The Happi Podcast

Unilever recently debuted Find Your Happy Place – a new bath and body brand in partnership with Walmart. The launch included four collections inspired by real consumers’ happy places. Greg Ross, vice president of Skin Cleansing at Unilever, spoke with Happi about the launch.

Greg Dicum digs into the numbers and shares insight into how to navigate this evolving and growing marketplace.

Dr. Frauke Neuser speaks to Happi about this gender equality initiative, her own journey in cosmetic chemistry and what's happening at Olay.

Godrej North America is a leading company in the personal care space, with brands such as African Pride, Strength of Nature and more. Behind those brands are Kendria Strong (EVP of Marketing and Innovation) and Akuba Torvikey Dawkins (Head of Product Development). In this podcast, they discuss the challenges of working in new product development, their careers, and how to carve out one's own space in the beauty business.

Joni Rogers-Kante is the founder, CEO and chairwoman of SeneGence, a direct to consumer skincare and makeup company. In this episode of the Happi Podcast, Rogers-Kante discusses the company’s top-selling products, its efforts to provide aid during the coronavirus pandemic, and other recent developments.

In this episode of the Happi Podcast, John Toner, director, marketing and innovation at Aprinnova, talks about new developments in the personal care business like clean beauty, boosting the microbiome and a new plant-based silica for sun care, cosmetics and other applications. Also, he discusses CBD products. 

Carole Diarra, chief marketing officer of Arbonne, discusses the company's new B Corp certification and why the 40-year old firm remains a leader in beauty and wellness.

In this episode of The Happi Podcast, Tom Branna, editor of Happi, speaks with Karen Doskow, a director for the beauty & personal care practice of Kline & Company. Doskow has over 30 years of experience in the beauty, home care and related markets. What does personalization in the beauty space look like? Who does it benefit the most? What are the different ways marketers are using personalization? Find out this and more…

Naturals brand Kopari Beauty—best known for its use of coconut as a hero ingredient—is tapping the wealth of benefits that CBD promises in both wellness and personal care. Jeremy Lowenstein discusses his company’s use of a unique cold pressed CBD powder and how CBD and coconut make a perfect pair.

Celebrity icon Suzanne Somers has made her mark on the beauty world with her Suzanne Selects monthly subscription box of organic products. Additionally, she has published 27 best-selling books with a recent launch, “A New Way to Age”. In this episode of The Happi Podcast, Somers discusses her new book, what's new in beauty supplements and her techniques for aging well.

Actress Danielle Fishel is best known for her role as Topanga on 90s teen television sitcom ‘Boy Meets World.’ Since then, she’s become a mom and recently launched a novel new hair care line called Be Free. In this episode of The Happi Podcast, Fishel talks about her new range of natural formulations.

A product & technical specialist and certified trichologist at Bosley Professional Strength, Michelle Blaisure is in charge of the educational programs that Bosley employs to teach stylists about hair. In this episode, Happi's Tom Branna asks Blaisure about trichology, scalp skin, hair products and more...

Codex Beauty, founded in Silicon Valley, is a beauty collective that uses organic and vegan ingredients, plant-based preservatives and sustainable packaging. In this episode, founder Barbara Paldus and Happi’s Christine Esposito discuss Codex’s new line, how the collective is building its business on key pillars and more.

It’s all about the beauty conversation. Social media platforms are constantly evolving. But, what’s old is new again! There is a return to the “clean” ethos in skin care; shoppers want to minimalize their routines and also covet products with better ingredients. Look out for the Clean Beauty seal at Sephora.