Front Row L-R: April McDaniel of Let It Break, Feiran Liu of Alibaba Group, Leah Garcia of Nulastin, Kim Walls of Chameleon Collective, Cristina Black of c.black, and Vanessa Kuykendall of Market Defense. Back Row L-R: Savannah James of Let It Break, Bryce Goldman of Kopari Beauty, Shontay Lundy of Black Girl Sunscreen, Kevin Cureton of Solésence, Frances Mazur of Mazur Group, Dafina Smith of
Covet & Mane, Kathryn Hayman of KMH Collective, and Leilah Mundt of Crème Collective.
We extend our sincere thanks to our remarkable Keynote Speakers—Randi Christiansen of Nécessaire, Shontay Lundy of Black Girl Sunscreen with Kevin Cureton of Solésence, and April McDaniel and Savannah James of Let It Break—for sharing their insight, leadership, and vision.
A heartfelt thank you as well to our exceptional Thought Leaders, generous Sponsors (Solésence, Market Defense, and Beauty Bus), and engaged Attendees for making Beauty Biz Roundtable 2025 a standout success.
Together, we brought a dynamic cross-section of the beauty industry to the table—sparking bold conversations, forging meaningful connections, and helping shape the future of beauty through shared purpose and powerful ideas.
Thank you to Dina Douglass for the amazing photos of the day.
Keynotes Randi Christiansen of Nécessaire, Shontay Lundy of Black Girl Sunscreen, Kevin Cureton of Solésence, and Frances MazurSponsor Vanessa Kuykendall of Market DefenseCandice Macias of Hustle and Blush Inc with Jacquie Johnson of Front RowKeynote Speaker Randi Christiansen of NécessaireFull event ballroom during the Keynote by Randi Christiansen of NécessaireKeynote Speaker Savannah James of Let It BreakLet It BreakKeynote Speaker April McDaniel of Let It BreakThought Leader Leah Garcia of NulastinThought Leader Feiran Liu of Alibaba GroupKeynote Shontay Lundy of Black Girl Sunscreen on stage with Kevin Cureton of SolésenceSponsors Ruth Laurent-Kocher and Emilio Olson of Beauty BusThought Leader Dafina Smith of Covet & Mane, Matt Pestorius of Covet & Mane, and Thought Leader Cristina Black of c.blackMazur Group staff: MK Raley, Isabella Sanchez, TJ Eaton, Katherine VanderKloot, Frances Mazur, Kitty Kennedy, Alan Shepherd, Benti Kaur, and Hansa Batra
