Mother Science - From Melody to Molecules: The Mother Science Skincare Breakthrough

The Story of a Brand

Ramon Vela

Business, Entrepreneurship

5 • 145 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode, we interview Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger and Mike Einziger, Co-Founders of Mother Science.

Mother Science is a biotech beauty brand creating next-generation skincare solutions. They believe in pushing the boundaries of skincare with cutting-edge science, beginning with their never-before-used ingredient, Malassezin. Born out of curiosity and a passion for science, they aim to build a community inspired by learning and innovation.

Highlights:

* The co-founders share a personal story about their father’s stroke and how an experimental treatment saved his life

* Highlighted the importance of gratitude and mentorship in their tech ventures

* How they transitioned from being musicians to biotech entrepreneurs

* Finding satisfaction in addressing real-world needs through their business

* Comparing the “flow” in learning and business development to being on stage as musicians

* Why courage is needed to innovate and overcome fears, especially when taking action

* Overview: Developing a molecular “hero serum” with a molecule called Malassezin

* How they discovered a treatment for hyperpigmentation

* Why no one had discovered the Malassezin before

* Addressing the true challenge of innovation in the beauty space

* The benefits of Malassezin as a potent antioxidant and its efficacy in clinical trials.

* How the facial serum is designed for dark spots but is versatile for use on any body part

* How Dr. Pearl Grimes, a skin pigmentation expert, tested the serum on herself and Mike and conducted biopsies to understand its safety and efficacy.

* A review of where to go and where to buy

* And so much more…

Join Ramon Vela, Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger, and Mike Einziger as we break down the inside story of Mother Science on The Story of a Brand.

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0:00.0	The hardest part of bringing our brand to market has always just been my own fear.
0:07.6	And bravery is a really important part of flow.
0:12.0	Being courageous is really important because you can't just clever your way up.
0:16.6	You can't just keep reading more and have a great idea.
0:19.7	There are these leaps that you have to take, where you have to make a cold call to somebody
0:23.4	who is a vital component of the team you're hoping to build.
0:26.5	There are times where you have to do an experiment, and that experiment could give you an answer
0:32.0	that says cancel all the plans.
0:33.9	It's over.
0:34.8	To me, there are all these moments of just feeling like that
0:40.1	existential fear of death of our business and death of an idea, which is even harder, I think,
0:47.1	than death of a business. I feel like the idea is so beautiful and so precious. And we want to
0:53.4	make sure that we explore this with all the rigor.
0:56.8	And so taking those big leaps, going from an idea to calling our first scientist, for example,
1:04.5	our first actual scientist who knew to develop a molecule, that was, I didn't want to do it.
1:12.6	And actually, Mike being my partner is what allowed us to get to that next step.
1:17.0	I said, you know what, this is all fun and cute that we're talking about.
1:20.0	This molecule, and we've read a lot of papers on it and we have ideas for it.
1:23.5	But we shouldn't bother the chemist.
1:25.8	And Mike was the one who said, no, this idea is bothering me.
1:29.2	It's too good.
1:30.2	Let's go.
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