Dermalogica: Jane Wurwand (2016)

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Guy Raz | Wondery

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4.8 • 31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Jane Wurwand moved to Los Angeles with a suitcase and a beauty school diploma. She started what would become Dermalogica, an international beauty empire that set the standard for skin care. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we check back with Nick Gilson for an update on his company, Gilson Snowboards, a snowboard & ski company based in Pennsylvania. (Original broadcast date: October 24, 2016) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to how I built this early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
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0:09.0	New years is here, and with it brings the possibility of change.
0:13.0	As one behavioral scientist put it, first starts are really powerful.
0:17.0	So as you head into 2023, LifeKit is a great resource to help you plan your life and tackle changes, both big and small.
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0:27.0	Hey, really quick, before we start the show, you may have heard of this, but if not, I want to tell you about this amazing, exciting event that we're planning.
0:34.0	It's our first ever, How I Built This Summit.
0:37.0	It's an all-day gathering for innovators and entrepreneurs sponsored by American Express, and we're hosting it this October 16th in San Francisco.
0:46.0	Throughout the day, I'll be doing live interviews with incredible entrepreneurs like Airbnb's Joe Gebbia, Lisa Price of Carol's daughter, Jen Hyman,
0:54.0	of Runway, John Zimmer of Lyft, and Katrina Lake of Stitchfix.
0:58.0	We're also going to have workshops with experts and guides there to provide you with lots of advice.
1:04.0	Plus, you're going to meet hundreds of people just like you, builders who are taking their ideas to the next level.
1:11.0	So if you want to find out how to get your tickets, go to npr.org slash summit.
1:17.0	Oh, and this episode, we originally ran it back in the fall of 2016.
1:22.0	I hope you enjoy it.
1:25.0	We went to a contract manufacturer in Los Angeles, literally sort of fell on our swords, and told him our dream, gave him the pitch, and said, we need you to do like a test run for us.
1:42.0	Lisa said, look, I have absolutely no reason to do this, because 99% of everyone that sits opposite me telling me this story does not succeed.
1:53.0	But for some crazy reason, I think you've got something interesting, and I want to be in for the ride.
1:59.0	From NPR, it's how I built this, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built.
2:14.0	I'm Guy Ross, and on today's show, how Jane Werwen went from doing facials for women at a beauty parlor to building one of the leading skincare companies in the world.
2:26.0	Thermalogica.
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