Take #50 - From Kitchen Startup to $3.5M Brand: The Three Ships Beauty Story

From mixing DIY skincare in a kitchen to building one of Canada’s fastest-growing women-led beauty brands, this episode of THAT DIGITAL TAKE goes deep with Connie & Laura, co-founders of Three Ships Beauty. In this candid, founder-to-founder conversation, we unpack how Three Ships Beauty disrupted the clean beauty and natural skincare space with transparency, science-backed formulas, and truly accessible price points. Connie and Laura share the real story behind bootstrapping the brand, raising ~$3.5M CAD in institutional funding, and navigating hyper-growth in a crowded beauty market. We also explore the human side of entrepreneurship, including how Laura’s brain tumour diagnosis reshaped their definition of risk, leadership, and success, and how their friendship and co-foundership evolved through life’s hardest moments. If you’re a beauty founder, entrepreneur, content creator, or consumer trying to make sense of clean beauty claims, this episode is packed with insight you won’t hear anywhere else. ✨ In this episode, we cover: • How Three Ships Beauty grew from a kitchen startup to national recognition • The biggest myths around clean beauty & natural skincare • Bootstrapping vs. raising capital — mindset shifts founders don’t talk about • Balancing affordability, ingredient integrity & transparency • How to simplify your skincare routine (without falling for marketing noise) • The role of content in educating, not just selling • How Gen Z is reshaping the beauty industry • Leadership lessons for women-led brands • Redefining success beyond revenue and recognition Whether you’re building a brand, navigating entrepreneurship, or just trying to shop smarter in the beauty aisle, this conversation will change how you think about skincare, business, and modern leadership. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe to THAT DIGITAL TAKE for weekly conversations at the intersection of beauty, business, and pop culture.