Basa Diaries: Ada Polla, CEO weAlchimie Forever, anotaura nezvekukosha kwerunako rwakachena

Pano pa Skincare.com, tinoda kuvhenekera mwenje kune ma bosswomen pasi rese vari kuita mafambiro muindasitiri. Sangana naAda Polla, CEO we skincare brand Alchimie Forever. Polla akapinda mukuchengetedza ganda nekuda kwababa vake, avo vaive chiremba wedermatologist muSwitzerland. Mushure mekunge agadzira Kantic Inopenya Hydrating Mask, chigadzirwa chinonyanya kufarirwa, Polla akazviita basa rake kuunza nhaka yababa vake kuUnited States. Ikozvino, anopfuura makore gumi neshanu gare gare, mhando inopa gumi nematanhatu ganda uye zvigadzirwa zvekuchengetedza muviri zvinogona kuwanikwa kune vamwe vatinofarira vatengesi, kusanganisira Amazon, Dermstore, uye Walgreens. Kuti udzidze zvakawanda nezverwendo rwaPolla uye zvakachengeterwa Alchimie Nokusingaperi, verenga. 

Unogona here kutiudza nezve nzira yako yebasa uye kuti wakatanga sei muindasitiri yekuchengeta ganda?

Ndakakurira kuGeneva, Switzerland uye ndakatanga kushanda nababa vangu mukudzidzira kwavo dermatology pandaiva nemakore gumi. Aishanda maawa 10 pazuva, mazuva manomwe pavhiki uye akanga asingakwanisi kuwana munhu wokuti agadzirire tafura yake yepamberi mangwanani-ngwanani, pakati pousiku kana kuti pakupera kwevhiki, saka ndaimunyorera mari mumakore ake okuchikoro. Ndakatamira kuUnited States muna 15 kuti ndinopinda Harvard University, uye makore mana aifanira kunge ari muAmerica kubva ipapo achinja kuva upenyu hwose. Mushure mekoreji, ndakashanda mukubvunza uyezve kukambani yemidziyo yekurapa, zvishoma nezvishoma ndichishanda nzira yangu yekudzokera muindasitiri yerunako yemhuri. Ndakatamira kuWashington, DC kuti ndinopinda chikoro chebhizimisi (ndakagamuchira MBA yangu kubva kuGeorgetown University), ndichiziva kuti ndaida kushanda mubhizimisi remhuri. Pakutanga ndakafunga nezvekuvhura nzvimbo yekurapa pano, seForever Institute yedu muGeneva, asi ini handisi chiremba uye ndaitya zvisungo zvezvivakwa. Saka pachinzvimbo, ndiri muchikoro chebhizinesi, ndakagadzira mhando yedu yezvigadzirwa, Alchimie Forever, ndikatanga kuitengesa kuUS muna 1995. Uye vamwe vose, sezvavanotaura, inhoroondo.  

Ndeipi nyaya kuseri kweAlchimie Nokusingaperi uye chii chaive kukurudzira kwekutanga? 

