How to disrupt the beauty industry, with Marcia Kilgore, serial entrepreneur

Girlboss Radio

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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We all know that starting and running a business is hard. So—when you’ve managed to launch several successful businesses in just a few short years, you know you’ve got the secret formula down pat. In this episode of Girlboss Radio, Sophia talks with Marcia Kilgore, the serial entrepreneur behind companies like Bliss Spa, FitFlop, Foam & Substance, Soaper Duper and, most recently, Beauty Pie. Tune in to hear how Marcia got her start as an entrepreneur after working as a personal trainer, how she negotiated the sale of Bliss Spa, and why she thinks Beauty Pie is her best business endeavor yet. Plus, hear the books she recommends every entrepreneur read. To keep up with Marcia, follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcia.kilgore/ To shop Beauty Pie, go to https://www.beautypie.com Have feedback on the show? Email us at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sophia Amruzzo, founder and CEO of Girl Boss, and this is Girl Boss Radio.
0:13.0	The show for and about ambitious women,
0:15.0	exploring the wins, losses, and insights learned
0:18.0	on the winding road to success.
0:25.0	So for today's show we have a guest who has built not just one incredible company, which to be fair is an impressive achievement already.
0:35.2	So let's just start there.
0:36.7	Building one successful business is something to celebrate,
0:39.5	but when you're able to successfully build and scale multiple businesses over the years, well, you're in another league altogether.
0:47.0	And that's why I'm so excited for you to hear my conversation with Marcia Kilgore.
0:52.0	Marcia is a serial entrepreneur in the beauty industry.
0:55.0	And most recently, she founded a new company that you might have heard of
0:59.0	if you are a beauty aficionado.
1:01.0	It's called Beauty Pie.
1:02.0	And it's a business that is disrupting
1:04.0	the luxury beauty industry by cutting out the middleman and giving consumers
1:07.8	access to luxury beauty products without any of the market prices you typically
1:12.0	see in retail stores.
1:13.9	And like I mentioned, this isn't the first company, Marcea has launched.
1:17.2	She's also the founder of the Skin Care Line, Bliss Spa, which she's sold to
1:21.2	LVMH in 1999.
1:24.2	She's also the founder of Fit Flop, which is a line of ergonomic shoes.
1:28.0	And not to mention, she founded foam and substance and incubator that led to the launch of Sober Duper and Beauty Pie.
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