From Google to $100M Beauty Brand: How Kara Brothers Pivoted from Tech to StarFace President | Career Transition & Leadership
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From Google to $100M Beauty Brand: How Kara Brothers Pivoted from Tech to StarFace President | Career Transition & Leadership

34:24 Nov 9, 2025
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What does it take to leave a 15-year career in tech at companies like Google and leap into the beauty industry? Kara Brothers, former President of StarFace (those iconic star-shaped pimple patches), opens up about her journey from feeling like she wasn't thriving in corporate America to scaling a startup from $5 million to $100 million in revenue. In this raw conversation, she shares the truth about navigating career uncertainty, building self-worth outside of performance reviews, and why the traditional definition of success might be keeping you boxed in. If you've been waiting for permission to pivot, this is your sign.
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