Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Bobbi Brown, known for revolutionizing natural-looking makeup, began selling lipsticks from her home in the early 1990s. She shares her journey from launching Bobbi Brown Essentials at Bergdorf Goodman to receiving a pivotal call from Leonard Lauder. She appears on this week’s episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded December 15 in Montclair, New Jersey.
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