{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Integrative Skin Care for Overall Well-Being \u2013 with Lori Bush","description":"Is the health of your skin connected to your mindfulness and well being? No one would be a higher authority on the subject than someone who has spent their career in senior-level leadership in the beauty and skincare industry. My guest today shares what she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s learned about integrative beauty and skincare, and how a personal health scare led her to an unexpected new endeavor. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been said that Lori Bush shines from a mile away, and not just because of her fabulous skin. During her tenure as president and CEO of Rodan and Fields, Lori took revenue from zero to one billion. She also served as president of Nu Skin, Worldwide Executive Director of Skincare Ventures at Johnson & Johnson, and VP of Marketing for Neutrogena. She went on to become Chairwoman of the Board at Avon. Now, calling on her 30+ years of expertise in beauty and skincare, Lori\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest venture, Solvasa, is an integrative beauty line dedicated to empowering everyone to live long and beautifully by caring for their whole selves. In addition to her legendary career, Lori is also a bestselling author of a beauty wellness book called Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change. She also helps young female entrepreneurs through seed funding. In this episode, Lori and I discuss her path to the C \u2013 suite and how she was able to grow her business so quickly, why she left, and how she was able to scale her startup to become the #1 largest independent premium skincare brand. She also explains why well being and the joy of missing out are critical to leadership success.\u00c2  Breaking into the C-Suite It turned out that Lori was the keeper of all pet projects that a CEO or owner wanted to be done, but no one else wanted to touch. Because she loved the challenge, these projects always ended up in her lap. She went through a time when she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t getting higher-level promotions, and she was operating in autonomous areas, which led her on the journey to ultimate leadership positions. When she became frustrated with her lack of promotions, she was told that she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a promotable resume because she had spent her time focusing on doing the things she loved. After a long career path, it was in the early 2000s that Lori finally found herself in the C \u2013 suite with Rodan and Fields. A breakout experience Before Lori\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opportunity opened up with Rodan and Fields, she accepted the position of president at NuSkin, where she explored the direct \u2013 selling model of business and found it an outlet for much innovation. She took on a chief marketing role and had an amazing experience that became a breakout role for her. She joined her first board of directors and got boardroom experience that prepared her for higher leadership. Feeling the conflict For almost everyone with a long career in business, they have experienced the conflict in leaving one job for another. Lori had a vision, but she found that NuSkin was going in a different direction. She even questioned whether she had value any longer in the company. She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t agree with the approach they were taking in international expansion and the interface between different aspects of the business. Lori threw what she calls a little bit of a tantrum at a male-dominated meeting. She felt like she and the company were strategically misaligned, and she knew that it was the beginning of the end. Looking back, she calls it a happy firing. Opportunities and revenue growth When Lori joined Rodan and Fields, the company was already established as a brand and had been acquired by Estee Lauder. Lori had discussed with Rodan and Fields the possibility of making their company part of Johnson & Johnson. As they decided to pivot into direct selling, Lori was asked to run this new aspect of the business from the ground floor. Lori calls it an exercise in agility, as they began with an idea and recognized the power of word-of-mouth. Things came together at just the right time to be profitable as the timing of the economy and the product \u2013 value proposition combined with the social media effect to explode the business. How business helped Lori beat cancer As the leader of a company, your values are practiced, promoted, and rewarded. Lori had aspects of wellness that were missing in her life, and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Lori stepped down from active management in 2016 at the same time she discovered a lump that had been missed by mammography. She admits that she used to think that meditation was for those who had nothing better to do with their time, but she feels very different now. A new opportunity opened up for Lori through her reconstructive surgeon and his skincare products. Together they identified stress management and mindfulness as missing elements in the skincare world, and their new company, Solvasa Integrative Beauty, was born.\u00c2  Highlights of this episode: 9:33 \u2013 Breaking into the C-suite 14:43 \u2013 Lori\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s breakout experience 20:15 \u2013 The conflict in leaving one job for another 29:07 \u2013 The Rodan and Fields opportunity 36:39 \u2013 How business helped Lori beat cancer 48:23 \u2013 Fem Five Resources mentioned: Find Lori online:\u00c2  www.solvasalife.com Find Lori on Instagram:\u00c2  Lorihbush Find Lori\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s podcast: The Beauty Construct Visit www.nextfem.com to get Lori\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s free gift, the Crystal Energy Wand (for lymphatic drainage) Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business\u00c2 by Pat Heim and Susan K. Golant The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living, Younger, Healthier, Longer\u00c2 by Elissa Epel and Elizabeth Blackburn. Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change by Katie Rodan, Kathy Fields, and Lori Bush Fem Five:\u00c2  1. Favorite book to recommend for women? Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business\u00c2 by Pat Heim and Susan K. Golant 2. Favorite self-care hack? Intermittent fasting. 3. Best piece of advice and who gave it to you? \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The head of business development at Johnson & Johnson told me that at some point in my life, I would need to start my own business.\u00e2\u20ac 4. Female CEO or thought leader you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re into right now? \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I want to honor collectively all the micro-entrepreneurs who are the CEOs of Rodan and Fields.\u00e2\u20ac 5. One piece of advice you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d give your five years younger self? \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Take a little time out to be more in control, mindful, and productive.\u00e2\u20ac Last Time on The NextFem Podcast Let Go of Your Masks to Connect Authentically \u2013 with Stacy Raske Subscribe to the show on\u00c2 iTunes\u00c2 (Android here). Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who took the time to write a review on iTunes! If you write a review this week, send a screenshot to support@nextfem.com and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll give you a shout-out! The post Integrative Skin Care for Overall Well-Being \u2013 with Lori Bush appeared first on NextFem. ","author_name":"The NextFem Podcast | Real-Talk with Successful Women","author_url":"http:\/\/www.nextfem.com\/blog\/","html":"