I am passionate about the beauty industry where I spent over 25 years of my career.
Throughout my career in beauty, I had the privilege to work very closely with amazing founders and to walk in the shoes of business leaders, who taught me that building a brand takes both creative instinct and real operational rigor – and that the best in beauty never stop learning.
I started my career at L’Oréal, where I spent over 20 years in an incredibly diverse set of roles. I grew up through marketing and sales roles on brands like L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Garnier, Vichy and La Roche-Posay, working across distribution channels and beauty categories in both Europe and the US. From there I moved into General Management, running newly acquired brands and overseeing the integration of Carol’s Daughter and IT Cosmetics. My favorite role, however, was in corporate M&A, where I was in charge of building out L’Oréal’s portfolio of prestige and luxury brands. I fell in love with getting to know founders, understanding their vision for their business and helping them strategize growth – and that passion is ultimately what led me to Stride.
I joined Stride in 2021 to help founders and their teams build the next generation of great passion brands in beauty. As an operating partner, I see my role as serving as a sounding board and advisor, sharing my relationships, experiences and industry knowledge. I get to partner with the founders and executives of amazing brands like Skinfix, Patrick Ta Beauty, Odele Beauty and Crown Affair, helping them realize their vision and strategizing the next stage of their brands.
I grew up in Germany and received an MBA from the Heinrich-Heine-University in Dusseldorf. Today, I live in Scarsdale, NY, just outside of the city, with my husband David and my three boys, Alix, Tristan and Maxim.