{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6762dca9d9cd65ec1eb4ee70/6995093f6415006ed2474ada?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From L’Oréal to Glow Recipe | Sarah Lee’s Exact Path to a $300M Beauty Empire","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6762dca9d9cd65ec1eb4ee70/1771374860352-691fea2f-b08f-454e-ab26-312d3088b845.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Glow Recipe co-founder, Sarah Lee, joins Ladies Who Launch to share how she built a $300M beauty brand by rewriting the rules of Korean skincare. From landing her dream first job at L’Oréal and moving to NYC, to navigating intense work culture and building the foundations of her career, Sarah breaks down the pivotal experiences that prepared her to become a founder.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Inside the episode, Sarah opens up about the exact path to starting Glow Recipe, their journey on Shark Tank, finding the right Co-Founder and how they set out to change the global narrative around K-beauty.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we cover:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Key insights from working inside a legacy beauty giant (L’Oreal) to building a startup</li><li>How Sarah identified white space in the U.S. market for Korean skincare</li><li>Taking the Leap: Leaving L’Oréal &amp; Launching Glow Recipe</li><li>Glow Recipe's Shark Tank Journey</li><li>Going from DTC to Sephora Shelves</li><li>Evolving the Glow Recipe Brand &amp; Category Leadership</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you’re curious about building a beauty, consumer or community-led brand, this conversation is packed with honest and relatable formulas and behind-the-scenes insight that you can adopt and feed into your strategy.</p><p><br></p><p>We Are Ladies Who Launch!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Meet Sarah Lee: Glow Recipe Co-Founder &amp; Co CEO</p><p>03:17 From Watermelon Rind to Watermelon Glow: Ingredient Inspiration</p><p>05:27 Landing the Dream Job at L’Oréal Korea &amp; Learning the Beauty Business</p><p>16:56 Finding her Co-Founder &amp; Spotting the K-Beauty Gap in the US Market</p><p>22:22 Quitting L’Oréal &amp; Taking The Leap</p><p>29:42 The Shark Tank Experience</p><p>41:05 Choosing Mentorship vs. Money</p><p>45:44 Dealing with Sell Out Product</p><p>47:07 The Glow Recipe Partnership with Sephora</p><p>54:18 Reacting to Viral Product Moments</p><p>01:00:37 How the Co-CEO System Works</p><p>01:06:15 $300M Business &amp; What’s Next</p><p>01:17:31 Founder Advice &amp; How to Build Good Company Culture</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 New episodes every Wednesday — subscribe so you never miss a launch.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW GLOW RECIPE</strong></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> ​​<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarah_glow/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com/sarah_glow</a></p><p><strong>Glow Recipe Instagram:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/glowrecipe/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com/glowrecipe</a></p><p><strong>Glow Recipe TikTok:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@glowrecipe?lang=en-GB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@glowrecipe</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US</strong></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> www.instagram.com/weareladieswholaunch/</p><p><strong>TikTok:</strong> www.tiktok.com/@weareladieswholaunch</p><p><strong>YouTube: </strong>www.youtube.com/@Weareladieswholaunch</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rochelle Humes"}