This week, hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined by Casey Georgeson, the Founder of Saint Jane. Casey discusses how she learned about the benefits of CBD, why she chose to use it in skincare products, and the challenges she faced from CBD skeptics.

This week we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes.  Hosts April Franzino and Mimi Banks are joined by the Founder and CEO of Madison Reed, Amy Errett. Amy talks about taking on an industry that has a history of doing what has always been done, and why she wanted to blow up that model. 

Host Mimi Banks sits down with Dr. Dustin Portela, a Dermatologist based in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Dustin Portela talks about he created a social media following, and how he uses that audience to educate people on how to take care of their skin.

Host April Franzino is joined this week by Colette Laxton and Mark Curry, the Founders of The INKEY List. They discuss how seeing consumers on Reddit and Facebook threads trying to get information about beauty products, inspired them to launch The INKEY List and  create simple and easy to understand products.

This week, hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined by a panel of women who lead Italian beauty brands. They discuss the differences between business in Italy and the United States, and the challenges they have encountered in their journeys.

Host Mimi Banks is joined this week by Michelle Ryan, the Head of Marketing for Better Natured. Michelle discusses her 20 year career, developing some of the most successful skincare and haircare brands on the market. She also talks about helping create the Better Natured brand, and what it was like to launch during the beginning of the pandemic.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined this week by Calvin Quallis, the Founder and CEO of Scotch Porter. Calvin talks about starting his brand out in his kitchen, and the challenges of launching during the pandemic.

Host Mimi Banks is joined this week by Ju Rhyu, the Founder of Hero Cosmetics. Ju shares how a pimple emergency led her to the idea for her incredibly successful product, the Mighty Patch. She discusses her journey since launching her brand in 2017, and what is next for Hero Cosmetics.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by Jaclyn Ferber and Adair Ilyinsky,  the Co-Founders of Ten over Ten. Adair and Jaclyn discuss how they met, and what made them want to go into business together. They also tell Denise and Jessica how they think that being their own customer is what led them to success.

Host Mimi Banks is joined this week by the Founder of the Beauty Magnet, Liz Kennedy. Liz discusses her career, from an esthetician in nursing school, to a tv personality, to creating the Beauty Magnet. She also talks about the inspiration for the Beauty Magnet, and what it makes it so innovative. 

Host Mimi Banks is joined this week by Sarah Lee and Christine Chang, the Founders of Glow Recipe. They discuss how they have built a strong community of loyal consumers through digital forums, conversations, content, panels, and events. And how this community, The Glow Gang celebrate diverse beauty through self-care and expression.  

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined this week by Allison McNamara, the Founder of Mara Beauty. Allison talks about her interesting journey from television to beauty. She also discusses how she spent two years developing a proprietary algae blend that transforms the skin.

Host Mimi Banks is joined this week by Sabrina Sadeghian and Jade Beguelin, the Founders of 4AM Skincare. Sabrina and Jade discuss why they sought to create a time-saving, low maintenance care that takes the guesswork out of skincare.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined this week by Emilie Hoyt, the CEO of Lather. Emilie tells her story about the debilitating migraines she suffered as a young girl and how she discovered they were caused by personal care products. Emilie shares how she did extensive research and found toxic ingredients that were permitted in most beauty products. She used her knowledge of ingredients and passion for natural and safe products and launched Lather in 1999.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzze Beaute, are joined this week by Indie Lee, the Founder of Indie Lee Skincare. Indie shares her fascinating story of being diagnosed with a life threatening brain tumor that doctors felt could've been caused by something she was putting on her skin. After a successful surgery, she began a new journey creating a line of clean beauty products.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined this week by Sarah Gibson Tuttle, the Founder and CEO of Olive & June. She discusses leaving the finance industry after ten years to move to LA and open Olive & June.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by the Founders of True Beauty Ventures, Rich Gersten and Cristina Nunez. Rich and Cristina discuss what they look for in brands when investing, the partnerships they have developed and how True Beauty Ventures helps to scale brands.

Host Mimi Banks sits down with Linda Wang, the Founder and CEO of Karuna Skin. Linda talks about how she discovered hydrating and rejuvenating sheet masks on a trip back to Taiwan. And her journey since launching the Karuna sheet masks in 2009.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by Cheryl Foland, the Founder and CEO of Lilah B. Cheryl discusses how she left behind a career in finance and created Lilah B, in order to make cleaner and simpler products that didn't compromise performance. 

