Mark Constantine, Co-Founder and Inventor of Lush

Mark Constantine co founded Lush with five friends and creative confidants in 1995 after the collapse of previous mail order business Cosmetics To Go. Mark has been a key driving force behind the business for 25 years and also works as part of the product development team creating hair, skincare and body creams as well as decadent Lush spa treatments.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
iHeartMedia presents national CEOs You Should Know. Let's meet Mark Constantine,
co founder and inventor of Lush.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
So consumitis all the way from Vancouver to Sydney and
in our own shops. Invariably you can get them in
other shops.

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We invent things things like bath bombs, shampoo bars, and
they're constantly innovating.

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A mascar which will bring out in the new Year
that has no packaging, no plastic in it.

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With a focus on the environment, including no animal testing.

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It is the people you employ and you attract that
make the business what it is.

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Lush has hundreds of stores around the world selling exclusive products.

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