200 - Building the World Before the Product

E2: Entrepreneurs Exposed by Adam Levinter

Sep 21, 202639:58Business

From aerospace engineering to helping build Rhode, Versed, and Merit Beauty, Melanie Bender has spent her career inside some of the biggest names in modern beauty. Now she's the Founder and CEO of Lore, a fragrance brand...

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