Episodes

When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Echo Sandburg responded, “an astronaut.” Since she was a little girl, she knew her dreams involved traveling far and wide. While her career path didn’t steer her to space, it took her to places such as California, Hong Kong, Texas, and Arizona! Today Echo Sandburg is the Chief Brand Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Skin Health. She is a talented marketer and industry leader who guides growth efforts for EltaMD and two other well-known skincare brand...

In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beauty, I talked with Dr. Rolanda Wilkerson, Senior Director at Procter and Gamble! She has worked with many notable brands, such as Olay, Secret, Pantene, Head and Shoulders, and My Black is Beautiful. Dr. Wilkerson is responsible for working behind the scenes with dermatologists, clinicians, and P&G beauty scientists to develop and report on the latest and emerging skin and hair technologies in the industry. As a young child, Dr. Wilkerson experienced the t...

In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beauty, we get into it with BioHack-HERS, Lauren Berlingeri and Katie Kaps, Co-Founders of HigherDOSE. Their company has cultivated the hottest at-home wellness tools using nature inspired technologies to release feel-good chemicals such as Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins and more! Originally they were put on the map for their infrared Sauna Blanket and celebrity favorite PEMP Mat. They also offer a collection of ingestibles and topicals that boost the benefi...

From a young age, Board Certified Dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry knew she wanted to be a Physician. Her interest in the field was piqued when her mother, a nurse at the time, brought her to a "Take Your Daughter to Work" day. All it took was a little white coat and stethoscope for young Michelle, and that was it; her path was set. Today Dr. Michelle Henry is a Harvard-trained Mohs Surgeon and owns a practice, The Skin & Aesthetic Surgery of Manhattan. In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beaut...

Both being in the hair industry, it was inevitable that Chris Appleton, Celebrity Hairstylist/Global Creative Director of Color Wow, and Gail Federici, CEO of Federici Brands, would eventually cross paths. With his creativity/knowledge about products and her marketing vision/innovative thinking, there is no stopping them. Together they have created professional, quality products that have become the solution to many everyday hair care troubles. In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beauty, we dis...

Both being in the hair industry, it was inevitable that Chris Appleton, Celebrity Hairstylist/Global Creative Director of Color Wow, and Gail Federici, CEO of Federici Brands, would eventually cross paths. With his creativity/knowledge about products and her marketing vision/innovative thinking, there is no stopping them. Together they have created professional, quality products that have become the solution to many everyday hair care troubles. In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beauty, we dis...

Both being in the hair industry, it was inevitable that Chris Appleton, Celebrity Hairstylist/Global Creative Director of Color Wow, and Gail Federici, CEO of Federici Brands, would eventually cross paths. With his creativity/knowledge about products and her marketing vision/innovative thinking, there is no stopping them. Together they have created professional, quality products that have become the solution to many everyday hair care troubles. In this episode of Where Brains Meet Beauty, we dis...

From Poland to New York City, Esthetician and Founder of her own skincare line, Joanna Czech has had quite the career journey. She has had over 35 years of experience in the industry and her treatments are a mix of timeless techniques and innovative technologies. To top it off, she has a very impressive list of notable celebrity clients. Tune in to hear how her athletic background and competitive nature in Poland helped her get to the top of her game here in the United States, how she personally...

From Poland to New York City, Esthetician and Founder of her own skincare line, Joanna Czech has had quite the career journey. She has had over 35 years of experience in the industry and her treatments are a mix of timeless techniques and innovative technologies. To top it off, she has a very impressive list of notable celebrity clients. Tune in to hear how her athletic background and competitive nature in Poland helped her get to the top of her game here in the United States, how she personally...

From Poland to New York City, Esthetician and Founder of her own skincare line, Joanna Czech has had quite the career journey. She has had over 35 years of experience in the industry and her treatments are a mix of timeless techniques and innovative technologies. To top it off, she has a very impressive list of notable celebrity clients. Tune in to hear how her athletic background and competitive nature in Poland helped her get to the top of her game here in the United States, how she personally...

Training and Education Manager Kim Bogash is comfortable being in the spotlight. Whether onstage singing or educating spectators for HydraFacial, she always brings the energy. She’s a highly accomplished and trained esthetician with over ten years of experience making skin glow. She started her journey into the beauty industry as a makeup artist and eventually found herself at a desk coordinating job in a dermatology office. It is there where she realized her love for skincare and immediately de...

Training and Education Manager Kim Bogash is comfortable being in the spotlight. Whether onstage singing or educating spectators for HydraFacial, she always brings the energy. She’s a highly accomplished and trained esthetician with over ten years of experience making skin glow. She started her journey into the beauty industry as a makeup artist and eventually found herself at a desk coordinating job in a dermatology office. It is there where she realized her love for skincare and immediately de...

