovator and salon owner, has been in business for 20 years strong. Hear how she’s managed to keep innova...

WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ | Beth Russell, Founder, House of Potentia: Smell Your Full Potential

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest, Beth Russell, Founder of House of Potentia, sits down to talk about her mission to encourage personal change through perfumery. W...

Episode 101, Beth Russell, Founder, House of Potentia - Smell Your Full Potential | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest, Beth Russell, Founder of House of Potenia, sits down to talk about her mission to encourage personal change through perfumery. Wi...

Episode 100, Trish McEvoy, Founder, Trish McEvoy Beauty - How to Lead With Joy | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, legendary makeup artist and cosmetics mogul Trish McEvoy has led her namesake brand with one focus: The customer. From making pro-quality...

Episode 99, Eloise Cheung, Editorial and Celebrity Hairstylist - When Your Career Finds You | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes a career finds you and not the other way around. That’s what happened for Eloise Cheung, a hairstylist who has clocked in over two decades...

Episode 98, Laura Slatkin, Founder and Executive Chairman, NEST Fragrances - Wall Street vs Scented Candles | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 1992, Laura Slatkin and her husband Harry both had lucrative Wall Street careers on the rise. But their entrepreneurial spirits got the better...

Episode 97, Andrea Bifulco, Founder, Nose University - The Language of Scent | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever looked into the perfume-making process, you probably know there’s someone called a “nose” involved… as in a job title, not a ...

Episode 96, Rachel Braun Sherl, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Solutions for Growth - The Vagipreneur | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you have a vagina or know someone who does, then this episode is for you. Meet Rachel Braun Scherl, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Soluti...

Episode 95, Kimberly Soane, Executive Director, Bobbi Brown - Great Intentions Lead to Great Careers | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t have a clear career path? At a crossroads? Then take Kimberly Soane’s lead. The veteran makeup artist and Executive Director of Artistry at ...

Episode 94, Natalie Ismiel, Beauty Expert and Ambassador, and Sue Ismiel, Founder and Global Beauty Ambassador, Nad’s - It’s a Family Affair | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode welcomes Natalie and Sue Ismiel of Nad’s to their first podcast recording. The former is the inspiration behind the brand, the latter i...

Episode 93, Michael Marquis, President, Vogue International - Finding the Right Corporate LTR | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For every entrepreneur you hear of, disrupting their industry of choice, there’s usually a corporate counterpart you don’t hear of, quietly team b...

Episode 92, Taryn Toomey, Founder, The Class - Undefinable | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Taryn Toomey is the founder of The Class, a mind-body fitness experience so unlike anything else, it simply was known as “the class”. In this epis...

Episode 91, Lisa Goodman, Founder, GoodSkin™ Clinics - Can You Be Too Successful? | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Goodman, Founder of GoodSkin™ Clinics, set out to create a laid-back lifestyle for herself when she opened her business. Instead, word spread l...

Episode 90, Courtney and Tye Caldwell, Founders, ShearShare - “HairBnb” | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Courtney and Tye Caldwell started as partners in life and are now partners in ShearShare, the first mobile app that lets stylists rent space on demand...

Episode 89, Brian “Gibs” Long, Founder and CEO, GIBS Grooming - The Law of Attraction | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brian “Gibs” Long, CEO and Founder of GIBS Grooming, is truly an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. When attempting to secure a loan for his first busin...

Episode 88, Erika Wasser, Founder, Glam & Go - The Accidental Entrepreneur | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Wasser, Founder and CEO of Glam & Go, didn’t mean to be a beauty entrepreneur. She was a working actor and comedian who just needed a real...

Episode 87, Lisa Price, Founder, Carol’s Daughter - The Long View | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In beauty, it’s always about what’s new, what’s next, what’s the latest brand to have. But only a few make it past the 5-year mark, and even f...

Episode 86, Alexandra Bradberry and Leiah Scheibel, Founders, The Sparkle Bar - Don’t Stop at No | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the duo behind The Sparkle Bar, Arizona’s first full-service makeup studio, Alexandra Bradberry and Leiah Scheibel. They’ve thrown away the r...

Episode 85, Delon Nelson, Founder, D&I Fitness - Radical Networking | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One of Jodi’s best networking channels hasn’t been a coworking space, professional association or trade show - it’s been her gym. So, in the spi...

Episode 84, Kathy Van Ness, COO, Golden Door Properties - You Can’t Have It All at the Same Time (And That’s Okay) | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kathy Van Ness, COO of Golden Door Properties, exudes the serene calm of someone who knows she can have it all. . . but, she says, “not all at the s...

Episode 83, Giorgos Tsetis, Co-Founder and CEO, Nutrafol® - The Power of Vulnerability | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Would you rather have a full head of hair or a healthy sex drive? Sounds like the lead up to a game of “Would You Rather. . . ” but this was the r...

