Posts by The WELL Team
#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Jacquelyn DeJesu, Founder/CEO/Inventor of SHHHOWERCAP, Uses Daily
Jacquelyn DeJesu is the founder and CEO of DEEJAYZOO, a female-focused design and innovation company. Her first product launch, flagship brand and team’s current focus is SHHHOWERCAP, a fashion-forward reinvention of the shower cap that has been optimized for both form and function. As an advertising creative, Jacquelyn spent more than a decade building brands…
Read More#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Naa-Sakle Akuete, CEO of Eu’Genia Shea, Uses In Her Daily Routine
After attending Wellesley College (with a stint at the London School of Economics), Naa-Sakle Akuete, CEO of Eu’Genia Shea, spent four years in finance working for Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Her position there entailed studying business models, understanding their opportunities and pitfalls, and being able to communicate these strategic opinions into a succinct investment…
Read More#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Lauren Bosworth, Founder of Love Wellness, Uses In Her Daily Routine
Lauren Bosworth, the 32-year-old entrepreneur behind the inclusive feminine healthcare brand Love Wellness, could be the poster child for how to leverage a platform. Lauren fled the popular reality TV show The Hills and her life as a reality TV star in favor of shifting her focus to creating and running a feminine care brand…
Read More#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Gertie Wilson, Founder of Elevé, Uses In Her Daily Routine
Gertie Wilson is founder and creative director of the nontoxic, award-winning beauty line, Elevé Cosmetics. She has more than a decade of experience as a makeup artist and when she’s not working on location, you can often find her in one of the two Elevé retail locations. She and her husband live in Austin with…
Read More#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Cynthia Besteman, Founder & CEO of Violets Are Blue Skincare, Uses In Her Daily Routine
After moving to NYC from Seattle to work as an actress on Broadway for 10 years, Cynthia Besteman got tired of working and having not money. So, she switched careers and went into real estate, which only made her tired of having money, but no life. Then came a breast cancer diagnosis in 2011. “To…
Read More#MyCleanBeautyShelf: What Rachel Taylor, Owner of Fig & Flower Natural Beauty, Uses In Her Daily Routine
Fig & Flower, the Atlanta-based clean beauty boutique, believes that using natural, eco-friendly products is the safest and most effective way to look and feel your best. It was founded on the idea that finding safe and effective products should be convenient and simpler, given that there are so few regulations on personal care products.…
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