Beautycounter Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship
Gregg Renfrew, Founder & CEO, Among 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at 2017 Builders + Innovators Summit
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2017 /CNW/ -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Beautycounter Founder & CEO, Gregg Renfrew, as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.
Goldman Sachs selected Gregg as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event.
Gregg Renfrew founded Beautycounter in 2011 with a mission to get safer beauty and personal care products into the hands of everyone. She launched the brand as a Certified Benefit Corporation (B corp) in 2013, leading the way to better beauty by putting performance and health first. Since founding the company, Gregg has advocated for stronger federal regulations to ensure the safety of all skincare and cosmetic products. A direct-retail brand (direct-to-consumer through multiple channels), Beautycounter is experiencing explosive growth and is on pace to sell 10 million products by the end of 2017.
"I am proud and honored to be selected by Goldman Sachs as one of the top 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2017," said Gregg Renfrew, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Beautycounter. "As the leader in the cleaner and safer beauty space, this recognition is a testament to the incredible work we are doing at Beautycounter to get safer and high performing products into the hands of everyone."
"We are pleased to recognize Gregg as one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2017," said David M. Solomon, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs. "This is the sixth year that we've hosted the Builders + Innovators Summit where emerging business leaders gather to discuss their common interests in building prosperous organizations."
For more than 145 years, Goldman Sachs has been advising and financing entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses. In addition to honoring 100 entrepreneurs, the Summit consists of general sessions and clinics led by Goldman Sachs experts, seasoned entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders as well as resident scholars.
About Beautycounter
Beautycounter is the leader in the safer skin care and cleaner cosmetics category. The Santa Monica, CA-based brand drives a national movement for improved transparency and accountability in the beauty industry, including advocacy to update federal regulations that have stood largely unchanged since 1938. The company's mission is "to get safer products into the hands of everyone." Beautycounter develops and distributes nearly 150 products across skin care, color cosmetics, advanced anti-aging, kids, baby and personal care collections. Beautycounter is a Certified B Corporation. Founded by Gregg Renfrew in 2011, Beautycounter launched in 2013 as a direct-retail brand (direct to consumer through multiple channels) that is now available through 25,000+ consultants across North America, online at Beautycounter.com, and through strategic partnerships including J.Crew, a limited-edition collection with Target, and a pop-up shop on Nantucket Island. For more information, please visit www.beautycounter.com.
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