The Lip Bar Raises $6.7 Million to Expand Options

Retail
Written By Rick Watson

Leading inclusive beauty company TLB developed household brands The Lip Bar in 2012 and thread beauty in 2022 to disrupt the beauty industry with products that value representation and accessibility for all.

The company’s origin story is quite interesting.  The founder Melissa Butler started the company on her kitchen table when she realized that the beauty industry simply did not have a product that represented women of color that was not full of chemicals.

The Lip Bar: TLB RAISES $6.7 MILLION TO EXPAND BRAND

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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