Carlotta Jacobson: CEW's Powerhouse, Catalyst Award Winner

0:00On April 24, Carlotta Jacobson, the former president of cosmetic executive women and now executive chair of the board, is set to snag the 20. 26. Catalyst Award at the CEW Achiever Awards These honors spotlight women driving the beauty industry ahead. She's poured decades into CEW, turning it into a powerhouse for female pros and cosmetics. Under her watch starting in 1999, membership exploded from just a few hundred to over 9,000 worldwide. She kicked off international chapters in the UK and France, proving women lead and shape this space. Jacobson launched the Achiever Awards because back then, no one was properly celebrating industry women starting with one honoree and scaling up to. 8. She also started cancer in careers, helping folks juggle work through treatment. Communities key, she says, going solo limits your shot. Disruptors in beauty? They're the risk takers spotting untapped potential and flipping the script. Her biggest hurdles were making folks grasp CEW's value and building that global network, but it paid off big.

1:06Now eyeing the future from her board spot, Jacobson once pros to CEW's forward fuel amid all the changes. With the awards nearing, she's pondering her outfit classic beauty boss move as she keeps elevating the game. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.