Sarah Lee
Co-founder of Glow Recipe and former L'Oréal marketer and product developer, known for building a global Korean-inspired skincare brand from a $50K bootstrap into a large retailer presence including Sephora.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 1h 2min
629: $50K to $300M+: How Two L'Oréal Employees Built Glow Recipe | Sarah Lee
Sarah Lee, co-founder of Glow Recipe and former L'Oréal marketer, turned a $50K Korean-beauty curation into a global skincare brand. She recounts hustling to break even in three months, pivoting from curation to product, pitching Sephora with a mockup, and choosing control over outside funding. Expect stories of cold-email PR, product iteration, and founder-led marketing.
