The Badass CEO

Mary Lennon created a nail salon business to change the nail polish and salon experience from tedious and toxic to elegant and clean. She founded Côte nails with her business partner and friend Leah Yari in Los Angeles to create a nail polish line free of harmful ingredients and allergens and a salon experience that was fresh and enjoyable. We sat down with Mary to learn how they started, funded, and continued to grow in the clean beauty industry. She talks us through finding your niche, developing both BTB and online businesses, including the benefits of influencer marketing. Mary also shares how to thrive with the perfect partner. Episode Content Conversations Start the Change Starting From What You Appreciate Jumping In Fully With Partner Growing the Nail Salon Business Juggling Family and Entrepreneurship Links Conversations Start the Change Côte nail polish Mimi: Our guest for today is Mary Lennon and she's the Co-founder of Côte, which is an elegant and non-toxic nail salon...

If you curious to learn how to get a fragrance business into Sephora while working a full-time job and having kids, this is the episode for you! Rosie Johnston has built an incredible business while doing just that. Rosie was wearing her handmade clean fragrance 11 years ago when she had the realization she could turn it into a business focused on clean and sustainable perfumes. Her clean fragrance business was founded with the mission to create a non-toxic, transparent alternative to fragrances. Episode Contents Memories of Starting Up her Fragrance Business Unsure About Letting Go Finding a Financial Partner who Values the Story Leveraging the Clean Fragrance Business Why Growth is a Challenge Sticking to Values and Authenticity Links Mimi: Welcome to The Badass CEO podcast. This is Mimi Maclean. I'm a mom of five, entrepreneur, Columbia Business School grad, CPA, and angel investor, and I'm here to share with you my passion for entrepreneurship. Throughout my career, I...