This week, Karen Lee—Founder and CEO of GLOU Beauty, a sustainable beauty marketplace on a mission to reimagine e-commerce for beauty lovers in an age of conscious consumerism—shares the inspiration behind her company and its focus on operational efficiency: “Our whole goal is to try and bring more joy in your life and reduce any kind of pain you might have”. As sustainability becomes more important within the business world, Karen’s concept of “rehoming” makeup, skincare, and other beauty products has become increasingly important. Karen also discusses the importance of listening to consumers, implementing machine learning, and building a team with a shared vision. She attributes her success to “knowing what other people are good at, and putting that together”.

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Karen Lee is the Founder and CEO of Glou Beauty, the first and only consumer-to-consumer marketplace dedicated exclusively to beauty products. With a deep passion for sustainability, Karen is determined to lead the movement of conscious consumerism within the beauty industry.

Shop my stash: https://go.glou.co/karen

📚 EDUCATION

• Master in International Management (MiM), CEMS
• Masters of Science, Ivey Business School
• HBA, Ivey Business School

🌎 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Italy | Università Bocconi, Innovative Retail and Luxury Management, and Project Lead with LVMH
• China | Tsinghua University, Technology Strategy and Conducting Business in China
• Nicaragua | Liquor industry (Flor de Cana)

🥳 THINGS I DO FOR FUN:

– 15+ years of involvement in the FIRST Robotics community (I volunteer as an FTA) 🤖

– Art history 🖼

– Improv comedy 🎭

– Sailing ⛵️

– Roller skating 🛼 and Ice skating ⛸

⭐️ Recognition and Awards ⭐️

🏆 Inaugural member of AWS Impact Accelerator for Women Founders

🏆 Winner of best pitch deck #AllRaise Seed Bootcamp Fall 2020

🏆 Volunteer of the Year FIRST Canada York Event 2019

“Beauty is such an intrinsic part of our culture.”

Follow @gloubeauty or visit https://www.glou.co/!

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