Kutenda kana kwete, kutanga kweAlchimie Nokusingaperi kunosanganisira kuchema vana - chaizvoizvo! Baba vangu (Dr. Luigi L. Polla), chiremba mukuru wedermatologist muSwitzerland, ndivo vakatanga kuunza teknolojia yelaser muEurope kare pakati pema1980. Panguva iyoyo, lasers yaishandiswa kurapa madhaka ewaini echiteshi uye hemangioma muvacheche uye vadiki. Vabereki vaibva kumativi ose eEurope vakauya nevana vavo kukiriniki yababa vangu kuti varapwe pulsed dye laser. Kunyange zvazvo dzaive dzakanyanya kushanda, marapirwo acho aikonzera marwadzo, kuzvimba, kupisa uye kushatirwa (sezvinoita ma lasers) muganda revana, uye vakachema. Baba vangu vakapfava uye havagone kutsungirira kurwadziwa kwemwana, saka vakatanga kugadzira chigadzirwa chinogona kuiswa paganda remwana pakarepo mushure mekurapwa kuporesa ganda uye nekuzomira misodzi. Saka, yedu Kantic Inopenya Hydrating Mask yakazvarwa. Vabereki vevarwere vababa vangu vakaisa kirimu paganda ravo kuti vakurudzire vana vavo kuti vaedze, uye vaida magadzirirwo, chinhu chinozorodza, uye chinonyanya kukosha, migumisiro. Vakatanga kukumbira baba vangu kuti vabudise mamwe mabheti emasikisi, pamwe nezvimwe zvigadzirwa, uye ndiko kwaive kutanga chaiko kweAlchimie Nokusingaperi. Anopfuura makore gumi nemashanu gare gare, tiri pano, tine 15 ganda uye muviri kutarisira SKUs (uye zvimwe mune pombi!), zvinoshamisa zvitoro vadyidzani (Amazon, Dermstore, uye Walgreens, uyewo sarudza spas, pharmacies, uye runako boutiques), uye chikwata chenyanzvi chiri kubudirira. bhizinesi re spa. 

Ndeapi matambudziko amakasangana nawo pawakatanga Alchimie Forever kuUS?

Une nguva yakawanda sei?! Mukudururwa kuzere kwaive nevazhinji vavo. Kutanga, pakutanga ndakanga ndisingazivi zvandaiita. Ndakanga ndisati ndambogadzira kana kusimudzira tambo yezvizoro, kungave kuUS kana kumwewo. Chechipiri, ndakanga ndiri muchikoro chebhizimisi, ndichiwana dhigirii rangu ndichiri kutanga bhizimisi—rinoshuvira, kutaura zvishoma. Chechitatu, mutengi weEurope uye mutengi weAmerica akasiyana zvachose, uye ndaifanira kugadzirisa zvese zvatakaita kumba kumusika wedu mutsva. Uye ndakatanga ndega, zvinoreva kuti ndakaita zvose, pasinei nokuti basa racho raiva duku kana rakakura sei. Zvairema uye zvichipedza simba. Ndaigona kuenderera mberi. Zvisinei, matambudziko ose aya anga ari chiitiko chinoshamisa chekudzidza uye akandiita zvandiri uye akaita Alchimie Nokusingaperi zvaari nhasi. 

Tiudze nezve zvinongedzo muzvigadzirwa zvako uye nei zvichikosha kuve wakachena, vegan, eco-hushamwari, kudzokororwa uye PETA yakasimbiswa.

Ndakarerwa nehunhu hwaisanganisira kuchengeta pasi ratiri kurarama uye kuchengeta mhuka. Vabereki vababa vangu vaiva varimi. Aigara ari pedyo neNyika uye aida mhuka. Zvaiva zvomuzvarirwo kwatiri kugadzira zvigadzirwa zvataigona kushandisa uye zvataigona kutsigira isu pachedu. Zvaigara zvichinakidza kubatanidza izvi nechiitiko chedu chekiriniki. Mamiriro edu ehutsanana uye kushambidzika kwekiriniki (kuchena sezvatinokudana) kunobva chaizvo kubva kwatakabva uye kwatakabva, kwete kubva mushumo yekubvunzana kana boka rekutarisa. Kwatiri, kuchena zvinoreva kusununguka kwehuwandu hwezvigadzirwa izvo [tinoona] zvakaipa kwauri. Isu tinogadzira kusvika kuEuropean standards - AKA isina 1,300 yakajairika [inogona] chepfu. Asi isu tinotenda zvakare mukuchena maererano nemaitiro ekugadzira, sekuve hutsinye-kusununguka, uye nzira dzekurongedza, senge kuve nehushamwari kwezvakatipoteredza sezvinobvira. Isu tinotsanangura kiriniki semhedzisiro-inotungamirwa, chiremba-yakagadzirwa (zvichida dermatologist), uye inoshanda. Yedu yekusanganisa huzivi inotarisana nekuchengetedza uye kushanda zvakanaka kwete kunobva. Isu tinoshandisa ese akachengeteka botanicals uye akachengeteka synthetics kugadzira zvigadzirwa zvinooneka zvinoshandura ganda rako uye kukusiya iwe uchinzwa kufara. 

