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Beauty Pie founder: From facials with Madonna to consumer hits at Boots

Serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore shares how to develop original consumer products, hire the right people and much more.

Serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore has scored several hits in beauty and wellness since the 1990s, including Bliss Spas (sold to LVMH), FitFlop sandals and the Soap & Glory bath range (sold to Boots). Since 2016 she’s been working on Beauty Pie, a membership club that lets people buy cosmetics online, bypassing traditional retailers. This is her most disruptive concept to date. Beauty Pie currently has 200 employees in the US and UK and annual revenues of $100m. 

In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Kilgore shares the secrets to her success, including how to develop original consumer products and hire the right people...

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