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What if your hardest season became your biggest breakthrough?

Ming Zhao built a $24M skincare brand in just 2 years—while pregnant and going through Y Combinator. This isn’t just a startup story. It’s a story of pressure, clarity, and purpose colliding at once.

In this raw and revealing episode, Ming Zhao, CEO and co-founder of PROVEN Skincare, shares how she transformed corporate burnout into one of the fastest-growing beauty startups—scaling to $24 million in just 24 months. She opens up about building a data-driven business during one of the most demanding periods of her life, and how AI, science, and personal insight helped reshape the future of skincare.

Key Topics Covered:

  • How AI and data are transforming skincare
  • The Skin Genome Project explained
  • Navigating Y Combinator while pregnant
  • Building a business model rooted in science
  • Living the “Love your job, live your life” mindset

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Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

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How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

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Content provided by Jim Huffman. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jim Huffman or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

What if your hardest season became your biggest breakthrough?

Ming Zhao built a $24M skincare brand in just 2 years—while pregnant and going through Y Combinator. This isn’t just a startup story. It’s a story of pressure, clarity, and purpose colliding at once.

In this raw and revealing episode, Ming Zhao, CEO and co-founder of PROVEN Skincare, shares how she transformed corporate burnout into one of the fastest-growing beauty startups—scaling to $24 million in just 24 months. She opens up about building a data-driven business during one of the most demanding periods of her life, and how AI, science, and personal insight helped reshape the future of skincare.

Key Topics Covered:

  • How AI and data are transforming skincare
  • The Skin Genome Project explained
  • Navigating Y Combinator while pregnant
  • Building a business model rooted in science
  • Living the “Love your job, live your life” mindset

Resources:

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)

Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)

How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)

Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)

How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

  continue reading

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