meet the collective behind your brand's global success

a curated network of experts united by a shared commitment to ethical, mission-driven beauty

Building a global beauty brand requires more than strategy — it takes a trusted network of specialists working in alignment. Our preferred international partners have been carefully selected for their shared values and commitment to ethical, mission-driven growth. Each brings deep regional expertise across markets, disciplines, and time zones.

What this means for you is a seamless, connected extension of the work we do together. Rather than navigating a fragmented landscape of providers, you gain access to a collective that has already been vetted, aligned, and oriented around a single goal: helping your brand grow responsibly, confidently, and with lasting impact.

GLOBAL SALES & DISTRIBUTION

USA: KSJ COllective

Kelly St. John is the Founder and CEO of KSJ Collective, a retail growth agency guiding beauty and wellness brands from first door to full distribution. Drawing on 30+ years at The Estée Lauder Companies and Neiman Marcus, she and her team work as a true extension of each brand they partner with.

USA: BRAND [UNCOVER] BY ROI

Brand [Uncover] by ROI is a curated community that connects retailers and buyers with thoughtfully vetted, ready-to-scale growth-stage beauty and wellness brands across 16 categories and a wide range of price points, helping partners discover innovation that elevates their assortment and enhances the client journey.

UK, EU, Middle EAST: SJA Associates

Sarah Jordan is the CEO and Founder of Sarah Jordan Associates Consultancy, bringing over 30 years of experience in cosmetics and skincare to help global brands enhance visibility, penetrate markets, and achieve sustainable growth across the Middle East, UK, Asia, Europe, and Australia.

EU: MUSE & HEROINE

Janine Knizia is the Founder & CEO of Muse & Heroine and Muse & Agency, Europe's leading curator, beauty destination and distribution agency for the world's most innovative skincare, wellness and longevity brands.

UK: Debbie trumper consultancy

Debbie Trumper Consultancy elevates and amplifies your beauty brand in the ever changing UK beauty landscape. Leveraging the extensive, multi-decade industry career of it's founder, Debbie Trumper, we aim to help you make a mark on the UK beauty industry that resonates with uniqueness and style.

BRAND STRATEGY & GO TO MARKET

USA: RACHEL ROBERTS MATTOX

Rachel Roberts Mattox provides Brand Development, Go To Market Strategy, and Fractional CMO support for founder-led beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands — transforming founder vision into soulful brands and scalable growth plans through her proven 6C Start-To-Scale Framework™.

CHINA, ASIA: CLEAN BEAUTY ASIA

Clean Beauty Asia helps beauty brands successfully expand across Asia, providing market-entry strategy, go-to-market planning and hands-on support finding and negotiating with the right partners.

UK, EU, Middle EAST: THE RED TREE

The Red Tree is the UK's leading international beauty brand consultancy, helping brands grow through strategy, development, and implementation — from market entry and retail strategy to full country management across the UK, EU, and Middle East.

AUS, Asia: RED SCOUT ONLINE

Simone Pedersen advises luxury and prestige beauty brands, retailers, and hospitality groups on retail strategy, brand curation, and market entry across APAC and global markets.

TRAINING, EDUCATION & STORE SUPPORT

USA, Canada: BRIGHT BEAUTY CONNECT

Bright Beauty Connect is the retail field agency for purpose-led beauty brands breaking into Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, Bluemercury, Credo, and beyond — combining retail strategy, trained field teams, in-store education, and real-time data to turn shelf presence into measurable sell-through.

GLOBAL: AI BEAUTY Consultancy

Arif Isikgun is an award-winning retail strategist, international speaker and founder of AI Beauty Consultancy, helping luxury spas, salons and beauty brands transform retail performance through storytelling, client experience and commercial education.

GLOBAL: RED SCOUT ONLINE

Red Scout is a global eLearning and training platform for the beauty industry, helping brands and retailers turn frontline teams into their strongest commercial asset.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

USA: THE INGREDIENTIST

Strategic product development at the intersection of science and sustainability. The Ingredientist partners with beauty brands, chemists, and contract manufacturers to design products that perform, endure, and make sense — scientifically, commercially, and ethically.

UK, EU: TOp Shelf Beauty

Top Shelf Beauty is a consulting agency founded by Karolina Olędzka that handles end-to-end brand building for cosmetic and lifestyle brands — from product development and supply chain to marketing and content. She also founded OPAR, an artisanal perfume lab in Lisbon handcrafting bespoke and private-label fragrances, giving her particular depth in olfactive brand development.

PACKAGING STRATEGY & SOURCING

USA: 3E BEAUTY Consulting

3E Beauty Consulting helps beauty brands navigate packaging development from concept through commercialization, specializing in sourcing, operations, supplier qualification, manufacturing and supply chain strategy.

BRAND DESIGN, Photography, WEBSITES & COPY

Aus, USA: BY NINJA

By Ninja engineers considered brand ecosystems for beauty businesses through inclusive, environmentally responsible packaging design, copy and photography.

USA: TERRA~PRANA

Jessica Maniatis founded Terre~Prana to guide founders from first idea to brand launch — integrating strategy, embodiment, and creative direction through her Brand Somatics™ framework.

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

USA: SOURCE BEAUTY

Maggie is an attorney and business strategist who helps brands integrate sustainability into their operations for compliance and value creation through Source Beauty.

TESTING

GLOBAL: CLAIMS - VALIDATED CLAIMS SUPPORT

Validated Claim Support (VCS) is our preferred and trusted clinical claims validation partner — an FDA-registered, ISO 9001:2015 certified, GCP-compliant independent laboratory specialising in skincare and haircare efficacy studies, with a particular reputation for industry-leading before and after photography.

GLOBAL: REGULATORY TESTING - QACS

QACS is our preferred regulatory testing lab — an ISO 17025 accredited, GMP certified, FDA registered laboratory that has been delivering microbiological, chemical, and molecular testing solutions for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries since 2002.

Unlock the full potential of your beauty brand

Unlock greater clarity and confidence in your business with our comprehensive suite of services, designed to strengthen your operational foundations and achieve global regulatory compliance.

End-to-end expert strategic, operational, scientific, regulatory, and sustainability leadership and guidance to optimize your business, from inception to international expansion.
- Beauty Business Fundamentals
- Global Business Operations
Ensuring your products meet global regulatory standards in all major cosmetic and candle markets.