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Hi, I'm Ginger King. I do cosmetic product development from Concept to Counter.
Ginger King's Bio:
Ginger King's Experience:
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Senior Executive, Sales & Business Development at Barnet Products Inc.
February 2008 - March 2013Sales and marketing of cutting edge cosmetic technologies for skin, hair, color and fragrance categories. Interact with marketers, R&D, fragrance houses and contract manufacturers to bring the most innovative cosmetic products to market.
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Director, Creative Business Development at ChemAid Laboratories
April 2007 - January 2008Presented cosmetic market trends, creative product concepts and prototypes in Hair & Body categories to perspective cosmetic marketing companies and secure sales. Spearhead the cosmetic product development, marketing and sales efforts in attracting new accounts and servicing existing accounts.
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Director, Product Development at Freeze 24.7 International
January 2006 - March 2007In charge of new cosmetic product development from concept to finish for a prestige cosmeceutical skin care line as well as its mass cosmetic market division. Evaluated products aesthetics and performance and provided feedback to labs. Generated product fact sheets, Q&A and sales training materials for new cosmetic product launches. Reviewed marketing copies on primary and secondary packages with cosmetic regulatory review. Managed cost of goods to be on budget and determined pricing strategies for new cosmetic products.
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Program Manager at Avon Products Inc.
1999 - January 2006Program Manager, Global Color Cosmetics Spearheaded technology platforms for Avon Eye color: - Managed the creation of True Color eyeshadow (80 shades) and the development of Daring Definition Mousse Mascara (both products were on CEW Beauty Award Finalist). - Patent awarded for increasing color intensity in mascaras. Program Leader, Global Hair Care Developed styling and conditioning products platform; selected performance benchmarks, initiated and Substantiated competitive performance claims for products globally. Managed a group of chemists and technicians. - Successfully launched a Naturals hair care line for Asia. - Patents awarded for Water Based Shine Glaze and Cleansing Conditioner. - Generated and substantiated strong hair color protection claims.
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Research & Development Chemist at Joico Salon Hair Care
1997 - 1999Specialized in hair color protection and styling. Created world's first water-resistant styling glue- Ice Spiker which has been the company's most successful product. Products developed include- Volissima Hair Volumizing GEL, Shade Endurance Color Protection series in Joico brand. Ice Spiker, Ice Waxer, Ice Controller Gel in the ICE brand. Managed a group of hair stylists in test salon.
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R&D Chemist/Technical Marketing at Jason Natural Products
1996 - 1997Formulated personal care products from head to toe for Jason Naturals as well as provided marketing stories to key clients in the private label sector to help increasing sales growth.
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President & CEO at Grace Kingdom Beauty-Cosmetic Product Development
April 2013Created with Passion. Fused with Innovation. Specialize in cosmetic product development and marketing in skin, hair, color, and fragrance ancillary developments. Ability to provide 360 cosmetic product development services from concept to finish as well as novel technologies for first to market. From cosmetic raw materials to cosmetic formulation, from pilot to manufacturing, from retailers to consumers, from local to global, as long as it's in BEAUTY, the possibilities are endless. I live and breath in cosmetics!
Ginger King's Education:
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Long Island University
1999 – 2001MBA -
San Jose State University
1986 – 1992MAConcentration: Natural Product Chemistry -
Daymond John Academy
2013 – -Business Training for Entrepreneurs by EntrepreneursConcentration: Entrepreneurship
Ginger King's Interests & Activities:
Cosmetic Product Development & Marketing From Concept To Counter.