Training and Education Manager Kim Bogash is comfortable being in the spotlight. Whether onstage singing or educating spectators for HydraFacial, she always brings the energy. She’s a highly accomplished and trained esthetician with over ten years of experience making skin glow. She started her journey into the beauty industry as a makeup artist and eventually found herself at a desk coordinating job in a dermatology office. It is there where she realized her love for skincare and immediately de...

On this episode, we sit down and talk with CEO of GRIN, Brandon Brown! This episode is extra special because GRIN is our podcasts summer sponsor! GRIN is an all-in-one creator management platform meant to help e-commerce companies build more valuable brands. On this episode we discuss Brandon’s career journey, how one must always push forward even if it’s scary, the drive towards unlocking one’s full potential and the importance of separating self-identity and self-worth from work.

On this episode, we sit down and talk with CEO of GRIN, Brandon Brown! This episode is extra special because GRIN is our podcasts summer sponsor! GRIN is an all-in-one creator management platform meant to help e-commerce companies build more valuable brands. On this episode we discuss Brandon’s career journey, how one must always push forward even if it’s scary, the drive towards unlocking one’s full potential and the importance of separating self-identity and self-worth from work.

On this episode, we sit down and talk with CEO of GRIN, Brandon Brown! This episode is extra special because GRIN is our podcasts summer sponsor! GRIN is an all-in-one creator management platform meant to help e-commerce companies build more valuable brands. On this episode we discuss Brandon’s career journey, how one must always push forward even if it’s scary, the drive towards unlocking one’s full potential and the importance of separating self-identity and self-worth from work.

Due to serious changes in our government concerning body autonomy we felt it was urgent to bring someone onto Where Brains Meet Beauty who is on the forefront of providing safe and accessible reproductive and vaginal health products to women around the country. Jamie Norwood is the co-founder of Stix, a company that prides itself on supplying women with the products they need in a convenient, discreet, affordable and judgement-free way. In this chat we discuss Jamie’s journey to success, how her...

Due to serious changes in our government concerning body autonomy we felt it was urgent to bring someone onto Where Brains Meet Beauty who is on the forefront of providing safe and accessible reproductive and vaginal health products to women around the country. Jamie Norwood is the co-founder of Stix, a company that prides itself on supplying women with the products they need in a convenient, discreet, affordable and judgement-free way. In this chat we discuss Jamie’s journey to success, how her...

Due to serious changes in our government concerning body autonomy we felt it was urgent to bring someone onto Where Brains Meet Beauty who is on the forefront of providing safe and accessible reproductive and vaginal health products to women around the country. Jamie Norwood is the co-founder of Stix, a company that prides itself on supplying women with the products they need in a convenient, discreet, affordable and judgement-free way. In this chat we discuss Jamie’s journey to success, how her...

Celebrity makeup artist, Spokesperson, Mother, Salesperson, Entrepreneur, soon to be Author, oh my! Mally Roncal has done it all! In this episode of Where Brains Meets Beauty, Mally discusses how she has fulfilled and juggled all of these various roles throughout her career journey. Her well known optimistic energy shines through as she talks about making it through hardships, trusting her journey, learning from her mistakes and coming out a stronger version of herself because of it. Tune in to ...

Celebrity makeup artist, Spokesperson, Mother, Salesperson, Entrepreneur, soon to be Author, oh my! Mally Roncal has done it all! In this episode of Where Brains Meets Beauty, Mally discusses how she has fulfilled and juggled all of these various roles throughout her career journey. Her well known optimistic energy shines through as she talks about making it through hardships, trusting her journey, learning from her mistakes and coming out a stronger version of herself because of it. Tune in to ...

Celebrity makeup artist, Spokesperson, Mother, Salesperson, Entrepreneur, soon to be Author, oh my! Mally Roncal has done it all! In this episode of Where Brains Meets Beauty, Mally discusses how she has fulfilled and juggled all of these various roles throughout her career journey. Her well known optimistic energy shines through as she talks about making it through hardships, trusting her journey, learning from her mistakes and coming out a stronger version of herself because of it. Tune in to ...

We were so excited to welcome Gina Kirschenheiter to our live recording and launch party for Facing the Seduction of Success, the recently released book inspired by our podcast. While the situations Gina faces on The Real Housewives of Orange County are obviously contrived, throughout her starring role on the show Gina has managed to face them in an open, vulnerable, and authentic way that clearly resonates with the show’s viewers. Now also a skincare entrepreneur with her CaraGala line, Gina ge...

We were so excited to welcome Gina Kirschenheiter to our live recording and launch party for Facing the Seduction of Success, the recently released book inspired by our podcast. While the situations Gina faces on The Real Housewives of Orange County are obviously contrived, throughout her starring role on the show Gina has managed to face them in an open, vulnerable, and authentic way that clearly resonates with the show’s viewers. Now also a skincare entrepreneur with her CaraGala line, Gina ge...