EP108: How to Reach the New Frontiers of Beauty & Wellness with Ali Kole

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Wendy Liebmann interviews Ali Kole about the evolution of the beauty and wellness industry and the impact of technology on consumer behavior.

In this episode of Future Shop, Wendy Liebmann sits down with retail powerhouse Ali Kole to dissect the “accelerated evolution” of the beauty and wellness industry. Drawing on her extensive background at McKinsey, Amazon, and Sephora, Kole explores how technology—from back-end logistics to front-end AI—is empowering the modern, information-hungry consumer. They dive into the expansion of beauty demographics, the rise of specialized service models like “Dry Bar,” and why physical storefronts r...

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Host: Wendy Liebmann

Guest: Ali Kole

Topics covered

• beauty
• wellness
• technology
• retail

Keywords

• accelerated evolution
• back-end logistics
• front-end AI
• beauty demographics
• specialized service models

Mentioned in this episode

Products: McKinsey, Amazon, Sephora

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