The Beauty Sessions

Welcome to The Beauty Sessions - Beauty's new strategic authority. Insider conversations with the industry's most influential leaders, hosted by Sophie Blowfield, a world-class brand strategist and beauty consultant.From breakout founders to global executives, Sophie takes you behind the velvet rope for unfiltered conversations about building, scaling, and disrupting in today's beauty landscape. Discover the strategic decisions and hard-won insights that shaped the brands you love.The Beauty Sessions: Your insider access to beauty's most strategic minds.

The Beauty Sessions is a business podcast hosted by Sophie Blowfield, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Sophie Blowfield hosts The Beauty Sessions, a business show with 38 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  Ep 37: Luke Hersheson — Great British Hair, from Keira Knightley to Victoria Beckham

  Sep 22, 202641 minS3

  Few people have shaped British hair like Luke Hersheson. In this episode, Sophie Blowfield sits down with the stylist, entrepreneur and CEO behind Hershesons — the cult brand he built alongside his father, Daniel, from a single King's Road salon into a world of game-changing tools, cult products and reinvented spaces. He's the man behind some of the most iconic cuts of the last few decades, from Keira Knightley and Dua Lipa to Sienna Miller and Victoria Beckham. He and Sophie get into revolutionising the straightening iron, inventing the world's first blow-dry bar out of a business crisis and why he refuses to make products for the sake of newness. A masterclass in restraint, reinvention and building a brand with a genuine point of view. I hope you enjoy! Follow The Beauty Sessions on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Luke Hersheson on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow Hershesons on ⁠⁠Instagram

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  Episode #34

  Ep 34: Erin Kleinberg, The Serial Founder Behind SIDIA, Coveteur & Métier Creative

  Aug 18, 202649 minS3

  Some people build one great brand in a lifetime. Erin Kleinberg has built several. In this episode — Sophie sits down with the serial founder behind SIDIA, the modern fragrance house rooted in ancestral ritual, self-care, and the legacy of Erin's late grandmother, the brand's namesake. But SIDIA is just one chapter. Erin is also co-founder of Coveteur, the fashion and beauty platform that became a cultural phenomenon by photographing the world's tastemakers inside their own closets, and founder of Métier Creative, the agency behind some of the most exciting brand launches around. Everything she touches carries the same editorial, intentional quality. Erin opens up about a career that began with a clothing line, the loss that inspired SIDIA and a piece of advice from Karl Lagerfeld she's never forgotten. A masterclass in intuition, legacy, and building with a genuine reason to exist. I hope you enjoy! Follow The Beauty Sessions on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Erin Kleinberg on Instagram Follow SIDIA on ⁠⁠Instagram

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  Episode #33

  Ep 33: Solo Episode - Sophie Blowfield On: The 10 Things I'd Do Before Launching a Beauty Brand

  Jul 22, 202617 minS3

  This week I'm doing a solo episode with the question I get asked more than any other, and I wanted to sit down and answer it properly — The 10 Things I'd Do Before Launching a Beauty Brand. I've spent over 16 years in rooms with beauty founders — some right at the very beginning, some three years in and quietly wondering why a beautiful product isn't selling. So this is my difficult-question list — the ten things I'd do, in the order I'd actually do them. It's the top-level version of the work I'm usually paid to sit and solve. I hope you enjoy! Follow The Beauty Sessions on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on Substack

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  Episode #32

  Ep 32: Sam McKnight — The Hairstylist Behind Fashion's Most Iconic Looks

  Jul 14, 20261h 7mS3

  In this episode, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Sam McKnight MBE — the hairstylist behind some of the most iconic personalities, fashion houses and images in fashion history, and one of the most influential names the industry has ever known. Over five decades, Sam has created hundreds of Vogue covers, styled the runways of Chanel, Vivienne Westwood and Balmain, spent twelve years alongside Karl Lagerfeld, and defined the supermodel era with the likes of Linda, Naomi, Christy and Cindy. He spent seven years as Princess Diana's stylist — the hands behind her famous crop — and today creates red-carpet looks for some of the most famous women in the world — Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss, Margot Robbie and Bella Hadid — while running his cult brand, Hair by Sam McKnight. Sophie and Sam talk about his journey from a Scottish mining village to the heart of fashion, the spontaneity and creative freedom of the early years, why he's fighting for beauty teams to be credited and properly protected, and why, after five decades at the very top, success now simply means still being here and enjoying every minute. I hope you enjoy! Follow The Beauty Sessions on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Hair By Sam McKnight on ⁠ Instagram

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  Episode #31

  Ep 31: How Jenny Lei Built Handbag Brand Freja into an 8-Figure Business

  Jun 30, 202652 minS3

  What does it take to build a brand that lasts? In this episode, Sophie Blowfield sits down with Jenny Lei, founder of Freja — the cult handbag label that's quietly become one of the most considered names in accessories. Jenny started Freja in 2020 with no design background, no industry connections, and no outside investment. What she had was a genuine problem to solve: she couldn't find a sleek, functional, understated bag for a job interview. Six years and a few earlier ventures later, Freja is an eight-figure brand worn by Hailey Bieber, built on vegan materials, full price transparency, and bags designed from the inside out to move with your life. Jenny opens up about the early years when nothing happened, why she turns inward rather than outward for every brand decision, the real story behind the Hailey Bieber moment, and why "ask yourself why" is the only advice she gives aspiring founders. A masterclass in patience, intentionality, and building something that deserves to exist. I hope you enjoy! Follow The Beauty Sessions on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sophie Blowfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Freja New York on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jenny Lei on Instagram

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