Best Gemma Watts Podcasts (2024)

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Wende Zomnir | Founder of Urban Decay & Caliray 51:38

17m ago51:38

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In episode 133 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the co-founder of Urban Decay and Caliray, Wende Zomnir. Wende Zomnir is beauty industry royalty. This is the woman behind the Naked Palette, Urban Decay’s now-iconic 2010 launch that ensured this already wildly successful brand would go down in beauty history. Wende, alongside …

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Rebecca Harding & Ingrid Kesa | Co Founders of LUI 53:25

11d ago53:25

53:25

In episode 132 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the co founder of LUI, Rebecca Harding and Ingrid Kesa. This is my favourite genre, so to speak, of founder conversation to have for a number of reasons: the first being I know both Bec and Ingrid personally, and how often in life are you given an opportunity to just ask your fr…

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Shamini Rajarethnam | CEO of Rationale 44:06

27d ago44:06

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In episode 131 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the CEO of Rationale, Shamini Rajarethnam. Despite Rationale having been founded in 1992, Shamini and I agreed that it does still feel like an insider’s brand to an extent. Those of you have heard of Rationale likely first heard of it in 2011 and beyond, which is not a coinciden…

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Lindy Klim | Founder of Fig Femme 35:54

1M ago35:54

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In episode 130 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Fig Femme, Lindy Klim. I don’t really think Lindy Klim needs an introduction, however I can say fairly confidently that this interview does show a side to Lindy that I’m not so sure the general public will have seen before, despite her having spent over 25 years i…

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Jessica Sepel | Founder of JSHealth Vitamins 47:30

2M ago47:30

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In episode 129 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of JSHealth Vitamins, Jessica Sepel. Top level- at age 27 or 28, Jess Sepel and her now-husband Dean bootstrapped JSHealth Vitamins, which they launched in 2018, and it is now worth a reported $600 million, is available in 1800 retail stores in Australia, over 1000 i…

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Jo Malone CBE | Founder of Jo Loves 39:25

2M ago39:25

39:25

When I first started planning season 1 of this podcast, that I thought would be a mini series, back in 2018, I wrote a list of dream guests- bucket list, beauty industry stalwarts whose brains I wanted to pick. Jo Malone was, of course, on that list, and on her most recent trip to Australia last month, we made it happen. Jo’s story is unlike any ot…

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James Vivian | Founder of Viviology 1:08:03

3M ago1:08:03

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In episode 127 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Viviology, James Vivian. When I connect with someone over a love of beauty, whether it’s on this podcast or away from it, the thread or the through line always comes back to a feeling. I think it’s that feeling that separates people who truly love this industry fr…

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Ashli Templer | Founder of Yours Only 45:00

3M ago45:00

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In episode 126 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Yours Only, Ashli Templer. We obviously talk a lot on this podcast about identifying a gap for a product and developing out of a really genuine need, and I think the Yours Only story is probably one of the best examples of that that we’ve covered across all 6 seas…

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Adrian Norris | Founder of IKKARI 51:11

4M ago51:11

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In episode 125 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of IKKARI, Adrian Norris. I have thought Adrian Norris to be one of the most interesting brand founders in the country for many, many years now, since he co founded fashion house Aje in 2008, and I have loved watching him enter the beauty space upon founding skincare…

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Jordan Mylius | Founder of Hairification 52:08

4M ago52:08

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In episode 124 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Hairification, Jordan Mylius. You’ve heard of Hairification- from a distribution standpoint, they’re the fastest growing haircare brand in Australia having launched into 840 Coles stores in 2023 (that’s 840 retail locations from day one) and, as of last month, hit…

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Thibaud Crivelli | Founder of Maison Crivelli 41:53

5M ago41:53

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In episode 123 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Maison Crivelli, Thibaud Crivelli. I’ve made no secret of the fact that fragrance is probably my favourite category to talk about, particularly from a storytelling perspective. Thibaud talks about fragrance in a way that is unlike anything I’ve ever heard before a…

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Alessia & Marco Angele | Founders of Sunset Daze 54:30

5M ago54:30

54:30

In episode 122 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founders of Sunset Daze, Alessia and Marco Angele. What I love about talking to founders at this stage in their brand’s development (for context, Sunset Daze launched their first product, Liquid Rays, in December of 2022) is that all the really tactile bits that come with a …

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Lev Glazman & Alina Roytberg | Founders of Fresh 1:22:55

