I-Career Diaries: U-Ada Polla, oyi-CEO ye-Alchimie Forever, ukhuluma ngokubaluleka kobuhle "obumsulwa"

Lapha kwa-Skincare.com, sithanda ukukhanyisa kubaphathi besifazane emhlabeni wonke abenza uphawu lwabo embonini. Hlangana no-Ada Polla, oyi-CEO ye-skincare brand i-Alchimie Forever. U-Polla waqala ukunakekela isikhumba ngenxa kayise, owayengudokotela wesikhumba eSwitzerland. Ngemva kokudala i-Kantic Brightening Hydrating Mask, umkhiqizo odume kakhulu womkhiqizo, u-Polla wakwenza umgomo wakhe ukuletha ifa likayise e-United States. Manje, eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-15 kamuva, uhlobo lunikeza imikhiqizo engu-16 yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba nomzimba etholakala kwabanye abathengisi esibathandayo okuhlanganisa i-Amazon, Dermstore kanye ne-Walgreens. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngohambo luka-Polla nokuthi yini elindelwe u-Alchimie Forever, qhubeka funda. 

Ungasitshela ngomsebenzi wakho nokuthi uqale kanjani embonini ye-skincare?

Ngakhulela eGeneva, eSwitzerland futhi ngaqala ukusebenza nobaba emsebenzini wakhe wesikhumba lapho ngineminyaka engu-10 ubudala. Wayesebenza amahora angu-15 izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto, futhi engatholi muntu edeskini lakhe ekuseni kakhulu, kusihlwa, noma ngezimpelasonto, ngakho ngangimgcwalisela phakathi nezinsuku zami zesikole. Ngathuthela e-United States ngo-1995 ukuze ngiyofunda e-Harvard University, futhi okwakufanele kuthathe iminyaka emine e-United States sekuyimpilo yonke. Ngemva kokuphothula ekolishi, ngasebenza enkampanini yababonisi kanye ngase ngisebenzela inkampani yemishini yezokwelapha, kancane kancane ngabuyela embonini yobuhle yomkhaya wakithi. Ngathuthela e-Washington DC ukuze ngifunde esikoleni sebhizinisi (ngathola i-MBA yami e-Georgetown University) ngazi ukuthi ngifuna ukusebenza ebhizinisini lomndeni. Ekuqaleni ngacabanga ngokuvula indawo yokungcebeleka yezokwelapha lapha, njenge-Forever Institute yethu e-Geneva, kodwa angiyona i-M.D. futhi ngesaba izibopho zezindlu. Ngakho esikhundleni salokho, ngisesikoleni sebhizinisi, ngathuthukisa umkhiqizo wethu we-Alchimie Forever futhi ngaqala ukuwuthengisa e-US ngo-2004. Futhi bonke abanye, njengoba besho, umlando.  

Uyini umlando wokudalwa kwe-Alchimie Forever futhi wawuyini ugqozi lokuqala? 

Ukholwa noma ungakholwa, ukuqala kwe-Alchimie Forever kuhlobene nokukhala kwezingane - ngempela! Ubaba (uDkt. Luigi L. Polla), udokotela wesikhumba ophambili eSwitzerland, waphayona ubuchwepheshe be-laser eYurophu emuva maphakathi nawo-1980. Ngaleso sikhathi, ama-laser ayesetshenziselwa ukwelapha amabala ewayini echwebeni kanye ne-hemangioma ezinganeni nasezinsaneni. Abazali abavela kulo lonke elaseYurophu baletha izingane zabo emtholampilo kababa ukuze zelashwe nge-pulsed dye laser. Nakuba zazisebenza kahle kakhulu, lezi zindlela zokwelapha zazibangela ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, ukushisa, nokucasuka (njengama-laser) esikhumbeni sezingane, futhi zakhala. Ubaba uyindoda ethambile futhi akakwazi ukubekezelela ubuhlungu bengane, ngakho waqala ukwakha umkhiqizo ongafakwa esikhumbeni sengane ngokushesha ngemva kokwelashwa ukuze upholise isikhumba futhi kamuva amise izinyembezi. Ngakho, i-Kantic Brightening Hydrating Mask yethu yazalwa. Abazali beziguli zikababa basebenzise ukhilimu esikhumbeni sabo siqu ukuze bakhuthaze izingane zabo ukuba ziwuzame futhi bathanda ukuthungwa, into epholile futhi okubaluleke kakhulu imiphumela. Baqala ukucela ubaba ukuthi akhiqize iziqephu ezengeziwe zemaski kanye neminye imikhiqizo futhi leso kwakuyisiqalo sangempela se-Alchimie Forever. Eminyakeni engaphezu kweyi-15 kamuva, sesilapha, ngama-SKU angu-16 okunakekelwa kwesikhumba nomzimba (nokunye okuzayo!), ozakwethu abamangalisayo abathengisa (i-Amazon, i-Dermstore, ne-Walgreens, kanye nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezikhethiwe, amakhemisi, nezitolo zobuhle), kanye nochwepheshe onekhono. ibhizinisi le-spa. 

