Journey to Beauty

On Journey to Beauty, I had the honor of sitting down with the incredibly talented Koko Gonza—musician, artist, and one of our Global Beauty Voices featured in the Tanzania chapter of The Global Beauty Journey!

Discover the incredible journey of Dondrill Glover, Founder of AHMESA " To the Table" as she combines social impact and beauty in her business and journey to beauty. Dondrill beauty journey has indeed come full circle. Having previously conceptualized Abc carpet's home 1st Beauty and Wellness day with Abc's Event Director. Now, she takes the stage as Global Handmade Ambassador, Podcast Host and Senior Marketing Producer and Ethical Design at NYNOW, American Handcrafted and Global Trade Markets. She's a social entrepreneur working in developing countries, a member of UN women and Sr Consulting Partner for the International Social Impact Institute. What sets Dondrill apart is her unwavering commitment to both social impact and beauty, making her a true trailblazer in her field. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in 2022. Dates have changed prior to release. #DondrillGlover #AHMESA #SocialImpact #BeautyTrailblazer

On our PODCAST we journey to India. My first trip to start around the world beauty, was saved by an angel, thought it would be cool to wear shorts on local buses, and how I ended up capturing the most beautiful images that would forever change my brands mission.    PLUS we interview the inspiring beauty entrepreneur Aishwarya Sawarna Nir founder of Global Beauty Secrets. Her company is a celebration of the collective wisdom of womankind and what is so amazing about Global Beauty Secrets is that they are merging ancient rituals and beauty secrets of women from around the world with the latest scientific knowledge.    To learn more about this game changer, listen to our interview with Aishwarya.  Global Beauty Secrets launched in June 2018. Today her company contains product lines that are inspired by Greek, Egyptian, Indian, Japanese and Turkish ingredients and rituals. 

A new season sharing global beauty stories from women around the world. An insider look at the making of a travel company inspired by the culture and thread that unites us in beauty. This is our short trailer giving you a description on what to expect on upcoming episodes.

“Beauty is not exclusive; it is for everyone.” - In the podcast we interview Maria Karr, founder of Rumore beauty, the first Russian beauty store in the US with handpicked skincare products from her native land. Rumore's mission is to introduce the US market to the natural and potent skincare of Russia. With a mix of traditional ingredients and modern technology we get the absolute best of what the country has to offer in terms of beauty. What is Russian beauty? Listen to our new Podcast Episode and head over to our blog for our newest interview with Maria Karr, founder of Rumore beauty. Rumore Beauty, which stands for “more Russian beauty”, soft launched in February of 2021 and has already gained buzz. The store has been featured in magazines such as Allure and Vogue Russia amongst others and Maria's goal as the founder is to continue to spread the word about Russian beauty to the world. Follow them https://www.instagram.com/rumorebeauty

On this Journey to Beauty PODCAST Episode, we focus on the power of Indie Beauty Brands. Our host Stephanie Flor shares her insight into the world of Indie, and then follows with an interview with Jillian Wright, Co-Founder of Indie Beauty Expo. An organization that provides a platform to recognize, showcase and celebrate independent beauty brands and the success of the entrepreneurs behind them. Having been in the beauty industry for over 15 years, Jillian is a renowned celebrity esthetician, spa owner, and founder of her own skincare brand, Jillian Wright Skincare. In this episode, we got to the bottom of now to successfully start an indie brand, chatted about culture and hashed out the importance of self-care and sustainability in the modern beauty world. #JillianWright #IndieBeautyExpo www.indiebeautyexpo.com

After visiting over 70 countries, they discovered unique beauty is found everywhere. Inspired by this, they created Nomad Cosmetics in 2015 to bring to life the beauty and local character of different destinations they love. However it started a few years earlier when Antti and Felicia met while working on Max Factor cosmetics together in Geneva Switzerland in 2006. We found a connection in not only their work in cosmetics but also in their love of travel, exploration and discovery. Quickly they began to date and within a year went on their first Around the World trip. They visited 5 destinations in 3 week and went all the way around the globe. Words could not describe how life altering it was to us. - Nomad Cosmetics We had the pleasure of traveling to three different countries with Nomad Cosmetics leading the way. We love how each palette truly deep dives you into each culture. Sharing a story and beauty of each color inspired by a different part of the world. Make sure to listen to the full episode.

We sat down with Lyndsay Green, Founder of Beauty Atlas Magazine. A digital platform for travelers and the culturally-curious who don’t have a trip planned, Beauty Atlas allows women to learn beauty secrets from women in other countries. Green blends her passions for travel and beauty by scouring the globe to uncover the world's best-kept beauty secrets one destination at a time. We chatted about her Journey to Beauty, and her transition from being a beauty editor to world traveler.

Global beauty secrets. Cultural traditions. Indigenous ingredients. Around The World Beauty interviewed founder Nyakio Kamoche Grieco, a first-generation American of Kenyan descent, who partnered with Sundial Brands to bring global secrets of naturally ageless beauty to the U.S. market with a brand called Nyakio. Come share with us her Journey to Beauty.

On this new Journey to Beauty PODCAST Episode, we interviewed Tina, Founder & CEO of LOLI Beauty. They're on a mission to stir things up and have women take beauty into their own hands and start blending! #lolibeauty Pure. Potent. Personalized™ www.lolibeauty.com “Beauty and how you make it are as important as the product themselves” – Tina Hedges, Founder of LOLI Come learn her Journey to Beauty.

We interviewed ADRIANA AYALES FOUNDER & HERBALIST of ANIMA MUNDI HERBALS. A rainforest tribal herbalist from Costa Rica born into a lineage of healing women. Throughout the years she studied and continues to study, different healing traditions such as Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, North American traditional medicine and European style alchemy. On this episode she shares her story of becoming one with the rainforest, becoming a mother, and her vision for herbal medicine as a norm to new medicine.