Hot take: Digitization Is Here to Stay

08/17/2021

Kimberly Carney is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FashWire and GlossWire, two innovative B2C marketplaces. With over 20 years of experience in marketing for wireless and technology companies and 15+ years in the multi-brand retail space, Kimberly has a unique perspective into fashion and beauty’s interplay of data and marketability.

Kimberly talked with Kelly Ehlers about her start, from marketing in wireless technologies to online websites, to fashion and beauty. She gave us insight into what it looked like to start FashWire and GlossWire as well as what her team looks like and how a small team can still be mighty. Kimberly goes in-depth about her company and their process with digitization setting them apart from other brands.

Kimberly and Kelly talked about clean beauty and what it means to the beauty and fashion industry. Kimberly also gave us her thoughts on what the community can be doing more for clean beauty plus some tips into products for your skin.

Don’t miss out on hearing a sneak-peek into Kimberly’s newest app and website, FashLuxe.

“What girl does not want to go on a buying fashion trip, so to this day I still get butterflies when I walk into showrooms.”

“We are all about discovering new brands and we are all about those niche brands.”

“Well and thankfully it’s no longer a trend, right. Remember when it was a trend? And now it just is.”

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Madeline Hickey

Madeline Hickey is the Digital Media Producer for The Tease and Volume Up podcast. Beauty is the name of her game. Think you have the perfect guest for the podcast? Let her know: madeline@thetease.com

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