TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast

Tiffany Salmon talks through the ideas behind Glow Hub and what shaped it.

Rosamund Muir says her footwear brand grew out of years in Leeds and London design and advertising, a daily habit of wearing heels, and a later return to shoes after 10 years away from full-time work.

Sarah Sklavenitis says she built Messiah and Eve from a “squiggly line career” in corporate change management, where she learned to think through the eyes of an end user across global programmes.

Chris Griffin gives off-price retail a sharper job to do.

Beauty's growth creates a stock problem as much as an opportunity.

The Industry of Beauty's In Conversation speaks with Sabina Ranger, the entrepreneur behind Bella.

Beauty is booming, and this conversation looks at what that growth does to supply chains, packaging, and profit margins.

Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood trace careers shaped by luxury fashion and British Vogue, then show how that background led to Collagerie.

Neil Hurd talks about where Lovers FC meets football and fashion.

Simon Parr talks through how he built a heritage focused fashion agency after moving from sales rep work into running his own business.

Joanna Jensen talks with Sophie Smith about why Child's Farm began.

Mark Hayes talks about moving from styling into designing his own Freemans collections for the over-40s woman.

John Snare and Rachel Kelly talk through Thought’s long arc, from starting to make clothing in 1995 to the rebrand and the way the business has kept changing since then.

Dr Jane Leonard talks with Loretta Roberts about the pressures and promise of modern aesthetics.

Alison McNamara traces her path from beauty media to founding Mara.

Vicken Arslanian, founder of Europerfumes and 're-founder' of Commodity, discusses his journey from a $1.5 million loss to purchasing the fragrance brand, its innovative scent space concept, and the success of rebranding efforts and docu-series.

Jeremy Muijs, co-founder of Grown Alchemist, discusses his journey from a marketing career to launching the skincare brand, emphasizing its scientific approach to cellular renewal and sustainability.

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Anabel Kindersley says she became a customer of Neal’s Yard Remedies at 16, then later bought the British natural beauty brand with her husband Barnabas, who is co-chair and co-owner with her.

Sach Kukadia says 7879 came out of a post-Secret Sales reset, when COVID made gold look more attractive than crypto or NFTs and pushed him toward a jewelry brand built from pure metal.

Sophie Smith speaks with Dr Ate Jewel about her path through beauty journalism and broadcasting into entrepreneurship.

Olivia Francis says she left M&C Saatchi after spotting a gap in men's underwear, then built Hamilton + Hare around better fabrics, better fit, and a more considered product.

Maria Chenoweth says TRAID has 12 London stores and uses resale money from unworn clothes to fund projects in Ethiopia, Benin, Bangladesh, and Tamil Nadu.

TheIndustry.beauty’s “Human Truths” episode brings together Loretta Roberts, Avery Dennison’s Marina Gritsenko-Neynon, and Bastille Parfum CEO Sophie Maison to talk about RFID, QR codes, and transparency in fragrance.

Tom Shearsmith talks with Nick Crook about building the London-based swimwear brand Baldies.

Klaus Lindorff says Ron Dorff began in 2012-13 with five products in a Marais store, a name built from Lindorff and Thon, and a logo based on two eyelets.