So, You Want to Start a Beauty Brand? E-Summit Replay!


Here is the replay of So, You Want to Start a Beauty Brand? E-Summit! An interactive and curated event to dive into the need-to-knows for starting a beauty brand. A full-day e-conference that happened Dec 3rd, 8 am-4 pm ET. Thank you to everyone who joined us live! Massive thank you to our speakers, who donated their time and expertise to help make this event possible, and to our sponsors, who help keep our conferences free and accessible to anyone! Thank you to CLR Berlin and Evonik for supporting the event as a sponsor! Finally, thank you to Julia Ruby for helping us with our tech set-up! If you’re not following Julia, find her @rubysresources on IG!

A common critique of industry conferences is that they are either too expensive for attendees, geographically exclusive, close their eyes to misinformation, or all of the above. We put this event together to demonstrate how accessibility makes a difference. This is our attempt to democratize accurate information for the cosmetics industry. Interested in supporting our free e-conference initiative? Please share!

Finding all the resources as a start up is challenging. From finding an R&D partner to navigating regulations. We put together this Indie Beauty Directory featuring our speakers and sponsors, to give you a starting point!


With that, here’s the replay! Enjoy!


Full Replay (see chapter notes for individual presentations, and find the closing panel at the end of the stream!)


Individual Presentations

Business Success. Presented by Marie Drago PharmD from Gallinee Skincare.

Claims. Presented by Craig Weiss from Consumer Product Testing.

Working with a CM. Erica Douglas from @sisterscientist and mSEED Group.

Safety. Presented by Mo Kanadil PharmD @moskinlab.

Fragrance. Presented by Pia Long from Olfiction.

Formulation. Presented by AJ Addae from Sula Labs.

Legal. Presented by Avril Love from K&L Gates.

Packaging. Presented by Allison Turquoise Kent-Gunn @allisonturqoise.

Sustainability. Presented by Jen Novakovich from The Eco Well

Marketing. Presented by Eber Bodmer  from Independent Beauty Association.

Regulatory. Presented by Simmone Swafford DRSc from Vogue Regulatory Consulting.


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR HELPING US MAKE THIS E-SUMMIT FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE!

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