The Beauty Sessions

In this solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield exposes the uncomfortable truth that most founders avoid facing: your brand is either working for you or slowly bleeding your business dry through hidden costs you don't even realize you're paying.Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive brand growth for some of the world's most coveted beauty brands, Sophie reveals why weak brand strategy destroys profitability and makes everything unnecessarily difficult.She breaks down the hidden costs that weak brands pay - from marketing budgets that never compound to decision paralysis that drains team energy - and explains why brands like Summer Fridays, Glossier, and Charlotte Tilbury make everything look effortless while others struggle despite having beautiful products and significant marketing spend.Tune in to discover the strategic assessment framework that determines whether your brand is an asset or liability, and learn how to turn strategic clarity into your competitive advantage in a market saturated with beautiful products.

In this episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Carrie Barber, Owner and Creative Director of MAKE Beauty, who made the bold transition from leading creative direction at beauty powerhouses like Violet Grey, Sephora, and Glossier to resetting MAKE Beauty in 2021.Drawing from her insider perspective on breakthrough brand strategies, Sophie explores Carrie's unique approach to redefining clean beauty through innovative skin-compatible synthetics, and how her philosophy that applying makeup is like meditation drives everything she creates - from product development to those stunning PR packages everyone talks about.She unpacks the reality of transitioning from corporate beauty giants to founder life, the art of balancing business and creative leadership, and the biggest myths about clean beauty that drive industry insiders crazy.Tune in to discover the strategic insights behind transforming an established beauty brand and why Carrie's makeup philosophy represents a fresh approach to beauty innovation.

In this episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Melissa Alfer, founder of K-BROWN - the first Korean skincare brand formulated specifically for darker skin tones, who's revolutionizing beauty by merging Korean innovation with melanin-safe formulations.Melissa unpacks the biggest myths about melanin skincare, the reality of bridging Korean beauty traditions with inclusive innovation, and her vision for changing how the beauty industry approaches darker skin tones.Tune in to discover the strategic insights behind building at the crossroads of K-beauty and inclusive skincare, and why this approach represents the future of beauty innovation.

In this solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield gets real about the power of strategy and the key difference she sees between brands that breakthrough and those that struggle - and why it's creating millions in missed opportunities. Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive brand growth, Sophie opens up about why strategy is your brand's North Star, with the story simply being how you share that strategic truth with the world. She breaks down the five-pillar strategic foundation that separates breakthrough brands like Glossier, Fenty Beauty, and Summer Fridays from the rest, and explains how strategic clarity makes everything from content creation to product development effortless. Tune in to discover the framework that makes team alignment intuitive and the five strategic tests that determine if your brand foundation is solid enough to scale.

In this debut solo episode of The Beauty Sessions, Sophie Blowfield gets real about the #1 mistake every beauty brand is making right now - and why it's costing them millions in missed opportunities. Drawing from over 15 years as the go-to marketing and social strategist behind explosive growth for brands including: Charlotte Tilbury, 111SKIN, and Hourglass, Sophie opens up about the fundamental difference between building audiences versus building communities.Tune in to discover the strategic insights and practical frameworks that will help you stop chasing vanity metrics, start building movements, and transform your approach to community building in the beauty industry.

Welcome to The Beauty Sessions - the definitive podcast for insider conversations with the industry's most influential leaders, hosted by Sophie Blowfield, a world-class brand strategist and beauty industry consultant.From breakout indie founders to global beauty executives, Sophie takes you behind the velvet rope for unfiltered conversations about what it really takes to build, scale, and disrupt in today's beauty landscape. Discover the strategic decisions, pivotal moments, and hard-won insights that shaped the brands you love.Whether you're decoding viral marketing campaigns, exploring the future of inclusive beauty, or getting the real story behind major brand transformations, The Beauty Sessions delivers the strategic intelligence you won't find anywhere else.This is where beauty meets business brilliance - where founders reveal their playbooks, executives share their vision, and industry disruptors expose the moves that changed everything.Join Sophie as she elevates the voices shaping beauty's future, one game-changing conversation at a time.