{"podcast":{"title":"Big Shot","slug":"big-shot-6247527","podcast_index_feed_id":6247527,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dbe3e564/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://bigshot.show","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36791457/36791457-1678042683199-a685533b9321b.jpg","author":"Big Shot","episode_count":40,"summary":"If the walls of Kosher delis could speak, they would (schm)ooze invaluable wisdom and endless laughs. Harley Finkelstein (Shopify) and David Segal (DAVIDsTEA) are Jewish entrepreneurs influenced by the greats who came before them. But, they realized no one was archiving the best behind-the-scenes stories ever told. Before time was up, they set out on a passion project to preserve the memories, mishaps, and wins of the people who have seen it all. Big Shot tells the stories of the people that shaped an entire generation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T02:17:07.115182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527"},"episode":{"title":"Bobbi Brown's Billion Dollar Beauty Legacy","slug":"bobbi-brown-s-billion-dollar-beauty-legacy","published_at":"2024-09-05T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527/bobbi-brown-s-billion-dollar-beauty-legacy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/big-shot-show/episodes/Bobbi-Browns-Billion-Dollar-Beauty-Legacy-e2nqcnb","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dbe3e564/podcast/play/91091115/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-7-30%2F385575898-44100-2-f45ace90b7f1f.mp3","summary":"Harley Finkelstein and David Segal are back with Season 3 of Big Shot ! Today, we chat with beauty industry icon Bobbi Brown. Known for her work as a makeup artist, Bobbi’s expertise has been showcased on the covers of leading magazines, including Cosmopolitan , Allure , Mademoiselle , and Teen . She’s the author of nine beauty books, with five achieving bestseller status. In 1991, Bobbi founded Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, which Estée Lauder acquired for $74.5 million four years later. Bobbi had a 25-year non-compete with Estée Lauder, and as soon as that expired, she launched her latest company, a clean beauty brand called Jones Road. In our conversation, we discuss the following: How chutzpah and optimism landed Bobbi her first Vogue cover How Bobbi developed her first lipstick and the original ten that became the brand’s foundation. How organic networking was a big part of Bobbi’s success The Estée Lauder acquisition of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Bobbi’s friendship with Leonard Lauder How Bobbi prioritized motherhood over work Life after the non-compete: Her new partnerships and Jones Road And so much more — In This Episode We Cover: (04:28) How Bobbi got started by cold-calling models and agencies (10:30) How Bobbi learned entrepreneurship skills at Emerson (12:52) Bobbi’s first lipstick and the beginnings of her makeup empire (17:39) The Bergdorf Goodman deal that almost fell apart (21:30) A chance encounter in an elevator that led Bobbi to her second chemist (22:10) Meeting Jeff Zucker’s grandmother and landing a regular spot on The Today Show (26:15) Trailblazing the natural makeup movement (34:10) Bobbi’s meeting with Leonard Lauder of Estée Lauder (35:59) How Bobbi was able to prioritize her kids (39:20) The sale to Estée Lauder (42:54) How Bobbi celebrated and shar…","meta_description":"Harley Finkelstein and David Segal are back with Season 3 of Big Shot ! Today, we chat with beauty industry icon Bobbi Brown. Known for her work as a make…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-shot-6247527/episodes/bobbi-brown-s-billion-dollar-beauty-legacy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-shot-6247527/bobbi-brown-s-billion-dollar-beauty-legacy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}