Hot Smart Rich Dianna Cohen on Firing Herself as CEO of Crown Affair to Become the Biggest Hair Brand in Beauty (Re-Run)
Dianna Cohen, founder and ex-CEO of Crown Affair, joins Maggie Sellers to reflect on what it took to build the premium beauty brand redefining clean luxury in haircare and the future of founders as creators.
What You'll Hear In This Episode:
- From working with Emily Weiss to building her own brand—Dianna’s evolution from beauty insider to beauty founder of Crown Affair
- The early days of Crown Affair and how her time at Away shaped her approach to brand strategy and storytelling
- Why Dianna stepped down as CEO—what she's doing at the brand now and how it unlocked a new creative chapter
- The clean luxury playbook: how she built Crown Affair into a category-defining brand
- Raising $15M and scaling to $20M in revenue—without compromising brand integrity
- Maggie’s take on the identity shifts every founder faces—and the freedom of letting go
- Dianna’s blueprint for building brands that feel personal, purposeful, and powerful
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