Speakers

Session Title

Small Batch: A Better Way To Make Beauty

Session Description

Most beauty brands assume growth means bigger batches and outsourced production. Evolve took the opposite path, bringing manufacturing in-house and producing in small batches. In this session, Laura Rudoe shares why that choice has made the brand more innovative, more flexible and, surprisingly, more cost-effective, and how owning your supply chain underpins real ethical and quality standards. 

About Laura Rudoe

Laura Rudoe is the CEO of Evolve Organic Beauty, the award-winning British beauty brand known for high-performance certified organic skincare with sustainability credentials. Founded in 2009, Evolve handcrafts its products in small batches at its wind-powered eco studio in Hertfordshire and is proudly B Corp certified, vegan, cruelty free and committed to Net Zero. The brand has won more than 185 beauty awards and is stocked in John Lewis, Sephora UK, Ocado and Whole Foods Market, with distribution across 31 countries.

Laura is passionate about driving positive change within the beauty industry, working closely with the B Beauty Coalition to help push sustainability standards forward. As well as holding an MBA from Harvard Business School and being recognised in Management Today's 35 Under 35 and the LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders, Laura is also a Reiki Master and brings a deeply holistic approach to both beauty and wellbeing.