MEET JACK JIA – FOUNDER AND CEO OF MUSELY
Jack Jia, Founder and CEO of Musely, is a 4-time serial entrepreneur who has founded and led several successful technology companies. Musely, a telemedicine technology leader providing medical treatments for skin conditions & skin care, is one of the fastest growing US-based DTC telemedicine companies of 2021. Jack has been a partner & advisor for GSR Ventures, TSVC, and others, with a focus on internet, mobile, and software investments – a dozen of his early bets have become unicorns with a combined value exceeding $100 billion.
Jack was the founder & CEO of Baynote, Inc., a leading recommendation software company. Before founding Baynote, Jack was the founding CTO at Interwo
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.
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MEET AMANDA GORECKI, ARNP – FOUNDER OF HEALING WATERS SPA
Amanda Gorecki, an advanced registered nurse practitioner and the founder of Healing Waters Spa (with locations in Witchita KS, Durham NC and Columbia SC) knows that to make a real difference, healing must take place on the inside first.
She founded the spas around these principles of healthy living and the healing powers of water. “It is our mission to be a place of sanctuary and retreat. It is a place of healing and restoration in every sense,” she says. “We aim for our clients to feel good about themselves, and project positivity to the world around them.” These same ideologies apply to her skin care line Pure MD® Skin Science.
Gorecki spoke to Beauty in the Bag about he
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