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Carol Hamilton and Janet Gurwitch on Reaching the Top — and Staying There

10/21/2022 9:00:00 PM

The veteran beauty executives discuss combating ageism staying curious and how to get more females in finance

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The veteran beauty executives discuss combating ageism staying curious and how to get more females in finance The veteran beauty executives discuss combating ageism staying curious and how to get more females in finance What role does friendship play in business?C.H.:C.H.:I sold Laura Mercier in 2008 and decided to rent a villa in Tuscany for the summer. I thought, “This is what I’m going to do now.” I loved Italy, but I was hungry. It’s like the Hamilton song “The Room Where It Happens.” I was hungry to be in the room where it happens and I wasn’t ready to leave. I decided I wanted another phase. I didn’t want 400 or 500 employees and I didn’t want to be a [chief executive officer]. C.H.:C.H.:beautyDo you ever encounter ageism in the beauty industry and how do you counter it?It is a badge of honor and courage to be able to hold your head up high and keep on going and achieving, because the results are the best proof you should still be there. We need to band together, but we also need to role model. What we can do in this age of experience is pay it back. Read more:
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Seattle’s air quality among worst in world for second day in a rowAfter starting the day in the top 5, Seattle fluctuated up and down the top 15 before taking the top spot Wednesday afternoon. They Are Wearing: Paris Fashion Week Spring 2023 Carol Hamilton: I remember thinking, oh my gosh! Janet Gurwitch asked me out to dinner, this is amazing.Illinois coach Brad Underwood believes a new crop of talent can help his team stay near the top of the Big Ten.Dumbbell Reverse Lunges Tim Liu, C.Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time, as “Masterpiece” crowns the Oct. We went to a really lovely restaurant. That is the moment we moved from professional colleagues to aspiring friends. 23 Illini will certainly look a lot different from last year's Big Ten title-sharing team that featured 7-foot All-America Kofi Cockburn. What role does friendship play in business? J.S.G. "That’s a pretty good feeling.: Carol and I are fortunate to have each other. 14 best with “Another Life” in 2020. It’s nice to have a colleague who is very serious about their career, but we can also go to a play together and talk about life.9 points and 4. Push through with your front leg to rise back up. C.H. But Illinois must replace six of its top seven scorers and there are question marks for a program that has risen to the top of the Big Ten in recent years.: You have to seize those moments, because so often we are just too busy.S. But we need to celebrate friendships because they are so meaningful. Eclectic guard Andre Curbelo left for St. What has enabled each of you to reach and stay at the top of your game? C.H. Jacob Grandison transferred to Duke. Next up, it's time for Dumbbell Shoulder Presses.: We keep on going because we are very curious and because we keep learning. It is another real dimension of our friendship, in that I didn’t know anyone in the private equity world until I met Janet. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) The Illini were big winners in the offseason transfer market, though, securing the talents of former Texas Tech wing Terrence Shannon Jr. I didn’t know what she did or what they did. Lower the weights using control before performing another rep. I knew she was a top merchant and creator at Neiman Marcus and when she told me her story of going into creating Laura Mercier and then Castanea, I was amazed she had the courage to leave this glamorous fashion and retail world at the very top. Now it's a matter of working together. Here was Janet in such an enviable job and she did this. She’s the pioneer in terms of women in this industry to do this.4 points per game and helped Texas Tech reach the Sweet 16 earlier this year.S. She was so generous with her description of what she did — and she was so nice and calm and not egotistical at all — so unlike so many people in that world. Absolutely no bulls–t. "Similar coaching styles with (former Texas Tech coach) Chris Beard to (current Texas Tech coach) Mark Adams and now Coach Underwood. J. Last but not least, get ready for some cardio.G. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images / Getty Images) The Chicago product is a proven scorer who could also share ball handling duties with a quartet of four-star freshmen guards in Skyy Clark, Ty Rodgers, Jayden Epps and Sencire Harris.: I sold Laura Mercier in 2008 and decided to rent a villa in Tuscany for the summer. I thought, “This is what I’m going to do now.8 points and five rebounds per game last season. Begin running at the set speed, and try to maintain this pace for 15 to 20 minutes.” I loved Italy, but I was hungry. It’s like the Hamilton song “The Room Where It Happens. Terrence Shannon Jr.” I was hungry to be in the room where it happens and I wasn’t ready to leave.S. I decided I wanted another phase. "I think we’re as talented as we have been, it just looks different. I didn’t want 400 or 500 employees and I didn’t want to be a [chief executive officer]. The Smith family, who had owned Neiman Marcus and were investors in Laura Mercier, started Castanea and they asked me if I would join. I think that’s one of the things I enjoy, it’s about taking advantage of mismatches.. The first brand we bought was Urban Decay. I loved it and still do. THE PLAN Look for the Illini to resort to more intense, switch-heavy defensive looks Underwood deployed before Cockburn arrived to anchor the middle. It’s one thing to reach the top, but another thing to stay there. What has enabled you to do that? C. "I haven’t been part of a team that switches (defensively) so