Building a Business
This 27-Year-Old’s ‘Bulletproof’ Business Strategy Led to $1 Million in Sales in 7 Minutes
Mikayla Nogueira reveals how the tactic helps a brand "explode."
By Amanda Breen
Beauty
Thought Leaders
This Founder Needed to Pivot — Hard — After a Cancer Diagnosis. Now, Her Bootstrapped Makeup Brand Is on Track to Be in 600 JC Penney Stores.
Cece Meadows, founder of Prados Beauty, is on a mission to share Indigenous history, resiliency and beauty with the world.
By Amanda Breen
Thought Leaders
‘I’m Not Going to Change the World by Myself, But I Can Start.’: How UOMA Beauty’s Founder Merges Activism and Makeup to Fight for Change
Sharon Chuter is trailblazing her way through the beauty industry while fighting for equality, equity and representation for women and the Black community.
Building a Business
How to Work in the Fashion or Beauty Industries
With Trendimi, course categories include beauty, fashion, home, business, event planning, and more.
Thought Leaders
How This Former Investment Banker Tapped into 5,000-Year-Old Skincare Traditions to Start His Own Brand
As Neel Patel builds his skincare brand Après Pacific, here are three lessons he has learned along the way.
By Mita Mallick
Thought Leaders
How This Founder Is Challenging Us to Unlearn Toxic Expectations When it Comes to Beauty
Priyanka Ganjoo is on a mission to challenge our relationship with makeup.
By Mita Mallick
Thought Leaders
How Supergoop! CEO Amanda Baldwin Uses Her Wall Street Experience & Brand Expertise to Create Value and Scale the Business Profitably
Baldwin shares 10 of the most valuable leadership lessons she's learned in her career.
By Jason Nazar
Building a Business
100 Things You Need To Know To Succeed In The Modern Beauty Industry
These beauty moguls and industry influencers offer their experience in the highly sought-after and competitive cosmetics market.
Thought Leaders
5 Beauty Products Every Traveling Entrepreneur Needs in Her Suitcase
Start or even keep your skincare routine while on the road.
Thought Leaders
How These Teen Sisters Make $20 Million a Year
Da Bomb Bath started as a hobby when Caroline and Isabel Bercaw were in middle school. Six years later, their products are sold nationwide.
Thought Leaders
She Was Rejected On Shark Tank. Then She Used That To Her Advantage.
Melissa Butler knew her line of brightly colored lipsticks would be a hit. So when the beauty industry ignored her, she kept moving forward.
Online Presence
How This Writer-Turned-Entrepreneur Leveraged Her Experience to Create a Beauty Line That’s Sold at Sephora
Zoë Foster Blake, founder of Go-To Skincare, shares how she juggles her myriad of projects.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Factors Moderating the Success of Beauty Industry
Wella Professionals Discusses the Things Beauty Industry Survives on
Online Presence
How Left Shark’s Super Bowl Performance Inspired a Makeup Artist to Launch Her Instagram Career
Ryan Kelly creates incredible art on her lips inspired by the likes of Harry Potter, Cup O' Noodles and the Rolling Stones -- and it's gained her nearly 73,000 Instagram followers.
By Hayden Field
Thought Leaders
How This Former Makeup Artist Broke the Rules to Create a YouTube Community of More Than 2 Million
Jackie Aina's beauty tutorials for women of color have made her beloved by fans.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Very Unattractive People Earn Significantly More Money, Study Says
Beautiful people arguably have an easier life -- they're happier, healthier, and have more friends. But a new study turns this theory on its head.
Human Resources
5 Ways to Overcome the ‘Beauty Bias’ That Can Hold Your Career Back
How to give yourself every advantage when something like your weight can impact your earnings by nearly $400,000.
By Nina Zipkin
Online Presence
Why Beauty Hack Guru Huda Kattan Turned Down a $185,000 Instagram Sponsored Post Deal
The makeup artist grew her audience by helping people overcome their beauty issues.
Online Presence
How This Woman’s Life Completely Changed After She Posted a Beauty Tutorial for Brown-Skinned Women on YouTube
Deepica Mutyala's second video went viral, which opened new opportunities for her.
Building a Business
5 Things Beauty Brands Can Teach You About Active Listening to Ensure Growth
The beauty industry's recent ongoing success is driven by one precious skill: active listening.
By Mia West
Business News
How a Little Lipstick Could Add Thousands to Your Paycheck
Going makeup-free could cost you.
Entrepreneurs
Hey, Book Lovers: Now You Can Smell the Part
Even if you're surrounded by tech, you can always make your office smell like vintage pages.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Mattel Introduces New Body Types for Barbie
Tall, curvy and petite toys are now available so girls can 'find a doll that speaks to them.'
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
How Victoria Tsai Turned a Geisha Secret Into a Cosmetics Innovation
One entrepreneur's skin problem led to a centuries-old discovery that is one of the hottest trends in beauty.
By Tracy Byrnes
Buying a Franchise
This Franchise Gives Hair Stylists a Salon of Their Own Without the High Costs
Phenix offers hair stylists, manicurists and other beauty workers a suite where they can run their own show.
By Jason Daley
Marketing
Shhh! This Philadelphia Hair Salon Is Putting a Stop to Awkward Small Talk
Stylists at BLO/OUT Blow Dry Bar are trimming more than just hair. They're cutting out the chit chat, too. Here's why.
Thought Leaders
These Small Cosmetics are Shaking Up the Beauty Industry in a Big Way
A direct-to-consumer beauty line puts portability first.
By Carren Jao