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9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Bobbi Brown: "Just because you only do one thing well doesn't mean you can't do something else."

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Bobbi Brown is a beauty industry titan and a world renowned makeup artist. She's also a best-selling author, speaker, educator & serial entrepreneur. In this episode, Bobbi explains how an elevator meeting became a serendipitous moment for her product (10:35), what it means to be a "pusher" in management (18:00), and how she maintained a consistent brand for more than 20 years (23:30). This episode of Skimm’d From the Couch is sponsored by AC Hotels by Marriott.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today's skin from the couch is presented by AC hotels by Marriott, a modern hotel experience with a focus on purposeful design. Just because you only do one thing well doesn't mean you can't do something else.

0:19.0

When you're an entrepreneur, you're an entrepreneur.

0:22.0

And I hope that anyone out there realizes that

0:24.9

there are other options if you're not happy with what you're doing.

0:28.6

I'm Carly Zaken. I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to Skim from the couch. This podcast is where we go deep on career

0:36.6

advice from women who have lived it. From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.

0:41.2

To the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard

0:45.8

feedback. We started the skim from a couch so what better place to talk it all out than

0:50.4

where it began on a couch. Today's guest is makeup mogul Bobby Brown.

0:58.6

While working as a makeup artist in the 80s, Bobby Brown made

1:04.8

her mark on the fashion and beauty industry by bucking the overly bright and

1:09.7

excessive trends that we've all tried and regretted, yet were popular at the time and cultivating

1:16.8

a makeup style that was authentic, simple and natural.

1:20.1

Not only is she a beauty industry titan and world-renowned makeup artist.

1:24.1

She's also a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and a serial entrepreneur.

1:30.4

Bobby, we are so excited to have you here. We grew up reading the books, trying the makeup.

1:35.6

You really were an inspiration to us and have stayed in inspiration and continuing to do what you've done and create over time.

1:44.8

So welcome to the couch.

1:45.8

We're so excited to have you here.

1:46.9

Oh, thank you.

1:47.4

I'm so happy to be here.

1:48.7

And I have lived my life skimming it.

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