We Need To Talk About Ben Bennett: The Beauty Industry's Billion-Dollar Brand Maker
Female Founder WorldShow Notes
This week is a masterclass in three completely different paths to building a brand people actually care about. We start with Ben Bennett, beauty exec behind The Center , the incubator quietly responsible for Naturium, Phlur, and, as of this week, the newly sold Saltair. From there we head to Wall Street, where Reformation just went public, and chat about what it actually means for a brand this culturally loved to make it this far! Then we close out with the brand we can't stop thinking about: Butter Girl NYC. No investors, no incubator, just a genuinely good idea and impeccable content.
Then we finish off with the Build In Public challenge brought to you by Adobe Express, the free tool you can use to create anything and access at adobeexpress.com and join the conversation in the Female Founder World app.
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