Ron
Robinson's mother wanted all of her sons to be doctors. Ron, who is
now the Founder and CEO of BeautyStat Cosmetics, went as far as
attending medical school before deciding it wasn't for him.
Instead, putting his background in chemistry to work, he landed a
job at Clinique, and one of the first products he helped to
formulate was their Turnaround products. From there, he moved to
mass brand Revlon and later Avon. Each job brought him closer to
understanding the consumer.
During the early days of social media, Ron saw a gap in
the market. So he created the first iteration of BeautyStat, a
beauty community where he and a team of experts gave insider
information about products and trends. But the stability of Vitamin
C was a constant question he was asked about as an expert. So he
and a former colleague decided to work on a side project where they
set out to stabilize this sought-after ingredient, and BeautyStat
Cosmetics was born.
Ron
explains that his position as a cosmetic chemist has made him view
the clean beauty movement differently. It is important for him to
support BIPOC women in beauty and what types of individuals make
the best entrepreneurs.