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15 Jan

Haeckels On Scaling Sustainably  – WWD

Haeckels is scaling up sustainably.  The British natural skincare and fragrance brand, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2022, used the milestone as a yr of reflection.  “It’s a yr through which we now have built the brand in a scalable and transformational way,” said Charley Vickery, Haeckels managing director. “As we’ve expanded, we’ve honored that commitment to sustainability and to the environment.”  The pledge is three-pronged, with Haeckels focused on reducing its carbon footprint, pioneering latest materials, and creating and growing less resource-intensive ingredients in lab conditions — while expanding.  The equivalent of Haeckels 2.0 was launched in July 2022. A part of the goal was to not be a sustainable brand sold in traditional apothecary-style stores, Vickery said. So Haeckels, which is...
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15 Oct

Latine Female Founders Discuss Breaking Barriers, Scaling a Business

To shut out Hispanic Heritage Month, DealmakeHers, an invite-only community of influential female executives, hosted a “Celebrating Latina Disruptors” forum moderated by MSNBC’s Daniela Pierre-Bravo and Forbes’ Maggie McGrath on Friday. On the forum, six Latina founders, including Ceremonia founder Babba Rivera; Birdies cofounder Bianca Gates; Latin American Fashion Summit cofounder Estefania Lacayo; Curamia cofounder Dafna Mizrahi; Wondermind cofounder Daniella Pearson and Cuyana cofounder Karla Gallardo, spoke about their respective skilled journeys, how they've scaled their businesses despite facing higher barriers to entry and funding and the trail toward making a business ecosystem with increased racial parity.  Kicking off the discussion, Pierre-Bravo spoke with McGrath with about her recently released book, “The Other,” which goals to function a guide for navigating the...
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