From concept to counter. Specialized advisory for beauty brands ready to launch boldly, scale sustainably, and expand globally.
We fix what's broken and build what's missing in brands that are growing faster than their operations can keep up. Beauty Launch Lab works with prestige and indie brands at their make-or-break moments: the first wholesale expansion, the hero launch that has to land, the vendor breakup, the post-acquisition integration, and the leap from founder-led hustle to institutional-grade operations.
Most operators go deep in one function. Our practice spans supply chain, finance, HR, technology, and legal—because the problems that stall a growing brand rarely stay inside one department. We have spent a career transforming how people actually work—from global restructuring to a brand's first launch process—and that is what lets us step into any room and move it forward.
Our work is not theoretical. We have brought more than 1,000 SKUs to market—roughly a new product every quarter for years, many in dozens of shades, and many of them regulated SPF products requiring testing and registration country by country. We have overseen purchasing and supply for full catalogues generating $125M–$250M a year, and built the systems that let great products reach their audience at scale.
Our proprietary framework for beauty product launch development and execution—designed for the way beauty brands actually work.
Define the brand position, consumer truth, and category whitespace your launch will own. Vision without execution is a mood board.
Build the operational backbone—supply chain, ERP, team structure, and vendor ecosystem—before you need it. Most brands build this too late.
Channel strategy, retailer sequencing, pricing architecture, and the launch narrative that earns shelf space and consumer attention simultaneously.
The repeatable systems, international market playbooks, and operational cadences that allow a successful launch to become a sustainable brand.
Deep brand assessment, competitive landscape, white space mapping, team & capability audit
Launch plan architecture, channel prioritization, SKU strategy, margin modeling
Operational systems, ERP configuration, vendor onboarding, team build-out
Retailer sell-in, go-live management, demand planning, crisis protocols
Replenishment cadence, market expansion, brand extension strategy
End-to-end launch leadership from brief through first PO—including the shade-heavy, multi-SKU launches and regulated products (SPF) that trip up most brands. We manage the complexity so founders and brand teams can focus on what they do best.
The right systems at the right stage. From a brand's first ERP to MRP and AI-driven automation, we sequence the technology so it scales with the business—not ahead of it or behind it.
Beauty is global. We help brands enter new markets with the rigor of someone who has done it before—regulatory complexity, local retail dynamics, and all.
Fractional COO and VP Operations support for beauty brands that need senior operational leadership without the full-time overhead. We run the machine.
International expansion is one of the highest-leverage moves a beauty brand can make—and one of the most operationally complex. We have launched beauty products across five continents—including regulated SPF products that must pass testing and registration in every market they enter.
Our approach combines market prioritization rigor with on-the-ground fluency. We help you choose the right markets in the right sequence, build the right partnerships, and launch with the kind of local insight that turns international promise into actual revenue.
Most beauty brands hit the same wall: they outgrow their systems before they outgrow their ambition. The spreadsheets that got you to $5M won't get you to $50M—but the ERP a $200M brand runs on will crush a $10M one. Digitizing a growing brand is a sequence, not a single project.
We meet brands where they are: a first ERP, an MRP layer when product complexity demands it, retail compliance automation, and practical AI that takes the repetitive work off a lean team's plate and gives them their time back.
Right-sized selection and implementation—NetSuite, SAP B1, Microsoft Dynamics, Brightpearl—from a brand's first ERP to the re-platforming that comes with scale
Sephora, Ulta, Target, and international retailer compliance setup; EDI 850/810/856 configuration
Bill-of-materials, component planning, PO automation, and 3PL integration—so a launch never stalls on a missing cap or carton
Practical AI and automation deployed against real operational work—from an MRP built in Google Workspace with Apps Script to AI-assisted purchasing and reporting—so lean teams spend their hours on the brand, not the admin
Real-time sell-through dashboards, margin analysis, and channel performance reporting for leadership teams
Map current state, find where the spreadsheets are breaking, and decide what to digitize first
Select and implement the right ERP for today's stage, configured for beauty: costing, shades, retailer compliance
Clean and migrate historical data; integrate 3PL, retailers, and finance
Layer in MRP, PO automation, and vendor portals as product and supply complexity grow
Deploy AI on the repetitive work so the team's time goes back to building the brand
Senior operational leadership embedded in your business—without the full-time cost. We have stepped in during a VP vacancy to run 3PLs across the US, UK, and EU, lead peak season, and renegotiate vendor terms while the search ran.
Vendor negotiation, 3PL selection, freight strategy, and COGS optimization. We find margin where others find complexity.
P&L ownership, working capital management, board reporting, and the financial infrastructure your investors expect to see.
Chargeback management, routing compliance, sell-through reporting, and retailer relationship management for major accounts.
Changing how people work is the hard part of any operations fix. Role architecture, hiring roadmaps, onboarding, and the change strategy that makes new processes stick—from a founder's first ops hire to a 1,000-role restructuring.
The documented, repeatable processes that prevent knowledge from living in one person's head—critical for scale.
Whether you're launching your first product or entering your fifth market, we bring the operational expertise that turns beauty ambition into beauty results.