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by Vanessa Kuykendall, the COO of Market Defense. Vanessa talks about her journey in beauty, and making the move to Market Defense. She also discussed how brands in the beauty industry are using Amazon.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick are joined this week by Tina Perez, the Director of Beauty Marketing and Product Development at FIDM. Tina discusses her background, the curriculum at FIDM, and why it gives their graduates a competitive advantage in the beauty industry.

Hosts April Franzino and Mimi Banks are joined by the Founder and CEO of Madison Reed, Amy Errett. Amy talks about taking on an industry that has a history of doing what has always been done, and why she wanted to blow up that model. 

Denise Dente and Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by the Founder and CEO of Beauty Barrage, Sonia Summers. Sonia discussed her very impressive career in the beauty industry, and explains why she chose to take her vast knowledge and use it to help emerging brands in need of full service sales support.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzz Beaute sit down with the Founders of Kinship, Christin Powell and Alison Haljun. They discuss how they struggled to find clean, high performance products that really work, for both themselves and their kids. So they set out to do it themselves, and Kinship was created.

Denise Dente and Jessica Quick of Buzz Beaute are joined by JuE Wong, the CEO of Olaplex. She discusses her unconventional career journey, where she went from a commodities trader to learning the beauty industry from the ground up.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzz Beaute are joined this week by Karen Behnke, the Founder of Juice Beauty. Karen talks about how and why she set out to find healthy skincare products that delivered results, and her journey to solve complex organic formulation challenges.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzz Beaute are joined by Rose Fernandez, the CEO of Algenist. She discusses her career path, the distribution strategy for Algenist, and setting up retail partners for success.

Hosts Mimi Banks and Alesia Lanzo are joined this week by Dr. Victoria Veytsman, a respected cosmetic dentist that has become known for her smile makeovers. She discusses her career, signs that your mouth may not be as healthy as it could be, and how she believes a healthy mouth is the cornerstone for a beautiful smile and confidence.

Hosts Denise Dente and Jessica Quick, of Buzz Beaute, are joined by Dianna Cohen, the Founder and CEO of Crown Affair. Dianna talks about what motivated her to create a new kind of haircare brand. She also discusses their mentorship program, Seedling, which connects women in the early stages of their career with leaders in a variety of industries.

Mimi Banks and Rebecca Fitts are joined by MaryAnn Guerra, the President and CEO of Aesthetics Biomedical. MaryAnn talks about the Vivace Experience, a new treatment that combines Microneedling and Radio Frequency. She also discusses the importance of understanding the skin better, and doing more personalization with products and devices in order to provide the right treatment.

Hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente of Buzz Beaute sit down with Maesa CEO, Gianni Pieraccioni, to discuss his nearly four decades of experience in the CPG and beauty industries. Gianni also talks about the dramatic changes to the market, and the skillset needed to be an effective executive in the beauty industry.

Hosts Mimi Banks and Abby Wallach sit down with Carol Christopher, CEO of Ellis Day Skincare. Carol talks about how their products are developed using skin-native active ingredients, the powerful and gentle actives that exist on healthy skin, naturally, and how the other ingredients are carefully selected to ensure they are safe and non-toxic.

Michelle Fry and Katie Baeyens are the Founders of Good Faith, a company that is redefining skincare and supplements. On this episode, hosts Jessica Quick and Denise Dente from Buzz Beaute, sit down with Katie and Michelle to discuss launching their business during the pandemic, and their passion for making affordable, highly-effective, safe formulas accessible to more women and to do it on a platform that sought to build women up and celebrate real skin. https://goodfaith.com/ https://www.buzzbeaute.com/ https://www.instagram.com/beautybizshow/

Lauren McDonald has over 30 years of experience as a Job Recruiter, and she has helped build successful teams in the beauty industry. Lauren sits down with Mimi Banks and Abby Wallach to talk about the trajectory of hiring within the beauty industry, and shares some advice to job seekers to help them land their next opportunity.

Autumn Brown Yarbrough is the Founder of Nu Standard. She joins us to talk about her family's history, with over 50 years in the haircare industry, and how she is continuing her family's legacy of Black ownership and empowerment. Autumn sits down with Mimi Banks and April Franzino to discus how she built her team, and developed products that address the underlying haircare challenges faced by most women, and the importance of women of color having a voice in the hair and beauty industry.

Kate Somerville is the Founder and CEO of Kate Somerville Beauty. Kate discusses her incredible journey, the setbacks she faced in her career, and how her fierce determination has led to her success today.

Tehmina Haider, the VP, Head of Harry's Labs has worked with consumer brands for over a decade. She discusses how she has used the lessons she learned at Harry's to start new brands, and to acquire brands that they can take to the next level.