Yiziphi izinselele obhekane nazo ngenkathi wethula i-Alchimie Forever e-US?

Unesikhathi esingakanani?! Ngokudalulwa okuphelele, zaziningi zazo. Okokuqala, ekuqaleni ngangingazi ukuthi ngenzani. Angikaze ngidale noma ngiphromothe ulayini wezimonyo ngaphambilini, hhayi e-US nanoma iyiphi enye indawo. Okwesibili, ngisesikoleni samabhizinisi, ngathola iziqu zami futhi ngasikhathi sinye ngiqala ibhizinisi—ngifisa ukusho okuncane. Okwesithathu, umthengi waseYurophu kanye nomthengi waseMelika bahluke ngokuphelele futhi kwadingeka ngivumelanise konke esikwenza ekhaya ukuze sihambisane nemakethe yethu entsha. Futhi ngaqala ngedwa, okusho ukuthi ngenza yonke into, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umsebenzi wawumncane kangakanani noma wawumkhulu kangakanani. Kwakunzima futhi kuqeda amandla. ngingaqhubeka. Nokho, bonke lobu bunzima kwaba okuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo kokufunda futhi kwangenza ngaba yilokho engiyikho futhi kwenza u-Alchimie Phakade lokho esiyikhona namuhla. 

Sitshele ngezithako emikhiqizweni yakho nokuthi kungani kubalulekile ukuthi uhlanzeke, ube ne-vegan, uqine, ugaywe kabusha futhi unikezwe isitifiketi se-PETA.

Ngikhuliswe ngezindinganiso ezihlanganisa ukunakekela iplanethi esiphila kuyo kanye nezilwane. Abazali bakababa babengabalimi. Wayehlala eseduze kakhulu noMhlaba futhi ezithanda izilwane. Bekungokwemvelo ngathi ukwenza imikhiqizo esingayisebenzisa futhi ebesingayisekela thina mathupha. Bekuhlale kuthakazelisa ukuhlanganisa lokhu nolwazi lwethu lomtholampilo. Ukuma kwethu kwenhlanzeko kanye nenhlanzeko yomtholampilo (njengoba sikubiza kanjalo ukuhlanzeka) empeleni kuvela kumlando wethu nesikhathi esidlule, hhayi embikweni wokubonisana noma eqenjini esigxile kulo. Kithina, ukuhlanzeka kusho ukungabibikho kwezithako ezimbalwa [esikholelwa ukuthi] ziyingozi kuwe. Sithuthukisa ngokwezindinganiso zase-Europe - i-AKA ayinabo ubuthi obuvamile obungu-1,300 [abangaba]. Kodwa futhi sikholelwa ekuhlanzekeni mayelana nezindlela zokukhiqiza, ezifana nokungabi nalunya, nezindlela zokupakisha, ezifana nokuba nobungane bemvelo ngangokunokwenzeka. Sichaza umtholampilo njengokuthambekele kumphumela, okuthuthukiswe udokotela (okungcono udokotela wesikhumba) futhi kusebenza ngempumelelo. Ifilosofi yethu yesithako igxile ekuphepheni namandla, hhayi umthombo. Sisebenzisa kokubili ama-botanicals aphephile kanye nama-synthetics aphephile ukuze senze imikhiqizo ezoshintsha ngokusobala futhi ijabulise isikhumba sakho. 

Luthini uhlelo lwakho lokunakekela isikhumba nsuku zonke?

