WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY

About WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY

The beauty industry's top talent share their wisdom, advice and authenticity with our WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ listeners. Topics include: work/life balance, how to hustle and how to handle challenges - all discussed with great honesty and humor. Conversations humanizing the beauty exec experience. Hosted by Jodi Katz, Founder and Creative Director of Base Beauty Creative Agency. New episodes launch every other Wednesday - follow us to get alerts! Episodes can be found on all streaming platforms and our website www.wherebrainsmeetbeauty.com Follow us on LinkedIn @JodiKatz and @BaseBeautyCreativeAgency for announcements, BTS, and more! For inquiries about the show, please email Natasha@basebeauty.com.

Publisher

Jodi Katz

Category

arts · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2017

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 of 327 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 317, Ron Gee, Beauty Industry Executive and Luminary Advisor of Accenture: What Really Happens When Beauty Brands Get Acquired And What Comes Next

   Jodi and CEW President Elana Szyfer interview Beauty Industry Executive and Luminary Advisor of Accenture, Ron Gee, about the intricacies of beauty brand acquisitions and the evolving landscape of executive careers.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 316 Shane Evans, CEO & Co-Founder of Heights Wellness Retreat: From Massage to Longevity - Reinventing Wellness Before the Market Catches Up

   Jodi and Lindy Firstenberg interview Shane Evans, CEO & Co-Founder of Heights Wellness Retreat, about reinventing wellness for longevity and community.

3. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 315 Michelle Lee, CMO Landing International and K Beauty World - Seeing What’s Next: Beauty, Culture and the Career Power of Reinvention

   Host Jodi and guest co-host Lindy Firstenberg interview Michelle Lee, CMO of Landing International and K Beauty World, about reinvention, cultural fluency, and the future of beauty and wellness.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 317, Ron Gee, Beauty Industry Executive and Luminary Advisor of Accenture: What Really Happens When Beauty Brands Get Acquired And What Comes Next

Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so they're very fortunate as a large portfolio. But when you're a company that's very small, even public, and you don't have those kind of lever arms and your one brand comes in and represents a big chunk of it, that puts you at risk. And that's why they say it tends to fail and not meet expectations. But you just told me 50% of them don't work out as expected. Mm-hmm. So that's a big percentage, right? So why is there even still a desire? Like, why is acquiring still a desire? Yeah, it's innovation. Sometimes you just can't, as a strategic company, recreate that unique innovation, not only in product, but in consumer connection. […]

Who has been a guest on WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY

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• Ron Gee
• Shane Evans
• Michelle Lee
• Michael Marcano
• Amanda Domaleczny

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YouTube views

159,412

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

57 ratings

Spotify

3.2 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

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Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

92

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