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- Rhode to success. Last October, Melanie Bender started a new job in the beauty industry—one that came with an immediate audience of 50 million. The 38-year-old exec became the CEO of Rhode, Hailey Bieber’s skincare brand.
Rhode had launched that June, making it through a bumpy start featuring a trademark lawsuit. (The brand is named for Bieber’s middle name.) The brand that sells $16 lip treatments and other skincare products directly from its website reached eight-figure revenue within six months—and only 11 days of actual sales thanks to sold-out inventory. And there are 1 million signups for its product waitlist.
