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Boardroom Beauty
Hosted by Lydia Drakeford · ENGLISH
The Boardroom Beauty Podcast exists to cultivate community and conversation amongst the best in beauty. Tune in for weekly interviews with "Boardroom Beauties" who are advancing the industry through inclusion and innovation. Follow for more on instagram @boardroombeautypod
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A News Debrief with Tatiana Pile, Managing Editor at Glossy on Fenty Hair, Beauty & Sports, Mental Health Awareness Month and more
Jun 13, 202400:54:59Tap to summarizeTatiana Pile joins Boardroom Beauty Podcast to give us a debrief on all of the industry buzz. As a Managing Editor at Glossy, her role is to cover the evolving nature of the beauty and wellness industry at their intersection of business, tech, and pop-culture. In this episode with Tatiana we discuss: The challenges of being an underrepresented beauty editor in the trade publication space Fenty’s expansion into the hair care category and celebrity beauty brands Beauty’s commitment (and lack thereof) to heritage months Beauty’s return to Youtube after Jackie Aina’s first GRWM in two yearsThe opportunity for beauty to lean into sports marketing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hannah Harris, Founder of Brown Girl Hands & Brand Marketer at Summer Fridays on Inclusion via Content and Branding
Jun 4, 202400:42:12Tap to summarizeHannah Harris is a Los Angeles-based marketer, creator, and advocate known for her work at the intersection of beauty, culture, and community. Currently working in Brand Marketing at Summer Fridays, her beauty aareer started in 2020 when Hannah founded Brown Girl Hands, turning an online community addressing the lack of diversity on our social media feeds into a content studio working with Glossier, Merit, Summer Fridays, Allure, Sephora, and Essie, you name it. The youngest honoree on Glossy's "Top 50 Fashion and Beauty Changemakers" list in 2020, Harris was a finalist for the Fashion Scholarship Fund and Chairman's Award in 2021 and was named to Ulta Beauty's "MUSE 100" and received the inaugural CFDA x Coach Dream It Real Scholarship in 2022. She has been profiled in British Vogue, Elle UK, The Cut, and Nylon, among other publications. Harris also serves on the Equity Committee for the Fashion Scholarship Fund, an organization that oversees Virgil Abloh's Post-Modern Scholarship, of which she was an inaugural recipient.In this episode Hannah share's the making of Brown Girl Hands and her perspectives on inclusion via brand, content marketing, and community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Brand & Product Marketer KiKi Donaldson's Day in the Life at Glossier
May 21, 202400:46:50Tap to summarizeKewanna (KiKi) Donaldson has been Glossier’s Senior Manager of Brand & Product Marketing at Glossier since the pandemic, a very pivotal and critical time for the brand. With her leadership, she’s supported major brand initiatives from the expansion of their brick & mortar presence, bringing product innovation to life, and sustaining the strength of their core via reanimation. KiKi’s background in sports and hospitality taught her what experiential excellence entails. She is a people-first marketer storyteller and committed to the mission. In this episode, we explore the brilliant mind of KiKi as she shares her career and personal beauty journey. In this episode we discuss: ✨Her life as a Product & Brand Marketer✨Inclusion via retail expansion ✨What good leadership looks like ✨Glossier’s goal to become a 100-year-old brand✨Showing up authentically at work ✨Her Top Shelf & what beauty means to her Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Building & Engaging a Black Beauty Community with The Black Beauty Club Co-Founders Tomi & Asmeret
May 15, 202401:00:16Tap to summarizeThe Black Beauty Club Co-Founders, Tomi Talabi & Asmeret Berhe-Lumax, give us the build to their current success in co-founding an international black beauty community. The Black Beauty Club is a community born from the pandemic, originating on the Clubhouse app. It has since flourished into in-real-life events and forums as well as an active online community. The purpose of The BBC community activations are to "drive insightful thought leadership & cultural conversations around the Black Beauty space". Topics discussed are alway timely, relevant, and often requested by their members. Engagement and trust have been paramount factors to the growth and advancement of the organization. With a mission "to galvanize and quantify our economic and cultural impact as businesses and consumers to drive a stronger ecosystem", Co-Founders Tomi & Asmeret have become subject matter experts in the unique opportunities within the black beauty space including: the state of funding, community engagement, representation in brand leadership, and culture.Tune in Tomi & Asmeret their insights & thought leadership surrounding black beauty topics (community, founder funding, corporate representation, brand failures, and more) as well as the evolution and mission story behind The Black Beauty Club! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Brooke DeVard of Naked Beauty Podcast Gives Us the Secret Sauce to Her Unconventional Beauty Career
