E23 - #22 Leonard Lauder: How Small Details Craft Business

Leonard Lauder grew up in a kitchen that smelled like face cream. His mother Estée cooked cosmetics on the stove while he watched. Women would ring the doorbell, get facials in the bedroom, and leave with glowing skin and a few jars in their purse. 80 years later, Leonard sits down to write his memoirs. Where does he start? That kitchen.

This episode tells the story of how Leonard took his mother's small business and turned it into a global beauty empire. The book is called The Company I Keep - My Life in Beauty, and it r...