• Wandering into clean beauty and entrepreneurship with CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty, Divya Gugnani

  • Mar 1 2022
  • Length: 42 mins
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Wandering into clean beauty and entrepreneurship with CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty, Divya Gugnani

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  • In this episode, Jasmine and Ashley spill the green tea on beauty and culture with serial entrepreneur and CEO and Co-Founder of award-winning brand Wander Beauty, Divya Gugnani. Did you know the average woman is actually ingesting five pounds of hormone disrupting and toxic chemicals into her system every year via her personal care and beauty products. A shocking fact, we know! Divya shares how and why Wander Beauty is different and how she and her co-founder Lindsay Ellingson created a beauty brand that makes a real impact while making amazing products that are actually good for you. We chat about the Indian beauty practices that Jasmine, Ashley and Divya grew up with and the key takeaways Divya learned that now influences Wander Beauty. In this episode, we spill the green tea on:Indian beauty practices and habits and the passed down beauty secrets from our moms– we share a couple in common How hair oiling practices were a thing in Indian beauty before they were even a thingGrowing up in America with Indian parents and how it shaped Divya’s perceptions and inspired her to be an example to the next generation How an auto-immune diagnosis led Divya back to natural, clean beauty and co-founding Wander BeautySetting the standard as a clean beauty brand and why it’s important to make packaging 100% recyclable across every state of America – no easy feat at all!Being a serial entrepreneur and how Divya’s paying it forward by supporting women of color entrepreneursThe shocking state of VC funding when it comes to women entrepreneurs – currently only 2% of women receive VC funding. And of course, we chat about all our favorite Wander Beauty products and why they are on repeat purchase.  If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of yourself listening to the episode on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag Ashley and Jasmine @Beautyandimpact and our guest Divya Gugnani, @dgugnani. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, DM Divya on IG – she’ll love to hear from you! About Wander Beauty:Clean beauty essentials you reach for every day, wherever you wander was launched in 2015. Cruelty-free and always free of parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrance, and mineral oil. Wander Beauty was co-founded by Divya Gugnani, serial entrepreneur, and mom of two, and Lindsay Ellingson, jet-setting supermodel and mom. They spent their days multitasking, but their beauty products weren’t doing the same. They decided to create Wander Beauty, effortless beauty essentials. That you reach for every day, wherever you wander. Each multitasker is co-created with their community and enriched with clean, globally sourced ingredients that work with your skin, not against it.About Divya Gugnani:Divya Gugnani, CEO and Co-Founder of Wander Beauty, began her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs before moving on to private equity and venture capital, and ultimately becoming a serial entrepreneur. She has co-founded multiple companies along with an investment fund, Concept to Co, and is passionate about mentoring and supporting women of color and women entrepreneurs. Links of things mentioned in this episode:Sight C-er Vitamin C Concentrate-  https://www.wanderbeauty.com/products/sight-c-er-vitamin-c-concentrateBaggage Claim Eye Masks - https://www.wanderbeauty.com/products/baggage-claim-eye-masksConnect with Divya Gugnani:Website: https://www.wanderbeauty.com/ Facebook: @wanderbeautybrand IG: @dgugnani @wander_beauty @lindsellingsonLinkedIn: @Divya GugnaniTwitter: @dgugnaniYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/wanderbeautyConnect with Ashley Renne Nsonwu and Jasmine Hill:Website: https://www.beautyandimpact.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beautyandimpact IG: https://www.instagram.com/beautyandimpact/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Beautyandimpact Ashley: https://www.instagram.com/heyashleyrenne/Jasmine: https://www.instagram.com/jasminepennamma/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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