Apr 2, 202400:43:40Tap to summarizeBrooke DeVard started the Naked Beauty Podcast 8 years ago when she couldn't find the depth of conversations she wanted to hear in beauty. With Naked Beauty she hosted guests from across the industry and has built an engaged community of Beauty Enthusiasts ranging from consumers to seasoned professionals. She has spent a bulk of her traditional career in marketing within Fashion, Media, and Tech before becoming a full time entrepreneur, content creator, and industry thought-leader in beauty. Brooke is thriving in the swim lane she has created for herself. In this episode, She joins Boardroom Beauty to share how she did it.Join us as we discuss: A milestone of a Naked Beauty episode with Alicia Keys and celebrity beauty lines Her career influences and sources of inspiration What she gained from Corporate America Pivoting from years as a corporate marketer to full time entrepreneur The behind the scenes of building her brand Her hopes and dreams for the future of Naked Beauty Brooke can be found at @brookedevard and @nakedbeautyplanetThis episode was produced in partnership with Moyo Media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lydia Drakeford, Podcast Host & Senior Partner Manager of Beauty at Google Completes Season 1 of Boardroom Beauty
Dec 27, 202300:37:58Tap to summarizeLydia Drakeford is the Producer and Host of the Boardroom Beauty Podcast. In this final episode of season 1, Lydia is interviewed by Tori Douglas, a former guest of the podcast and Manager of Digital Experiences at Fresh Beauty. Together they reflect on the first season of Boardroom Beauty and Lydia's aspirations for Season 2 as she expresses her gratitude for the new community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Toni Payne, Topicals' New Head of Influencer & Brand Strategy Makes Her Beauty Debut
Oct 20, 202300:48:15Tap to summarizeToni Payne has joined Topicals as their new Head of Influencer Marketing & Brand Strategy after spending her career in fashion, bringing the Coach brand back to life and previously in music, working alongside artists like Doja Cat, SZA, Solange Knowles at RCA & Interscope Records. Toni is bringing a fresh perspective to the beauty industry with her diverse experiences and robust network.Tune into this episode for: 💄Toni’s beauty debut from fashion & music 🤝🏾Building a transferable community 🤳🏾Marketing Chat: Influencer, Virtual Reality, Branding💅🏾Top shelf & style inspo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Delanique Millwood, Founder & CEO of Skintellect has Reimagined a Marketplace for Black Beauty
Oct 11, 202300:49:13Tap to summarizeDelanique Millwood, the CEO of Clear Skin, is now also the CEO & Founder of Skintellect. Skintellect is a carefully curated marketplace selling nothing but the best with the purpose of Amplifying Black Beauty Brands. Delanique has taken an editorial approach to social commerce, marrying storytelling, education, and e-commerce for a seamless experience. With Skintellect, beauty shoppers are connected back to the African diaspora with access to the richness of the continent via beauty products. Delanique's background as the Co-Founder of Bond Official, a research consultant for luxury skincare brands such as La Mer, recipient of UCLA's Cosmetic Sciences certificate and a content creator make her more than ready to make a lasting impact in this space. Tune into this episode with Delanique for: ✨Her introducing of Skintellect.co✨Her top shelf ✨Her background and founder journey✨Her approach to amplifying black beauty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Simedar Jackson, Founder, Of Other Worlds: Creating a More Inclusive Universe in Skincare
Sep 29, 202300:51:53Tap to summarizeMeet Simedar Jackson! The founder of Of Other Worlds Skincare👽🛸, a clinically conscious skincare brand for the skin-curious. Simedar is creating a universe in which beauty is ungoverned via the skincare experience by empowering via education, innovating with empathy and expertise, and co-creating alongside community. Of Other Worlds has been incredibly successful in their early stages, winning Glossier’s 2023 grant, joining Sephora’s Accelerator and more!Tune in to hear Simedar’s journey as we discuss: 💫Founder journey and learnings💫Transcending industry boundaries💫A new approach to inclusion in beauty 💫Winning Grants & Founder Recs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Roya Shariat, Glossier's Director of Social Impact & Brand Partnerships on Shooting Career Shots & Glossier's 2023 Grantees
Sep 19, 202300:44:28Tap to summarizeMeet Roya Shariat✨, the woman behind Glossier's Social Impact and Brand Partnerships such as their WNBA partnership and their Grant Program that invests in Black beauty entrepreneurs to address legacies of inequity, exclusion, and barriers to fundraising.In this episode, we sit down with Roya Shariat✨ to chat: 🏀Shooting her shot in her career 🤝🏾Social Impact & Partnerships at Glossier💖Rundown of Glossier’s 2023 Grantees 🗝️Advice for future Glossier Grant applicants Learn more about this year's Glossier Grantees hereLearn more about Mamaan & Me hereFollow Roya on IG here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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