An Interview with Rose Fernandez, CEO, Algenist
Rose describes some qualities of conscious leadership. Being open and willing to share is essential to becoming a conscious leader. Rose loves to provide context to her team; she tries to be as consistent as possible with her transparency. Overcommunicating is also essential. Rose makes sure to tell things to multiple people multiple times. She holds a town hall for her employees to deliver the financials, the state of the business, and people speak from different departments. Rose trusts her employees; she allows them to choose their own hours. If someone doesn’t want to be there, then they will work themselves out. Later, Rose speaks about becoming the CEO, being confident, and her time with Women’s Wear Daily.
In This Episode
- [00:45] About conscious leadership.
- [02:20] Meet Rose Fernandez
- [06:20] Providing context as a conscious leader: transparency is essential.
- [09:15] About Algenist. Rose tries to overcommunicate with her team. She says things multiple times, in multiple forms, to multiple people.
- [14:15] How do you describe work/life balance? Do something you love and be with people you trust.
- [18:20] How Rose developed the Algenist workplace culture.
- [22:10] About becoming a CEO. Rose learned the ropes from the previous CEO. As a woman CEO, be confident in your decisions and make sure others are involved in the decision.
- [31:40] About Rose’s time with Women’s Wear Daily. Rose learned that she trusts herself.
Key Takeaways
- Be consistent with your transparency as a leader.
- There is so much uncertainty in the world. Create context for your team and let them know what you know.
- Use a town hall to bring in your corporate team and make people understand your decisions.
- Trust your employees. Allow them to choose their own hours.
- As a woman CEO, you need to be confident in your decisions.
Meet Rose Fernandez: Rose Fernandez started her career in the beauty and skin care industry as a Regional Sales Director with Murad, the first known clinical skincare line developed by Dr. Howard Murad, where she eventually became the Senior National Sales Director, US and Canada. She was the Vice President of Sales at Kate Somerville Skin Care; VP and General Manager, North America at Jurlique, and in 2016 she joined Algenist as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, and now serves as its Chief Executive Officer since 2018.
Resources: Algenist, LinkedIn, WWD Beauty Summit
