Connection
Trusted relationships among leaders across beauty, technology, innovation, media, and business.
Invitation Only
A specialized industry initiative of Beauty, Brain & Brawn
The Beauty Tech Alliance
An invitation-only network of founders, operators, technologists, investors, innovators, and industry leaders shaping the future of beauty.
Built on trust, shared values, and a commitment to creating opportunities that extend beyond any one individual, company, or platform.
Chapter One
Built on Conviction
The Beauty Tech Alliance was not created through applications or open enrollment.
It was formed through years of relationships, collaboration, shared experiences, and mutual respect.
Its members are individuals whose leadership, expertise, and vision are helping shape what comes next.
The purpose of the Alliance is not simply to gather exceptional people. It is to create meaningful connections between them.
Philosophy
Success Scales Through Others
Meaningful success is multiplied when opportunities are shared, relationships are cultivated, and exceptional people are connected to one another.
The Alliance exists to amplify ideas, expand access, foster collaboration, and create pathways that benefit the broader industry.
What Emerges Here
Five quiet currents that move between members.
Visibility
Editorial features, media opportunities, thought leadership, and strategic amplification.
Access
Industry events, private gatherings, conference delegations, partner experiences, and curated introductions.
Collaboration
Partnerships, research initiatives, advisory opportunities, business relationships, and new ventures.
Events
Roundtables, dinners, conference meetups, curated experiences, and future flagship gatherings.
And what has yet to be named.
Our Manifesto
Representation Begins Before the Camera Turns On.
Meaningful representation is shaped long before talent appears in a campaign, walks onto a runway, or steps in front of a camera.
It begins with who is educated. Who is trained. Who conducts the research. Who formulates the products. Who develops the technology. Who writes the curriculum. Who receives investment. Who owns the intellectual property. And who helps define the standards shaping the future of beauty.
“Representation at the endpoint is fragile when representation is absent from the infrastructure.”
The Beauty Tech Alliance is working to strengthen that infrastructure by connecting the people, expertise, institutions, technologies, resources, and opportunities capable of shaping a more inclusive and innovative future for beauty.
Built by founders. Strengthened through collaboration. Expanded through trusted relationships.
Founding Leadership
Founding Leadership
The Beauty Tech Alliance is guided by a group of founders committed to advancing innovation across beauty, technology, education, entrepreneurship, and strategic collaboration.
Together, they are building an ecosystem where founders, institutions, and industry partners can create meaningful opportunities through collaboration rather than competition.
CW
Beauty, Brain & Brawn | Ermatine
Cole Woods
Founder & Chair
- Strategic Partnerships
- Ecosystem Development
- Founder Advisory
- Innovation Strategy
SS
SOROR by Satasha Stephen
Dr. Satasha Stephen
Founding Member
- Brand Development
- Consumer Products
- Education
- Community
EK
The Beauty Genie
Ebony Karim
Founding Member
- Beauty Technology
- Product Development
- Retail Innovation
- Education
SD
The Science of Beauty
Sakeya Donaldson
Founding Member
- Entrepreneurship
- Education
- Cosmetic Science
- Community
Programming & Strategic Initiatives
An Active Ecosystem
The Beauty Tech Alliance creates opportunities for founders, innovators, educators, institutions, and strategic partners to collaborate through thoughtfully curated programming and long-term initiatives that advance the future of beauty.
Upcoming Programming
Invitation Only
July 26, 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Beauty Tech Alliance Gathering
An invitation-only gathering bringing together founders, innovators, educators, and strategic partners during the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Weekend for meaningful conversations around beauty innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, higher education, and collaboration.
Learn MoreStrategic Initiatives
Ongoing work shaping the Alliance.
IActive
Founder Discovery Program
Introducing attendees to member brands through curated Founder Discovery Bags that encourage product discovery and founder collaboration.
IIActive
University Innovation Partnerships
Building relationships with colleges and universities to create opportunities for beauty education, entrepreneurship, research, student engagement, and campus retail innovation.
IIIActive
Founder Collaboration Network
Connecting Alliance founders with strategic partners, retailers, educators, media, and investors to accelerate meaningful collaborations.
IVIn Development
Beauty Innovation Ecosystem
Developing long-term partnerships across beauty, technology, retail, media, and education that strengthen the broader beauty innovation landscape.
Collaborate
Interested in Collaborating?
The Beauty Tech Alliance welcomes opportunities to collaborate with founders, universities, brands, retailers, investors, and organizations that share our vision for advancing the future of beauty through innovation and meaningful partnerships.
A Long-Term Vision
Built for What Comes Next
The most enduring institutions begin with relationships.
The Alliance exists to cultivate those relationships, encourage collaboration, and create opportunities that extend beyond any one company, platform, or individual.
Over time, its members will help shape conversations, initiatives, partnerships, research, events, and opportunities that influence the future of beauty.
The Alliance is not being built around a single person. It is being built around a shared belief that meaningful progress happens when exceptional people are connected to one another.
Membership
Membership
The Beauty Tech Alliance is a curated, invitation-only community of founders, innovators, educators, and strategic partners shaping the future of beauty.
Membership is intentionally selective.
New members typically join through:
Invitation
Directly extended by the founding members.
Referral
Introduced by an existing member of the Alliance.
Strategic Alignment
Shared commitment to the Alliance's mission and standards.
Rather than focusing on size, the Alliance prioritizes meaningful collaboration, shared values, and long-term relationship building.
Request ConsiderationInterested in learning more about the Alliance? Tell us about your work, your vision, and how you believe you could contribute to the future of beauty through collaboration.
The Gateway
Enter Invitation Code
Access to the Alliance is extended through invitation only. Upon entering a valid invitation code, invited members will receive access to the Alliance Charter and onboarding experience.
By invitation of the founding members
Not invited yet? Request ConsiderationA Referral Pathway
Refer a Founder
Membership in the Beauty Tech Alliance is by invitation, extended through the founding members.
If you know a founder building at the intersection of beauty and technology, you may refer her here for consideration.