Welcome back to The Confidence Lounge and welcome to the return of something powerful.
Last year, I released a raw experiment of an idea.
A special edition podcast series that put the spotlight on the real women that power the Beauty Industry.
This wasn't about celebrities, influencers, or glam press headlines but instead spotlighted the women who actually make beauty happen.
No filters. No fluff. Just real careers. Real confidence.
Real women who build the products, movements, communities, and brands we all love.
That little experiment took off.
It traveled to 40+ countries, became one of our top podcast series of all time, and to this day, it’s still being shared by women saying: “This is what we needed.”
So we’re bringing Faces Behind Beauty back and this year, it is bigger, deeper, realer, and raw-er.
In this series - we’re spotlighting women who:
💄build movements, not just products
💋 turn community into brand loyalty
⚡innovate without the spotlight
🧠face emotional & professional hurdles nobody talks about publicly
We’re talking:
🧠 founders who dared to dream…and lost it all
💼 corporate leaders who paved unseen paths
📈 pivots, reinventions, layoffs, comebacks
💄artistry, manufacturing, innovation, creation
🎨brand storytelling + creative direction
🤝diversity, inclusion, advocacy, representation
💼entrepreneurship and growth inside billion-dollar brands
(and yes… maybe some faces tied to Beauty Career Lab LIVE 👀)
👉 And even if you’re not in beauty?
These episodes will hit you. Because they’re not just career stories — they’re stories about ambition, identity, burnout, reinvention, and building a life + career you’re proud of.
This series is for any woman who’s ever wanted more.
Today, we’re kicking off Season 2 with a surprising firstguest.
In a world where women build billion-dollar beautyempires and rarely get credit…
One woman decided the most powerful thing we could build isn’t a product…but ourselves.
From corporate labs to confidence coaching…
From launching lipsticks to launching leaders…
From product development to personal development…
This is the story of a woman who quit the meeting room…to build a movement.
🎬 Spoiler: it’s me.
Let’s talk about how I became the confidence behind the beauty industry.
Press play to hear how I went from developing products to developing people and how I walked away from my dream job doing Product Development at Estee Lauder to lead a confidence revolution.
LINKS:
Want to Grow Your Beauty Career with Me? Join the Beauty Career Accelerator - the only group program designed to advance women's careers in beauty.
Join the waitlist here to learn more about our upcoming enrollment: https://www.soulmakeup.com/bcawaitlist
Want to meet in person to do career development live? That is exactly what we are doing on January 24th at Beauty Career Lab LIVE.
Coach With Me — Transform how you lead, speak, and succeed: https://www.soulmakeup.com/coaching
Book Me to Speak — Give your team confidence they can feel: https://www.soulmakeup.com/speaking
Get to Know My World — The woman behind the movement: https://www.soulmakeup.com/aboutelyse
And make sure to connect with me on LinkedIn HERE for daily confidence building tips to help you advance your beauty career without burning out.
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The more we share, the more we rise, together.
Because confidence isn’t curated. It’s claimed.