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Beauty & Personal Care · Indie Beauty

Indie & Emerging Beauty Executive Search

Norman Consultants recruits leadership for indie and founder-led beauty brands — including the first outside hires that take a brand to the next level.

The market

Recruiting indie beauty leadership

Indie and founder-led brands are where much of beauty's energy and innovation now live. As they scale, they reach the point of needing professional leadership — a first outside CEO, a commercial or operations leader — without losing the founder's vision. Getting those first senior hires right is decisive.

We recruit first outside CEOs, Presidents, and senior commercial, marketing, and operations leaders for emerging and high-growth beauty brands.

How we search

A retained, beauty-specialist process

Map the market

We define the brief and the realistic target universe across the indie beauty landscape.

Engage the talent

We reach the operators who aren't looking — through a network built over years in beauty.

Assess & place

Rigorous, confidential assessment against the mandate, through to offer and onboarding.

FAQ

Common questions

Do you recruit for indie and founder-led beauty brands?

Yes — including first outside CEOs and senior commercial, marketing, and operations hires for emerging, high-growth brands.

When should an indie beauty brand hire senior leadership?

Usually when the business outgrows the founding team's bandwidth — often around scaling, professionalizing, or investment.

Is the search retained?

Yes — retained and confidential.

Hire indie beauty leadership

Retained indie beauty executive search across the United States.

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