Power Panel: From Indie to Industry, Who Gets Access to Scale

A candid panel with leaders from Glossier, Value Growth Partners, and She Did That. on what it really takes to scale an indie beauty beauty. Plenty of beauty brands launch. Far fewer get the capital, the retail doors, and the relationships that turn a good product into a lasting business. This panel is about the difference. Join us for a candid conversation among founders, retail leaders, and investors about what it actually takes for independent beauty brands to reach durable scale: capital, retail doors, operational discipline, and the networks that decide who gets in. Panelists share firsthand accounts of building, funding, and scaling from outside the industry's traditional centers, and why ecosystems like Tulsa are changing the map. On the panel • Kinta Gates, Glossier • Dana Ammons, Value Growth Partners • Renae Bluitt, filmmaker and creator of She Did That. (Netflix) Moderated by Brianna Arps, co-founder of Tulsa Beauty Collective and MOODEAUX. The evening 5:15 PM doors open. Panel at 5:30. Networking reception to follow, with light bites served during the program. Free with RSVP. The Power Panel is the opening night of The Exchange, four days of indie beauty in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District, November 12 to 15. Hosted and supported by Build in Tulsa.