198. How To Launch A Beauty Brand with David Feuerstein

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On this episode of Mastering eCommerce Marketing, Eitan Koter welcomes David Feuerstein, Founder and CBO of CREATOR, a company rethinking how beauty brands are made.

David shares how CREATOR makes it possible for creators, influencers, and DTC brands to launch real beauty products without massive upfront inventory or long development cycles. What used to take months and large checks can now start with small runs that grow based on demand.

Eitan and David talk through why beauty has lagged behind apparel when it comes to on-demand production, and what changes when manufacturing, storefronts, and sales data are finally connected. David explains how this approach helps brands avoid overstocking, missed sales, and cash tied up in warehouses.

They also cover how AI supports better forecasting, smoother production planning, and smarter marketing decisions, especially when campaigns take off faster than expected.

Along the way, David shares stories from working with creators and DTC brands that started with a few hundred units and scaled to tens of thousands, all without switching factories or rebuilding their supply chain.

If you’re thinking about launching a beauty brand, expanding an existing one, or just want to understand how creators are moving beyond affiliate links into real ownership, this episode sets the stage.

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Guest: David Feuerstein, Founder & CBO at Cre8or

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Takeaways:

  • Launching beauty products is complex due to compliance, formulation, and manufacturing.
  • Cre8or gives creators and brands access to on-demand beauty manufacturing.
  • Inventory is one of the biggest risks for growing brands.
  • Starting small and scaling with demand lowers financial pressure.
  • Creators are moving beyond affiliate links to owning products.
  • AI supports forecasting, production timing, and inventory planning.
  • The future of beauty favors speed, flexibility, and lower risk.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and guest intro

01:16 Values that guide David’s work

03:47 What Cre8or does

05:06 Why beauty is harder than merch

06:25 Challenges creators face

09:02 Inventory and risk

13:32 Scaling without overstock

15:34 Manufacturing meets demand

21:00 AI and forecasting

24:39 The future of beauty brands

28:16 How to work with Cre8or

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