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Mental Health Advocate & Founder Of AMEŌN, Alina Mehrle

Mental Health Advocate & Founder Of AMEŌN, Alina Mehrle

AMEON is founded by Alina Mehrle, who after being diagnosed with breast cancer at 30 and going through 8 rounds of chemotherapy, was left with dehydrated and fragile skin. It was a challenge to bring her skin back to life and she spent 2 years developing these formulas that have an imaginative approach and offer powerful healing benefits that not only nourish the skin but awaken the mind to allow your skin to reach its ultimate potential.

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Sugared & Bronzed Founder, Courtney Claghorn

Sugared & Bronzed Founder, Courtney Claghorn

SUGARED + BRONZED was started out of my Santa Monica apartment in November 2010 when I was 23 years old. I had a “corporate” job down the street and during the early days of the business, I would spray tan clients during lunch or after work. After a few months of seeing the business grow, I left my job to take clients full time and began to look for our first retail space.

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CEO & Founder Of Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew

CEO & Founder Of Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew

Gregg Renfrew began her career by starting several businesses. But she made a name for herself in 2013 when she launched a very different kind of project, a clean beauty brand she named Beautycounter. With Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew has changed the game of makeup and skincare with choices that are safer and more environmentally sustainable.

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Brittany Lo, Founder Of Beia Beauty

Brittany Lo, Founder Of Beia Beauty

How did Beautini and Beia get started? Beautini I started 6 years ago after graduating from Babson College. I wrote in my 2nd grade journal that I would one day start a beauty company and always thought that was the plan. But entering my senior year, I was given a full time offer by my dream company - a beauty conglomerate - and it made me really think about what path I wanted to take.

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