126 - John Demsey sees things differently

<p>My guest this week is <strong>John Demsey</strong>, beauty brand mogul, and executive group president at <strong>Estée Lauder Companies.</strong><br /><br />John and I discuss what he learned from working retail jobs for a decade, how embracing hip hop’s glamour built MAC Cosmetics, how K-Pop and Tom Ford are getting men to wear makeup, and why hair and makeup are at the core of how people express themselves and how culture is formed.</p><p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jdemsey/">John on Instagram</a></p><p><br /><strong>NOTES</strong></p><p>(05:57) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Gernreich">Rudi Gernreich</a></p><p>(09:22) <a href="https://www.thisiscleveland.com/blog/february-2020/clevelands-rock-history">Cleveland’s Rock and Roll History</a></p><p>(16:04) <a href="https://coveteur.com/2019/08/26/beauty-brand-mogul-john-demsey-estee-lauder-companies/">MAC Cosmetics</a></p><p>(28:37) <a href="https://www.elle.com/beauty/news/a6666/tom-ford-launches-beauty-collection-23324/">Tom Ford Beauty</a></p><p>(35:01) <a href="https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-k-pop-has-korean-men-wearing-makeup-21501bd8b0cf">K-Pop and Men’s Cosmetics</a></p><p>(39:26) <a href="https://www.lelabofragrances.com">Le Labo</a></p><p>(48:27) <a href="https://blamopod.com/blamo-podcast/2019/11/11/edward-sexton">Edward Sexton </a>(Blamo! Interview)</p><p>**</p><p>Want even more Blamo? Join the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/blamo">BlamFam</a> on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!</p>