Anisa Telwar Kaicker, the Founder of Anisa Beauty has over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry.  Anisa joins us to discuss how she has focused on creating and designing brushes that can change your skincare and makeup experience.

Christie Brinkley and Randi Shinder are veterans of the beauty industry. They have partnered together to offer at-home alternatives to invasive in-office cosmetic procedures. They sit down to discuss their journey in the industry, and their revolutionary and clinically proven Neck, Chin & Jawline Sculpting Wand.

Leah Wyar has over 20 years of experience in media and is a veteran beauty expert. She has oversaw the content for brands that reached over 20 million women a month. She discusses her journey in media, how the landscape has changed over her career, and how you can use multiple platforms to tell a more thorough story.

Renee Rouleau, Founder of Renee Rouleau Skin Care Products, has dedicated 30+ years to skin perfection. She talks about her years of hands-on experience as an esthetician and trusted skin care expert, and how she decided to create her own line of products  that are formulated for nine different types of skin.

Celeste Hilling, Founder and CEO of Skin Authority discusses her background in technology and how she used it to develop a new category of health-inspired skincare formulations with the goal of enhancing and protecting the skin’s protective barrier from environmental damage, as well as to transform the appearance of skin. 

Founder of Alpyn Beauty, Kendra Kolb Butler discusses how she left Manhattan and moved west for the open spaces of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and in the process discovered she was living amongst a forest of wild skincare ingredients.   Kendra talks about the journey in creating Alpyn Beauty, and how they became the first and only skin care line to sustainably harvest wildcrafted ingredients straight from the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Co-Founders of ArtistOnGo Dharmendra Manwani and Aarti Manwani discuss the problems they saw in the salon industry and how they started ArtistonGo to address them. They talk about bringing in some much needed technology to the space to provide creators and consumers with the flexibility, convenience and creative freedom they crave. Listen to find out how AristonGo is reforming the way  you enjoy beauty with your hairstylist.

Co-Founder of Youth To The People, Greg Gonzales, is third generation in the skincare industry. He discussed how YTTP built their family- owned brand and the challenges they faced along the way. Greg dives into how Youth To The People uses unconventional superfood ingredients, innovative science, professional skincare expertise, research, and mindful activism to create skincare for all.  

Aya Kanai, the Head of Content and Creator Partnerships at Pinterest, discusses how Pinterest is continuing to strive to give its users inspiration and ideas by connecting them to those inspiring creators. Keita Moore, Celebrity Make-Up Artist and Pinterest Creator, examines how the platform is so integral for artists in order to engage with their audience and shed light on their products.

DECIEM has a strong focus on kindness and transparency. Despite their rapid growth, DECIEM's foundation and their relationship with their consumers are both unique and something they focus on every single day. DECIEM does not incentivize mass purchasing, but instead is driven by doing good and creating great products. They put people before profit and are led by their audience and distribution channels. Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner, speaks about the differences between The Ordinary and NIOD -- two skincare lines within our happy umbrella of brands. 

Journey into the Amazon with one of the most prolific fashion designers in recent memory, Francisco Costa. He takes us beyond glitzy runways into a place that gave him inspiration for his latest creation, a beauty brand called Costa Brazil. He shares his creative process conceiving and developing a unique skincare and fragrance company with an exotic ingredient that is "food for your skin". Most indie brand founders start with product and build from there; Francisco did the opposite -- he started with inspiration.

What it takes for beauty brands to grab the attention of BuzzFeed, what kind of posts perform best (and when they fall flat), diversity as a priority, the choice to use real people instead of models, a new lifestyle platform, and the journey from social work to BuzzFeed… In this classic prior episode, Essence Gant, former Senior Beauty Editor for BuzzFeed  (an Internet media and news company based in New York with a focus on digital media), now Director of Ad Studio at Prose, joined Regina Gwynn, Abby Wallach, and April Franzino to share: Making sure all diverse voices are heard in beauty narrative Diversity as a priority from the beginning has been part of success Videos a big part of communication—don’t really use models—they use each other Real beauty, real people, real talk Trying to be funny Anything that they really love and lives up the hype—performs well Stories vs. tips doing well, products do well, consumer audience The journey from social work to buzzfeed Launched womens lifestyle platform in March “As Is” More thoughtful conversation about beauty What gets attention with products to cover Whats special about brand, sticks out from the rest Why BuzzFeed will cover super indie brands The impact of giving attention to small brands, and how it can transform their business When content falls flat Depends on what’s going on in world at moment, timing You know beauty when you seeit, finding beauty at Afropunk Instagram is pretty, and insane nails from Cardi B’s nail artist Why reflection is so important to success