Ukunakekela isikhumba sami ngikuthatha njengokubalulekile; lokhu kwenzeka uma ubaba wakho engudokotela wesikhumba. Ekuseni, ngisebenzisa i-Alchimie Forever Gentle Cream Cleanser eshaweni. Ngibe sengifaka i-serum ekhanyayo ye-pigment, ijeli ye-eye contour, i-Aveda Tulasara serum (ngibathanda bonke!), i-Kantic+ Intense Nourishing Cream, kanye ne-SPF 23 Protective Day Cream. Kusihlwa, ngisebenzisa i-Purifying Gel Cleanser. bese kuya ngokuya. Kabili ngeviki ngisebenzisa i-Advanced Retinol Serum. Njengamanje ngivivinya i-Trish McEvoy At-Home Peel Pads. Ngizisebenzisa kanye ngesonto. Ngiyayithanda i-Vintner's Daughter serum futhi ngisanda kuqala ukuyisebenzisa nge-jade roller. Benginokungabaza kakhulu ngalawa mavidiyo, kodwa ngiwathanda ngempela ami. Bese ngisebenzisa i-Kantic's anti-aging eye balm kanye nokhilimu opholile.

Imuphi umkhiqizo owuthandayo we-Alchimie Forever? 

Nakuba ngingenazo izingane, ngicabanga ukuthi lo mbuzo ufana nokubuza abazali ukuthi ubani ingane abayithanda kakhulu. Ngiwathanda wonke futhi ngiklama imikhiqizo eminingi ngezinjongo zobugovu ngandlela-thile (funda: eyami isikhumba). Kodwa-ke, njengoba ngibhala lokhu, kufanele ngivume ukuthi i-Advanced Retinol Serum yethu yinto engingakwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwayo. Ngiyisebenzisa kabili ngeviki futhi ngibona imiphumela esheshayo mayelana nokukhazimula nethoni yesikhumba. Ngiyaqaphela futhi ukuthi imigqa yami emihle namabala ansundu awabonakali kancane. Lo mkhiqizo uyimfuneko kunoma yimuphi owesifazane ongakhulelwe noma oncela ibele oneminyaka engaphezu kuka-40.

Isiphi iseluleko ongasinikeza abesifazane abasafufusa osomabhizinisi nabaholi? 

Okokuqala, sebenza kanzima—kakhulu kunanoma ubani omunye ekilasini lakho, ehhovisi, emnyangweni, njll. Okwesibili, yeseka abanye besifazane ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwensimu yakho. Impumelelo yowesifazane oyedwa impumelelo yabo bonke abantu besifazane. Okwesithathu, ulahle umqondo wokulinganisela kwempilo yomsebenzi. Ibhalansi imile. Kunalokho, yamukela umqondo wokuvumelana. Ingabe isimiso sakho sihambisana nezinto eziza kuqala kuwe—kungaba ukuqala ibhizinisi, ukuqhuba ibhizinisi, ukuba nezingane, ukuya ejimini, ukwenza isikhathi sokuba nabangane? Lona ngumbuzo obalulekile. 

Yini elandelayo kuwe kanye nomkhiqizo? 

Senza konke ukuze senze abantu bazizwe bengcono ngendlela ababukeka ngayo nendlela abazizwa ngayo. Ukuze siqhubeke senza lokhu, futhi sibheke phambili esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, sisebenzela imikhiqizo emisha emibili engijabule ngayo, yomibili iqondise isikhumba esinezinduna, okuyigebe eliqinisekile ekunikeni kwethu. Ngiphinde ngisebenze ekwandiseni ukusatshalaliswa kwethu, kokubili okudayisa kanye nochwepheshe. 

Busho ukuthini ubuhle kuwe?

Ukubukeka umuhle kusho ukuzizwa ukahle nokwenza kahle. Lona omunye wezimiso zethu ezisiqondisayo. Isikhumbuzo sokuthi ubuhle bungaphezu kwesikhumba futhi konke kumayelana nokuba inguqulo yakho engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngendlela obukeka ngayo, kanye nendlela ozizwa ngayo nendlela owenza ngayo. Funda kabanzi: I-Career Diaries: Hlangana no-Rachel Roff, Umsunguli we-Urban Skin Rx Career Diaries: Hlangana no-Gloria Noto, Umsunguli we-NOTO Botanics, uhlobo lobuhle bemvelo, olunezinjongo eziningi, olusekelwe ebulilini I-Career Diaries: Hlangana noNicole Powell, umsunguli wesifazane we-Kinfield