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Elemis Founder: How UK's #1 skin brand got built after previous company went bankrupt - Sean Harrington
Elemis Founder: How UK's #1 skin brand got built after previous company went bankrupt - Sean Harrington
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Sean Harrington is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elemis, one of the best-known skincare brands in the UK. Before being bought by L’Occitane four years ago for $990 million, they were the number one British skincare brand in the world.
Sean spent time as a bouncer, taxi driver and worked for his dad’s suntanning business before it was bankrupted in the recession of 1989, leaving him destitute in the process.
Thankfully, one of his former clients saw something in Sean and made a point of investing in him. Through them, he found himself in a new role, co-founding a company alongside Noella Gabriel and Oriele Frank. To this day, he cites their individual strengths as the reason Elemis succeeded.
The goal was always to create something global and their products are now available in 45 countries. We get into how he built Elemis into what it is, from launching their products to the landmark L’Occitane sale. Plus, how cancer made him live differently but not how most people expect.
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Sean spent time as a bouncer, taxi driver and worked for his dad’s suntanning business before it was bankrupted in the recession of 1989, leaving him destitute in the process.
Thankfully, one of his former clients saw something in Sean and made a point of investing in him. Through them, he found himself in a new role, co-founding a company alongside Noella Gabriel and Oriele Frank. To this day, he cites their individual strengths as the reason Elemis succeeded.
The goal was always to create something global and their products are now available in 45 countries. We get into how he built Elemis into what it is, from launching their products to the landmark L’Occitane sale. Plus, how cancer made him live differently but not how most people expect.
What would make the show better? Please tell us :)
hello@secretleaders.com
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Sponsor links:
vorboss.com/secretleaders
scoreapp.com/secretleaders
personio.com/secretleaders
vanta.com/secretleaders
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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