MEET COLETTE COURTION: FOUNDER & CEO JOYLUX INC.
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Colette Courtion has always been a risk taker. This Seattle-based entrepreneur and innovator’s passion is to bring unique products to market that create the best experiences for women. After working for mega consumer brands Pepsi and Starbucks in leadership roles, she began her entrepreneurial career when she launched a line of medical aesthetic clinics in 2005. After building a nationally known brand and selling the company, she became the CEO/ President and Chief Beauty Innovator at JeNu, an at-home beauty device company utilizing ultrasound technology.
It was her most personal journey into motherhood and learning from her girlfriends about the unfortunate changes that occur from giving
MEET SCARLETT ROCOURT: FOUNDER OF WONDER CURL
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Before Wonder Curl, Scarlett Rocourt was using four to five different products to tame her naturally thick and frizzy curly locks to only temporarily achieve smooth definition. Frustrated by the products on the market that made claims of working miracles for curly hair, Scarlett decided it was time for her to turn her ideas for better hair days into a reality.
Knowing that a hair gel should provide smooth definition to curls of all textures, she set out to create a humidity-proof, dry and weightless product. After months of making different formulas and trial and error, the Get Set Hair Jelly was created and still remains a best seller.
BITB spoke with Scarlett about her inspiration be
MEET RONI KRAMER: FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN & CEO OF KAMEDIS
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Many years ago, while visiting the Dermatology Department of Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Chengdu, China, Roni Kramer became fascinated by the clinical strength of Chinese herbs in the treatment of skin disorders. With an understanding of the long-term side effects of conventional drugs used to treat skin conditions due to environmental changes, lifestyle, and stress, the benefits of Chinese herbology were clear.
In 1998, Roni founded Kamedis Ltd. as an R&D company that develops, manufactures and provides natural high-quality therapeutic products for skin disorders. Combining her entrepreneurial skills, attraction to Chinese herbs, and experience practicing trad
MEET DR. ROBB AKRIDGE: CO-FOUNDER OF CLARISONIC
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Dr. Robb Akridge (fondly called “Dr. Robb”) is a scientist by training who has done everything from study marine biology and botany to research AIDS vaccines and work for Sonicare. After jumping from a senior scientist for the toothbrush company to a beauty entrepreneur, the opportunity arose to start his own business. Dr. Robb cashed in his 401K and spent two years developing the assays and safety testing of the soon-to-be beauty device must-have: clarisonic.
After a few failed prototypes and learning curves, the Clarisonic came to life and sales began to grow. Shortly after, Clarisonic was featured on Oprah and the craze for the electronic beauty device took off.
BITB spoke with Dr.