much.H. : It has been determination, courage, a love of what I do. I think the biggest thing to work on is our communication in those switches. Sometimes when people get passed over for certain jobs like I have — they will say, “That’s it. I have to leave. Underwood will have to rely on some of his younger talents to emerge at that end.” It’s almost like an imperative. My point of view is that when that agenda starts to happen, I ask myself, “Do I love what I do? Do I love who I work with? Where would I go? What am I giving up and what am I getting?” I always try to put myself in blinders to not let company politics drive the decision making. "I think we can be a very good shooting team. My love of the people and of the craft supersedes the politics and any reaction that I might have to leave because I’ve been passed over. What keeps you so engaged in the business? C. Instead of just lining up and throwing the ball to Kofi, there will have to be some different options.H.: Excitement about what I’m doing. 13 Indiana in a Big Ten that feels deep, but seemingly lacks national title contenders. It was a huge surprise when I was asked to design and run L’Oréal West. I’m not an architect, a designer or a schematic professor. "The league is obviously a little bit different. This huge project I was asked to run was like another new adventure. Also — in my role overseeing acquisitions, the quality of the people I get to meet with — not just at L’Oréal but externally — motivates me a lot, because I’m not stuck in a small world." HANDLING HYPE Shannon, Hawkins and Mayer are used to the attention and scrutiny that accompanies playing for a prominent college basketball program. Our worlds are quite large in terms of the networking and the people we get to touch. J. "We don’t really pay much attention to it. G.: beauty business is so dynamic and has expanded into wellness." But how the young players — with seven underclassmen on scholarships — handle the hype will be a key factor in just how good the Illini can be. There are always new things for me to learn. Being in the game keeps you young and engaged. Fans have flocked back to Champaign during the program’s resurgence, but are yearning for a deep NCAA tournament run after back-to-back exits in the Round of 32. We get to meet entrepreneurs, most of whom are interesting, driven women. Beauty is changing dramatically. "And you know, that doesn’t just happen because I’m sitting here. In 1996, I built a prestige brand around a makeup artist to sell globally in the world’s top department stores. Today, you wouldn’t do that. It’s great synergy when you’ve got an athletic director giving you new facilities, we’re moving into a new practice facility and we can sell winning now. What hasn’t changed is you need quality product that really works, an authentic voice. How you do it, how you sell it and who you sell it to is very different. 7, the schedule includes matchups against No. Do you ever encounter ageism in the beauty industry and how do you counter it? C.H. 18 and No.: Janet and I were at a WWD Beauty Summit before the pandemic, and she was talking to [a] finance guy who was interviewing someone for a position. Janet suggested promoting a certain person in the firm, and the man said, “She’s 65, she’s too old. 18 Virginia on Nov.” He didn’t know that Janet might be near that age, and that is the way a lot of people talk to us. It is so insulting. Syracuse (Nov. It is a badge of honor and courage to be able to hold your head up high and keep on going and achieving, because the results are the best proof you should still be there. We need to band together, but we also need to role model. 12 Texas (Dec. What we can do in this age of experience is pay it back. You’re both involved in some of beauty’s biggest deals. DAILY NEWSLETTER All the news you need to know, every day By clicking Sign Up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Are there enough women in the room? J.G.: Private equity is dominated by men. We would go to board meetings for Drybar and I’m the only person there who’s ever had her hair blown dry. They’re all saying, “My wife, my daughter, my girlfriend. ” I’m thinking to myself —what is wrong with this picture? One of the reasons I went to Advent was because of Tricia Glynn, who’s a partner there. She excels. She just hosted a big dinner for the CEOs and operating partners Advent supports [those] who are women. It was the first time we had all met as a group and it was terrific to see so many outstanding women together.  C. H.: There are a lot of women entering through venture capital and private equity firms, because beauty is a hot category. If a PE firm that hasn’t specialized in beauty wants to start, they might hire a woman to do that. My big question is how many will succeed. There are enough deals going on, but how many will really rise above to sustain a long-term career, like Tricia and Janet. It is a question of time, and having deliberate acts of support, like dinners and forums, where you get women together to know each other. It seems like a small gesture, but it is an imperative, because if we keep doing that, five years from now it will have made a difference. What do you know now that you’re glad you didn’t know when you were in your 20s or 30s? You May Also Like J.G.: How few women would be in big positions or that Roe v. Wade would be discussed again; I thought that was resolved. I was very active in women’s rights in college, and I would have thought we’d be farther by now. C.H.: In the ‘90s, I had to fight like crazy to sustain the phrase, “Because I’m worth it,” for L’Oréal Paris. The advertising agency felt that women’s rights had been won and that the brand looked irrelevant with the phrase. I went ballistic. I told my boss this was wrong and demeaning and that the brand wouldn’t drop the phrase on my watch. The fact that we are still facing this — and it’s worse, that is shocking. I’m glad I didn’t know that then. Tags .