Uncensored CMO How innovation succeeds with Kory Marchisotto [Uncensored Renegades]
Mar 2, 2026
Kory Marchisotto, a beauty and marketing leader who built community-led hits like e.l.f.’s Power Grip Primer, shares stories of rapid product creation. They discuss building a culture that permits risk. They explore proving concepts fast, co-creating with communities on TikTok, and how constraint and customer closeness spark standout products.
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Innovation Needs Culture Art Science And Gut
- Innovation requires culture, idea flow, and a pressure-test process combining data, art, and gut instinct.
- Kory Marchisotto demands pride as a go/no-go metric: launch only products you’d personally use and be proud of.
Prove Concepts Quickly And Give Them Time
- Test concepts fast and get customer feedback early rather than launching mass-market immediately.
- John Evans measured soft drink winners and found most took ~7 years to be considered successful, so iterate and give new products time.
Protect Creators From Premature Rejection
- Protect creators from premature rejection because innovators are emotionally invested and need permission to fail.
- Short-term impatience deflates creative teams and dries up the product pipeline, causing brand decay.