Episode 82, Danya Klein, VP, Brand Relations Preen.Me - Big Fish, Small Pond; Small Pond, Big Fish | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are those who prefer the scrappiness of startup life and those who thrive in traditional corporate settings. Then there’s Danya Klein, VP of B...

Episode 81, Kim Vo, Celebrity Colorist and Entrepreneur | Day in the Life - The Importance of Intent | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

They say the road to success isn’t always easy, but celebrity colorist, entrepreneur and TV personality Kim Vo knows it also doesn’t have to break...

Episode 80, Kelly Campbell, Agency Growth Consultant & Thrive Podcast Host - Podcasters We Love | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Jodi Katz shifts the focus from beauty to media in a new mini-series called Podcasters We Love. Up at the mic is Kelly Campbell,...

Episode 79, Poppy Jamie, Founder, Happy Not Perfect & Co-Founder, Pop & Suki - The Cure For Perfect | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

By her early 20s, Poppy Jamie was already leading an enviable, “perfect” life: She was a successful TV personality, had her own Snapchat show and ...

Episode 78, Divya Gugnani, CEO & Founder, Wander Beauty - Evolution of a CEO | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hours after the birth of her daughter, Divya Gugnani, CEO and Founder of Wander Beauty, was already asking her husband if he’d be okay with one more...

Episode 77, Rachel Winard, Founder, Soapwalla - The Unexpected Upshot of Invisibility Bias | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Change can be slow. Though we’re almost two decades into the 21st century, beauty standards have only just begun widening in scope. Just ask Rachel ...

Episode 76, Cathi Singh, Makeup Artist and Owner, LemonPenny Productions - How To Be a Makeup Artist | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are some jobs you can’t get a degree in, and have no linear point of entry or even a standardized test for qualification. You know, like makeu...

Episode 75, Gina Way, Beauty Writer and Expert - The Art of Freelancing | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Freelancing isn’t for the faint of heart: No two days are the same, and neither are the paychecks. But there’s a delicious freedom that comes with...

Episode 74, Mabel Lee, Founder of Velour Lashes - Out of the Comfort Zone | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mabel Lee’s is the classic story of a hobby, born out of a desire for a better product, turned successful business. Lee created Velour Lashes while ...

Episode 73, Dawn Robertson, Co-Founder, Timeless Beauty Bar - Life After the C-Suite | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In classic corporate hierarchy, the CEO pretty much occupies the highest perch. But for those who have made it that far up, what happens when there’...

Episode 72, Elise Saetta, Macy's Fashion Director - Beauty | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Elise Saetta, Macy’s Fashion Beauty Director graduated from college in the midst of the Great Recession. With a dismal job market, no immediate pros...

Episode 71, Alicia Sontag, Partner, Prelude Growth Partners and Carla Ruiz, VP, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson - The Friendship Factor | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Consider this episode a double header on friendship and business. Alicia Sontag of Prelude Growth Partners and Carla Ruiz of Johnson & Johnson met...

Episode 70, Leigh and Jeremy Adelman, Co-Founders of Artis - Unlearning What You Know | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The story of an brilliant business idea first sketched on a napkin is the stuff of legends, but in the case of Artis co-founders Leigh and Jeremy Adel...

Episode 69, Barry Beck, Co-Founder and COO, Bluemercury - The Serial Disruptor | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Every entrepreneur has a different reason for going into business for him or herself. For Barry Beck, Co-Founder and COO of Bluemercury, it was a desi...

Episode 68, Mariya Nurislamova, CEO and Co-Founder, Scentbird/Deck of Scarlet - Failure Is Just a Learning Curve | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are we afraid of failure itself, or are we really just afraid of what other people will think of us if we fail? As a serial entrepreneur, Mariya Nuris...

Episode 67, Francesco Clark, Founder of Clark's Botanicals - A Fighting Spirit | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What can make a beauty brand unique is often the founder’s story. There’s a trust and connection that just happens when you know hey - there’s a...

Episode 66, Kristy Engels, SVP Marketing, The Beauty Strategy Group - | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kristy Engels doesn’t have a beauty line, and isn’t a retailer, either. As the SVP of Marketing and Brand Strategy at Beauty Strategy Group and Be...

Episode 65, Charlotte Cho, Co-Founder, Soko Glam | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a fan of sheet masks, you have this week’s guest to thank. Charlotte Cho, founder of Soko Glam, was your typical SoCal girl—tanned ski...

Episode 64, Daniela Ciocan, Marketing Director, Cosmoprof NA | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When Daniela Ciocan, Marketing Director at CosmoProf NA, scored her first internship at a huge legacy brand, she was surprised to learn corporate life...

Episode 63, Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien, Founder, Nannette de Gaspé - Don’t Lose Yourself Along the Way | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jodi talks to Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien, founder of skincare line Nannette de Gaspé. She pioneered the dry mask, which, despite its $100+...

