Danessa Myricks
As a makeup artist, photographer, and entrepreneur, Danessa Myricks is one of the most influential leaders in the beauty industry and is widely credited for leading groundbreaking product development for some of the most popular brands before launching her own brand, Danessa Myricks Beauty, in 2015. Referred to as the “Willy Wonka of Beauty”, Myricks takes a revolutionary approach to product development resulting in award-winning, innovative, multi-use products like the Blurring Balm Powder, Colorfix, and the viral Lightwork Freedom Palette System, earning over 80 accolades and recognition from Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List, Allure Best of Beauty, and featured on TIME Magazine’s Closers List to name a few. As CEO, she continues to push boundaries, fostering a global community rooted in love, creativity, and inclusivity while connecting hearts and minds through beauty.
Sean Frazier
Brent Ridge, M.D
Dr. Ridge began his career as a physician at Mt. Sinai in New York City and later launched the Health and Wellness division of Martha Stewart Omnimedia.
In 2008, he co-founded Beekman 1802 with his husband, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and is an ambassador to the Global Wellness Institute. Today, the company is recognized as one of the most successful lifestyle brands in America. Their beauty, home, and gourmet products are sold through premium retail partners worldwide, including Williams Sonoma, Bloomingdale’s, and Anthropologie, and in 2019, they set the record for the largest beauty brand launch in the combined 37-year history of both HSN and QVC.
Siffat Haider
Founder, Podcaster, Creator
Siff was working in the beauty space as a blogger + podcaster and found herself struggling with her own health issues. She ultimately turned to natural remedies as a last resort and began troubleshooting with her own combination of herbs & vitamins and found herself feeling better than ever. She quickly realized that holistic remedies had the power to address women’s toughest day-to-day health issues and began building Arrae, with her husband, Nish, to share these solutions with others.
Marissa Galante Frank
Marissa Galante Frank is the Fashion Director for Accessories & Beauty at Bloomingdale's, overseeing handbags, shoes, fine jewelry, watches, fashion accessories and beauty. In her role, Marissa drives the Bloomingdale’s vision for the trends shoppers can expect each season in-store and online. She collaborates across departments to develop exclusive merchandise for Bloomingdale’s private brands, and translate trends into a one-of-kind accessories and beauty assortment, spanning emerging and established brands.
Debbi Hartley-Triesch
Debbi Hartley-Triesch assumed the role of executive vice president and general merchandise manager of the accessories and beauty divisions in August 2021. In 2022, she added the home division to her remit. She and her team are responsible for all buying operations for accessories, jewelry, watches, handbags, home and beauty – including fragrance, skin care, color and all Spa Nordstrom locations. Debbi supports the beauty division across both Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack.
Debbi began her Nordstrom career as a beauty advisor over 30 years ago. Since then, she has held a number of leadership roles in the Beauty division including regional buyer and national beauty director where she created the Beauty Trend Show and was featured as a beauty expert on The Today Show and Entertainment Tonight as well as a variety of fashion publications such as W, Allure, In Style and Vogue. In 2009, Debbi became the vice president and divisional merchandise manager for makeup and skincare to help drive product strategies supporting the buying team and partnering with beauty brands. In 2018 Debbi was appointed to the role of senior vice president, regional manager for the Northwest where she supported 15 Nordstrom stores and 35 Nordstrom Rack stores, helped serve customers, developed teams and delivered on operational execution.
Akshay Talati
Angela Simpson
Angela Simpson is an accomplished beauty marketing executive with over 20 years of experience driving brand growth and innovation across mass and prestige categories. Angela’s expertise spans product launches, brand strategy, media, retail marketing, E-commerce and digital initiatives, making her a sought-after leader in the beauty industry. With a proven track record of success at top-tier companies like Sephora and L'Oréal, Angela is known for her ability to build and scale brands, capitalize on key trends, and foster strong collaborations with influencers and founders. She holds an MBA from Kellogg and is passionate about mentoring young professionals and advancing diversity in beauty.
Noah Rosenblatt
Noah Rosenblatt is President of The PCA Companies' newest acquisition, BEAUTYSPACE (formerly SpaceNK Wholesale). Noah joined BEAUTYSPACE in 2015, after prior roles at LVMH and 20 years of retail industry experience. During his tenure, he has led the company through two significant business shifts, resulting in an operations that now include more than 700 branded BEAUTYSPACE points of distribution for nearly 100 brands within the wholesale portfolio.
Under Noah’s leadership, he has been instrumental in developing strategies to increase brand awareness, drive expansion, deepen customer relationships, and evolve the brands’ in-store and digital presence. This forward-thinking, award-winning retail experience connects retailers and brands to consumers—wherever and however they choose to shop—across both the luxury and prestige markets.