6M ago1:22:55

1:22:55

In episode 121 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founders of Fresh, Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg. This is one of the best founder stories I’ve heard in over 5 years of hosting this podcast. I don’t want to give anything away, but there’s just so much gold in here- particularly a story Lev towards the start of our chat. I…

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We're Back! Season 6 Begins on January 31 0:25

6M ago0:25

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We're back- and with a whole new surname! Gemma Dimond (fka Gemma Watts) returns to host Season 6 of the Glow Journal podcast from January 31. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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BONUS | The Secrets of La Mer with Rocio Rivera PhD 1:01:22

8M ago1:01:22

1:01:22

It’s our final episode for Season 5! I met Dr Rocio Rivera on a La Mer brand trip to Singapore in July and have been trying to get her on the show ever since. I have had a relationship with La Mer for many years now both as consumer and a working relationship, and even I have found it to be a brand with a lot of mystery surrounding it- I’ve known t…

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Martine Ho | Co Founder of Sunnies Face 37:12

9M ago37:12

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In episode 120 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co founder of Sunnies Face, Martine Ho. Martine Ho comes from a family of artists and performers, so where many people grow up thinking of creative pursuits as hobbies, Martine knew first hand that a career in the arts is entirely possible if you work for it. Born in Manila b…

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Stacey Hollands | Founder of Lust Minerals 31:18

9M ago31:18

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In episode 119 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Lust Minerals, Stacey Hollands. If you’d told a teenage Stacey Hollands that she’d one day be the founder of the country’s biggest mineral makeup brand, I don’t think she’d have doubted you for a second. What she may not have believed, however, was that in a matter…

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Indianna Roehrich | Founder of Tomorrow-Today Beauty 34:15

10M ago34:15

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In episode 118 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Tomorrow-Today Beauty, Indianna Roehrich. If you’ve worked in the fashion, beauty, or lifestyle media space in Australian in the last decade, you know the name Indianna Roehrich. Indi started her own social media management agency, Simply Social Management , in 201…

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Katherine Ruiz | Founder of People Haircare 39:15

10M ago39:15

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In episode 117 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of People Haircare, Katherine Ruiz. Katherine never pictured herself starting a beauty brand, but she has always had an interesting relationship with her hair, and that relationship was sort of a visual representation of the relationship she had with herself. Katherin…

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Noella Gabriel & Oriele Frank | Co-Founders of ELEMIS 58:37

11M ago58:37

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In episode 116 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co founders of Elemis, Noella Gabriel and Oriele Frank. This is probably the best example of serendipity that we’ve had on the show in the way that Noella, Oriele and their third co-founder Sean Harrington were brought together, each with a complementary skill set, the combin…

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Samantha Brett | Founder of Naked Sundays 1:01:24

11M ago1:01:24

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In episode 115 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Naked Sundays, Samantha Brett. Samantha Brett has always loved beauty but, despite a brief stint as a beauty writer during an internship, she only ever wanted to be a news reporter. Sam worked as hard as she possibly could to achieve the dream she’d held onto since…

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Freda & David Rossidis | Co Founders of Mr. Smith 42:56

11M ago42:56

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In episode 114 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co founder and creative director, respectively, of Mr. Smith Hair, David and Freda Rossidis. Freda Rossidis is an industry legend. Freda tells me that being a migrant to Australia, very few of her earliest memories are centred around beauty. She had no idea what she wanted to…

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Kat Burki | CEO & Founder of Kat Burki Skincare 37:21

12M ago37:21

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In episode 113 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of Kat Burki Skincare, Kat Burki. Kat had studied Healthcare Law and Health Policy at university and was working happily in the industry, occasionally picking up passion projects in interior design as a creative outlet. Upon completing an interior for her brot…

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Lauren Mackellar | Founder of ROBE Haircare 33:06

1y ago33:06

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In episode 112 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of ROBE Haircare, Lauren Mackellar. In 5 seasons of this show, Lauren Mackellar is the most inspiring guest I’ve had the joy of sitting down with. Lauren Mackellar was one of Australia’s most in demand hair stylists. In early 2022, following years of intense migraines…

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Lizzie Waley | Co-Founder of Sundae Body 37:49

1y ago37:49

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In episode 111 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder of Sundae Body, Lizzie Waley. Imagine not just trying to get customers on board with a new brand, but getting them to entirely change the way they’ve done something for their entire life. That is precisely the task Lizzie Waley was faced with on launched Sundae Bod…

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Georgia Danos | CEO & Founder of Gem 39:31