Episode 62, Lauren Katz, Senior Creative Strategist, Moroccanoil - All In the Family | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Not all networking needs to happen at industry events or LinkedIn. Lauren Katz, Senior Creative Strategist at Moroccanoil, found her first job through...

Episode 61, Marcia Kilgore, Founder, Beauty Pie - What’s the Meaning of Life? | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Marcia Kilgore has held many founder titles: Founder, Bliss Beauty; Fitflops; Soap and Glory. And most recently, Founder, Beauty Pie. With this string...

Episode 60, Angie Irish, Founder, OZ Naturals - What Would You Sell For Success? | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Angie Irish was an esthetician unhappy with the efficacy of natural skin care. So she decided to start her own line. But financing this new biz didn’...

Episode 59, Erin Williams, Founder, Erin’s Faces - What’s Your Why? | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Williams had her heart set on Broadway, not the beauty industry. But for all her efforts, performing wasn’t panning out, and her day job as a m...

Episode 58, Laura Gerchik, Biologique Recherche, General Manager - If It Ain’t Broke. . . Really, Don’t Fix It | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Gerchik, General Manager of Biologique Recherche, explains why the company doesn’t jump on every new marketing trend or churn out an endless p...

Episode 57, Stacey Levine, Glo Science, Co-Founder - All In the Family | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An entrepreneur since the age of 10, Stacey Levine has been working with family one way or another for decades. The former retailer and current co-fou...

Episode 56, Laszlo Moharita, Johnson & Johnson, Global Director, Beauty Products - It’s All In the Details (That You’ve Probably Never Noticed) | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Call him a 21st century renaissance man: Laszlo Moharita, Global Director of Beauty Products at Johnson & Johnson, describes himself as a “squar...

Episode 55, Paul Peros, FOREO CEO - What I Learned From Gen Z | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a former management consultant and now CEO of personal care device brand FOREO, Paul Peros, like many Gen X’ers, spent the early part of his care...

Episode 54, Cassandra Bankson, Online Beauty Pioneer - Bullied - But Not Broken | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a model and YouTuber with over 1 million subscribers, it would seem Cassandra Bankson leads a charmed life. But just a few short years ago, she was...

Episode 53, Caroline Fabrigas, CEO, Scent Marketing Inc - The Altruisms of Networking | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Networking”. It’s a word that can conjure up ideas of aggressive, winner-take-all, shameless self-promotion, yet it’s supposed to be the most...

Episode 52, Margarita Arriagada, Consultant - You Just Know When It’s Time | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Margarita Arriagada was a high-powered retail exec who tried to dial back her career not once, but three times. After four decades of logging serious ...

Episode 51, Marisa Vara Arredondo, CEO, Founder & Face of Phace Bioactive - How Zits Can Make You a Living | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Like a lot of teenagers, Marisa Vara Arredondo had acne – really bad acne. But unlike a lot of them, she let that experience inform all of her c...

Episode 50, Amanda Thesen, Hair & Makeup Artist - This Is How Makeup Found Me | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jodi sits down with makeup artist (her makeup artist!), Amanda Thesen, who tells us how the career of your dreams may be one you never even ...

Episode 49, Joseph Quartana, Founder & Director of Six Scents Parfums & Parfums Quartana - Question Assumptions | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Never in a million years (his words) did Joseph Quartana picture himself working in fashion or fragrance, but he went on to do both, and to serious ac...

Episode 48, Carey Segal, BBCA Project Coordinator - | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ brings the unique, personal stories of our industry's most interesting people to a wide audience. It also shares the stori...

Episode 47, Matthew Stillman, Founder of Primal Derma - Stay Weird (It May Inspire a New Business) | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Stillman went from TV exec to skincare guru, a pretty big career change by any account. “I've been a full time weirdo my whole life.” he obse...

Episode 46, Amanda Baldwin, President of Supergoop! | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As president of Supergoop! Skin and Suncare, Amanda Baldwin learned early on that communication is everything - in business and life. “Nobody knows ...

Episode 45, Daniel Kaner, Oribe Hair Care | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oribe Co-founder Daniel Kaner proves that nice guys do finish first. In this episode, learn how cultivating gratitude and serenity can generate big pa...

Episode 44, Janell Hickman, Beauty Editor BET Digital | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Janell Hickman is a veteran editor who knows all too well the feeling of digital overwhelm. While her livelihood is creating content, she’s also an ...

Episode 43, Elizabeth Scherle, Co-Founder & President at Influenster | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

70% of startups don’t make it to the 10-year mark, something Elizabeth Scherle knew when she co-founded Influenster, a review platform for products....

Episode 42, Jessica Hanson, President & General Manager AmorePacific US | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Hanson may seem exactly like the “Woman Who Has It All”. At just 40, she’s president of a major beauty conglomerate and a happily marrie...

