Gregg Renfrew, Founder &
CEO, Among 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at 2017 Builders +
Innovators Summit
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 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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