1y ago39:31

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In episode 110 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the CEO and founder of Gem, Georgia Danos. This conversation is essentially a marketing masterclass. One of Georgia’s earliest roles was at Remedy Kombucha. Now, we all know what kombucha is now, but keep in mind this was in 2014, before the brand was even on Instagram, so Georgi…

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Steffanie Ball | Founder of YŌLI 56:14

1y ago56:14

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In episode 109 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of YŌLI and En Gold, Steffanie Ball. Steffanie Ball’s ties to beauty come through YŌLI, a brand centred around “elevated bathing rituals” that was launched in December of last year with a range including luxury towelling (emphasis on the word luxury), a scent range an…

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Anna Lahey | Founder of Vida Glow 1:07:57

1y ago1:07:57

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In episode 108 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Vida Glow, Anna Lahey. Vida Glow is the number one marine collagen brand in the world, with one unit sold every four seconds. Anna doesn’t hold her cards close to her chest. From sharing the brand’s Shopify launch strategy, what goes into developing packaging and s…

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Shirin Dörig | Co-Founder of ABHATI Suisse 33:06

1y ago33:06

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In episode 107 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder of ABHATI Suisse, Shirin Dörig. A British-born Indian who now lives with her family in Switzerland, Shirin’s mother Anju has been described as a serial entrepreneur. She studied sociology and ethnology, she worked as a social worker in the UK, and was instrumental …

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Violette Serrat | Founder & CEO of VIOLETTE_FR 55:40

1+ y ago55:40

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In episode 106 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of VIOLETTE_FR and Creative Director of Makeup for Guerlain, Violette Serrat. Violette has been a bucket list guest of mine since Season 1 as I became aware of her work at something of a pivotal time, career wise, for me. Violette realised she wanted to become…

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Lars Fredriksson | Founder & CEO of Verso 43:42

1+ y ago43:42

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In episode 105 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of Verso, Lars Fredriksson. It was a love of interaction, communication, and connection that led Lars Fredriksson to the beauty world. Having spent years in business, sales and marketing, he found himself talking to a stranger at a music industry party. Lars a…

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Inge Theron | Founder of FaceGym 52:58

1+ y ago52:58

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In episode 104 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of FaceGym, Inge Theron. From early ambitions to become a CNN correspondent to a job as radio DJ, founding a branding agency to launching a board game, it was a job in the wellness space that really made Inge Theron feel as though she was home. Inge spent 11 years as …

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Julie Bowen & Jill Biren | Founders of JB SKRUB 53:01

1+ y ago53:01

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In episode 103 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founders of JB SKRUB, Julie Bowen and Jill Biren. USE CODE GLOWJOURNAL15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR JB SKRUB ORDER. Julie Bowen has been acting professionally since 1992, perhaps most notably spending 11 years in the role of Claire Dunphy on Modern Family. Jill Biren spent close to …

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Nedahl Stelio | Founder of Recreation Beauty 33:42

1+ y ago33:42

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In episode 102 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Recreation Beauty, Nedahl Stelio. Despite steadily building a name for herself as one of the country’s most influential voices in fashion and beauty media, Nedahl didn’t enter the industry with a specific niche in mind. Having worked at Girlfriend Magazine as Beaut…

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Elly Seymour | Founder of Saint Louve Skincare 46:39

1+ y ago46:39

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In episode 101 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Saint Louve Skincare, Elly Seymour. The wheels of Elly Seymour’s career journey were set in motion when she was a child with a very specific dream of wearing surgeon’s scrubs. Elly decided she wanted to be a cosmetic nurse when she was just a teenager, convincing h…

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We're Back! Season 5 Begins on February 1 0:25

1+ y ago0:25

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We're back! Season 5 of the Glow Journal Podcast begins on Feb 1st. Make sure you're subscribed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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BONUS | Scents and Sustainability with Floral Street's Michelle Feeney 24:31

1+ y ago24:31

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In the final episode of Season 4, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of Floral Street, Michelle Feeney. Michelle is, quite literally, a beauty industry icon. Headhunted by Estée Lauder Companies in 1993, Michelle is largely responsible for turning Crème de la Mer into a cult product before becoming Vice President, Global Communications o…

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Paula Begoun | Paula Returns for Episode 100! 1:00:02

1+ y ago1:00:02

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To celebrate 100 EPISODES of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Paula’s Choice, Paula Begoun. Paula was my first ever international guest back in 2018, Season 1, Episode 3, and I still receive messages about that episode to this very day. To celebrate 100 episodes and 4 seasons, we’re taking it back to basics and doi…