Episode 41, Gay Timmons, Founder of Oh, Oh Organic | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

16 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While Gay Timmons’ official title reads “President, Oh, Oh Organics”, one might argue to have it changed to“Organic Beauty Fairy Godmother”....

Episode 40, Jeannie Jarnot, Founder of Beauty Heroes | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a long time spa director, Jeannie Jarnot was no stranger to bathroom overwhelm. You know, that anxious feeling that happens when your bathroom has ...

Episode 39, Ewelina Aiossa, AVP of Marketing at L’Oreal’s SkinCeuticals | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Doctor dispensed? Aesthetics? Private label? Ewelina Aiossa, AVP of Marketing at L’Oreal’s SkinCeuticals, pulls the curtain back on the world of p...

Episode 38, Deanna Utroske, Editor of CosmeticsDesign.com | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As a beauty writer, Deanna Utroske has a bird’s-eye view on the industry, one that’s even more unique as Editor for trade publication CosmeticsD...

Episode 37, Evelyn Wang, Senior Vice President of Marketing of Wet N Wild | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For Evelyn Wang, the path to success wasn’t always a straight line. Becoming SVP of Marketing at Wet ‘n’ Wild took a stint analyzing boxed D...

Episode 36, Linda Mason, Makeup Artist | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Linda Mason. Do you remember a time when models did their own make-up at fashion shows and there were no promotional tie-ins backstage? Linda Mas...

Episode 35, Tim Quinn, VP Creative Artistry of Armani Beauty at L'Oreal | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Tim Quinn. VP Creative Artistry of Armani Beauty at L'Oreal. Listen as he describes how after living out of a suitcase for 16 years as a celebrit...

Episode 34, Laurent Saffre, CEO of Pierre Fabre USA | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Laurent Saffre. CEO of Pierre Fabre. Listen as this artist, pharmacist and business leader tells us how a career across three countries has been...

Episode 33, Lisa Devo & Shannon Burch, Founders of Soap & Paper | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

14 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Lisa Devo and Shannon Burch. Founders of Soap & Paper. Listen as they share how their initial connection led to over fifteen years of thrivi...

Episode 32, Annette Rodriguez, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Annette Rodriguez. Managing Director at Warburg Pincus. Listen as she walks us through how private equity impacts the beauty industry, and how sh...

Episode 31, Tiffany Andersen, CEO of Tiffany Andersen Brands | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Tiffany Andersen. CEO and Founder of Tiffany Andersen Brands. Listen as she discusses how after harrowing tragedies she made career and personal ...

Episode 30, Jane Park, CEO & Founder of Julep | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Jane Park. CEO and Founder of Julep Beauty. Listen as she discusses the gift of time, emotional responses in the workplace, and her vision that b...

Episode 29, Maggie Ciafardini, Beauty Consultant | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Maggie Ciafardini. She's learned a lot in her wide-reaching career in beauty. Listen as she shares her innovative ideas on how the giant beauty c...

Episode 27, Julie Chen, BBCA Copywriter | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 26, Justine Lackey, BBCA Finance Director | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 28, Fat Mascara | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a podcast features another podcast? Things take a turn for the meta this week as host Jodi Katz interviews Jennifer Goldstein (Execu...

Episode 25, Jan Michell, BBCA Copywriter | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 24, Andrea Halpern, BBCA Publicist | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 23, Cate Charney, BBCA Publicist | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 22, Aleni Mackarey, BBCA Agency Marketing & Project Manager | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 21, Alan Cohen, BBCA Executive Coach | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 20, Elisa Vitale, BBCA Design Director | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the Base Beauty Team! This special mini series highlights members of our Base Beauty team. Listen as they discuss their career paths, and how th...

Episode 19, Danielle Vincent, Founder of Kimiko Beauty | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Danielle Vincent, makeup artist, and founder of Kimiko Beauty. Listen as she talks about growing up as a figure skater, and how to be patient in...

Episode 18, Angela Kim, Founder of Savor Beauty | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Angela Kim. Founder of Savor Beauty. Listen as she explains how the Korean beauty rituals she grew up with inspired her work ethic and business g...

Episode 17, Tara Tersigni, COO Beauty Evolution | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Tara Tersigni. COO of Beauty Evolution. Learn about her career BBB (before Bobbi Brown) and how she is helping one of the world's most notable ma...

Episode 16, Jennifer Kapahi, Co-Founder of Tre'StiQue | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Jennifer Kapahi. Co-Founder of tre'StiQue. Discover what she learned growing up on a farm and how she uses fitness to create rhythm and balance i...

Episode 15, Nick Arrojo, Founder & Owner of Arrojo | WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY®

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Nick Arrojo. He came to the US on a one-way ticket and went on to start America's largest independent hairdressing brand. Listen as he explains h...