“Beauty is powerful.”
The daughter of a hairstylist, I grew up in a house where beauty and creativity took center stage. As a child, I watched my mother transform one woman after another with color, cuts (and yes, perms too). I loved watching women leave my mother’s salon looking beautiful and feeling their best. To me, beauty has always been very powerful.
As a young adult, my parents, understanding only the service aspect of the industry, steered me away from beauty as a career and toward almost anything else. As a result, my first job was on Wall Street as a Marketing Associate for J.P. Morgan. Three years later, I knew I’d made a huge mistake and found my way back to my true passion – beauty – the industry I have had the pleasure and extreme honor of working in for over 20 years.”
- Renée Ryan, Chief Beauty Brand Creator
The winner of 3 Fragrance Foundation awards, 2 CEW Awards, and a Fashion Group International Rise Star Award Nominee, Renée Ryan is a 20+ year beauty industry disruptor with solid experience creating start-up indie products and brands.
Renée began her beauty career at the Estée Lauder Companies creating products and campaigns for both the Estée Lauder and Clinique brands. She later moved to Unilever Cosmetics where she developed the first two fragrances for iconic wedding dress designer, Vera Wang. After over 10 years in corporate, she moved into a consulting role and started her own company, Ryan Basics. A consumer product consulting firm specializing in concept and brand development, Ryan Basics completed projects for iconic companies such as John Varvatos, LXR Luxury Resorts, Hilton Hotels, and Shiseido.
Ten years later, she accepted an opportunity to work for Maesa as Vice President of Blue Sky Brand Innovation where she led the development of several startup brands including Show Beauty for Tamara Eccelstone, Kristin Ess Hair for Target, and Circa Beauty for Eva Mendes.
Personally, Renée is an avid art collector, a travel enthusiast, and a devoted pet lover. She enjoys donating her time to helping non-profit organizations brand and market their causes, most recently with Sting’s Rainforest Foundation. She currently works and resides between New York and Los Angeles.