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BONUS | Trinny Woodall Returns! 29:15

1+ y ago29:15

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In this Bonus Episode of the Glow Journal podcast, Trinny London founder and CEO Trinny Woodall returns! It has been three years since Trinny’s last visit to Australia and her last appearance on the podcast, so I headed to her suite on her most recent trip to catch up on three years worth of beauty and business (and for Trinny and I to do our skinc…

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Kayla Houlihan | Founder of Tribe Skincare 38:18

1+ y ago38:18

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In episode ninety nine of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Tribe Skincare, Kayla Houlihan. Kayla Houlihan understands first hand just how debilitating acne and inflammation can be to a person’s confidence. It was her understanding of the impact skin heath can have on one’s confidence that led Kayla to study skin, a…

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Tina Randello | Chief Commercial Officer of Alpha-H 1:01:13

2y ago1:01:13

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In episode ninety eight of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the Chief Commercial Officer of Alpha-H, Tina Randello. Alpha-H was founded in a garage on the Gold Coast, in 1995, by the late Michelle Doherty. In the year 2000, Michelle launched Liquid Gold- a glycolic acid based resurfacing treatment the likes of which had never bee…

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April Gargiulo | Founder & CEO of Vintner's Daughter 42:48

2y ago42:48

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In episode ninety seven of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder CEO of Vintner’s Daughter, April Gargiulo. The idea for Vintner’s Daughter came to April when she was working on her family’s vineyard. She was pregnant and, as many do, was studying the ingredients lists of each product in her existing skincare routine. Apri…

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Hilary Holmes | Founder of Holme Beauty 53:07

2y ago53:07

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In episode ninety six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Holme Beauty, Hilary Holmes. Hilary discovered her love of makeup in her final year of high school, and although she tells me that initial affinity for beauty may not have come from the right place, to this day she connects to the transformative energy she f…

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Dr Clara Hurst & Dr Deb Cohen-Jones | Co-Founders of The Secret 51:45

2y ago51:45

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In episode ninety five of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder of Korres, Lena Korres. When Dr Clara Hurst opened Perth skin clinic, Blanc, having relocated to Australia from the UK, she sought the help of a pharmacist to compound prescription skincare to her clients. That pharmacist told her that, just down the road, …

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Lena Korres | Co-Founder of Korres 48:56

2y ago48:56

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In episode ninety four of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder of Korres, Lena Korres. Korres began as the oldest herbal apothecary in Athens, Greece. Whilst working there, George Korres began formulating topical cosmetics for his friends and loyal customers of the pharmacy, and word quickly began to spread. Lena Phili…

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Joanna Vargas | Founder of Joanna Vargas 49:11

2y ago49:11

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In episode ninety three of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Joanna Vargas, Joanna Vargas. Joanna Vargas tells me that caregiving is her love language. Following a number of years working as an esthetician, Joanna had grown tired of seeing clients given the same facials and being sold the same products. Driven by a …

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Natassia Nicolao | Founder and CEO of Conserving Beauty 1:00:30

2y ago1:00:30

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In episode ninety two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Conserving Beauty, Natassia Nicolao. Natassia, 28 years old and a qualified biochemist, spent the first years of her career immersed in the beauty industry, working across brands like Swisse and Elle Macpherson’s WelleCo, counting the latter as a valued ment…

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BONUS | French Girl Beauty Secrets with Emilie Roberson 27:04

2y ago27:04

27:04

July 14 is Bastille Day, the national day of France, so to celebrate we’re heroing all things French beauty- and who better to help us than the co-founder of French Beauty Co, Emilie Roberson. French skincare sales, as a category, are reportedly up 25% in the last quarter, and the appetite for hard-to-find French brands and products has never been …

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Susanne Kaufmann | Founder of Susanne Kaufmann 29:09

2y ago29:09

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In episode ninety one of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder of Susanne Kaufmann, Susanne Kaufmann. Beauty has been something of a constant thread woven throughout Susanne Kaufmann’s life. Growing up in the westernmost part of Austria, Susanne’s earliest memories are of the beauty rituals she shared with her grandmother …

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Evah Jackson | Co-Founder and Creative Director of Resoré 29:00

2y ago29:00

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In episode ninety of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder and Creative Director of Resoré, Evah Jackson. With a background in fashion, Evah Jackson has always had a fascination with aesthetics. In 2014, she co-founded Harpers Project, one of the country’s largest online homewares stores and one of the very first to rea…

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