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15 Jan

Beautycounter’s Gregg Renfrew Steps Down, Latest Hires Made Under

Gregg Renfrew has stepped down from her role as executive chair and chief brand officer at Beautycounter — the beauty brand she launched in 2013. “We're very grateful for Gregg’s visionary leadership as founding father of Beautycounter and a pioneer of the clean beauty movement,” Beautycounter told WWD in an exclusive statement. “Her impact on the sweetness industry over the past 10 years has been enormous. We wish her all the perfect in her next chapter and are especially appreciative of her continued support because the number-one advocate of our brand and its mission. We sit up for continuing to construct upon the corporate’s great success on this next phase of growth.”    Renfrew, a longtime leader in “clean” beauty and cosmetics reform, couldn't be...
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8 Jan

Stitch Fix CEO Elizabeth Spaulding Steps Down, Company Cuts

Things have turn into a bit unstitched at Stitch Fix. Amid a slumping business, Elizabeth Spaulding has relinquished her role as the corporate’s chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective Thursday. As well as, Stitch Fix said it is going to cut 20 percent of its salaried positions. Founder and former CEO Katrina Lake has been named CEO, effective Thursday, and can serve in an interim capability for six months or until her successor is appointed, unless otherwise agreed by Lake and the board of directors. “I sit up for stepping back in to steer the business and dealing closely with the board of directors to discover a successor going forward,” Lake said. “My fellow board members and...
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29 Dec

7 Steps To Bounce Back Stronger Than Ever After

Step into any latest social situation—whether a banquet, a coffee date or a DM—and certainly one of the primary questions you’re more likely to be asked is, “So, what do you do for a living?”   For higher or worse, much of our identity is tied to our careers. With a lot of who we're defined by what we do, losing a job can take a heavy toll on our sense of self.  “Job loss comes with a lack of identity, routine, community, life vision, and financial security,” Dr. Tega Edwin, founding father of Her Profession Doctor, told ESSENCE. With massive job cuts across the tech sector, many individuals are currently grappling with that sense of loss. Up to now this 12 months, greater than...
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18 Nov

Biden’s Head of The Small Business Administration, First Black

Natalie Madeira Cofield made history because the highest-ranking Black woman within the Biden Administration when last yr, she was named because the assistant administrator for the Office of Women’s Business Ownership, a division inside the Small Business Administration. Just ahead of Women’s Equality Day, she announced she’s exiting the role to concentrate on supporting female founders like herself to succeed in their fullest potential. Madeira Cofield was pivotal in leading the SBA’s $100 million Community Navigator Pilot Program, which is aimed toward supporting underrepresented groups tap into governmental financial assistance, contract procurement and marketing. This system was an extension of the American Rescue Plan, an act that was endorsed by Biden last March. “My profession has been coloured by my...
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