"At some point you've got to recognize that the world is going to move," said the Collected Group's James Miller. "You can either be left behind or you can move on ahead of the times. And that's what we're doing."

"You can see trends come and go, and that's the unique thing about Badgley Mischka: it's very much 'timeless glamor,'" said Badgley Mischka president Christine Currence.

"Beauty and fashion were the two industries that were probably the most welcoming and supportive that I would ever encounter," said Franceso Clark, founder of Clark's Botanicals.

Christeson talked about the benefits of boot-strapping her business, the shifting consumer expectations brought about by Amazon and the joy of pockets.

Beautyblender creator Rea Ann Silva: "When I realized how effective and how amazing this product was, I realized I had an opportunity to educate about the sponge."

"Kids don't lie to you," Foot Locker's Mel Peralta said on the Glossy Podcast. "They'll let you know if they think that your stuff is whack or your stuff is dope."

"As a makeup girl who loves full coverage and wears a full face of makeup everyday, I just couldn't find clean products on the market that performed the way a lot of the conventional makeup I was used to using did," Lawless Beauty founder Annie Lawless said on the Glossy...

On the podcast, she talked about how the company has embraced direct-to-consumer model, how she met her husband-slash-business partner and why, when it comes to the company's political engagement, "We've got to be out there speaking."

"There are definitely sales to make at retail," said Maesa Group CMO Scott Oshry. "You just need to give the consumer a reason to purchase."