Ndeipi maitiro ako ezuva nezuva ekuchengeta ganda?

Ndinotora skincare yangu zvakanyanya; ndizvo zvinoitika kana baba vako vari dermatologist. Ndinoshandisa Alchimie Forever Gentle Cream Cleanser mukugeza mangwanani. Zvadaro ndinoshandisa Brightening Serum, Tightening Eye Contour Gel, Aveda Tulasara Serum (vada vose!), Kantic + Intensely Nourishing Cream uye Protective Day Cream neSPF 23. Manheru ndinoshandisa Purifying Gel Cleanser. uye zvino zvinoenderana. Ini ndinoshandisa Advanced Retinol Serum kaviri pasvondo. Ini parizvino ndiri kuyedza iyo Trish McEvoy At-Kumba Peel Pads. Ndinoashandisa kamwe pavhiki. Ini ndinoda Vintner's Daughter Serum uye nguva pfupi yadarika ndakatanga kuishandisa neJade Roller. Ndakanga ndisina chokwadi nezvemavhidhiyo aya, asi ndinotoda angu. Ipapo ini ndinoshandisa Kantic Rejuvenating Eye Balm uye Soothing Cream.

Chii chaunofarira Alchimie Forever chigadzirwa? 

Kunyange zvazvo ndisina vana, ndinofunga kuti mubvunzo uyu wakafanana nevabereki vanobvunza kuti mwana wavanofarira ndiani. Ini ndinovada vese uye ndinogadzira zvigadzirwa zvakawanda ndine zvibodzwa zveudyire mupfungwa (verenga: ganda rangu). Zvisinei, sezvandinonyora izvi, ndinofanira kubvuma kuti yedu Advanced Retinol Serum chinhu chandisingagoni kurarama pasina. Ini ndinoishandisa kaviri pasvondo uye ndinoona mhedzisiro yekukurumidza maererano nekupenya uye ganda tone. Ndinocherechedzawo kuti mitsetse yangu yakanaka uye mavara ebrown haanyanyi kuoneka. Ichi chigadzirwa chinofanirwa kune chero mukadzi asina nhumbu kana anoyamwisa anopfuura makore makumi mana.

Nderipi rairo raungapa kune vanoda vakadzi bhizinesi nevatungamiriri? 

Chekutanga, shanda nesimba—kupfuura ani zvake mukirasi yako, muhofisi, mudhipatimendi, zvichingodaro. Chechipiri, tsigira mamwe madzimai ari mumunda mako uye kunze kwawo. Kubudirira kwemukadzi mumwechete ndiko kubudirira kwevakadzi vose. Uye chechitatu, siya pfungwa yebasa-hupenyu hwepakati. Chiyero chakamira. Panzvimbo pezvo, gamuchira pfungwa yetsinhirano. Purogiramu yako inopindirana nezvinokosha zvako—kungava kutanga bhizimisi, kuita bhizimisi, kuva nevana, kuenda kumitambo yokurovedza muviri, kuwana nguva yokuva neshamwari? Uyu mubvunzo wakakosha. 

Chii chinotevera kwauri uye brand? 

Isu tose tiri kuita kuti vanhu vanzwe zviri nani pamusoro pechitarisiko nemanzwiro avanoita. Kuti tirambe tichiita izvozvo, tichitarisira kune ramangwana riri pedyo, tiri kushanda pazvinhu zviviri zvitsva zvandiri kufara nazvo, zvese zvakanangana neganda rinoita ganda, rinova gaka chairo mukupa kwedu. Ndiri kushandawo mukuwedzera kugovera kwedu, mukutengesa uye muchiteshi chehunyanzvi. 

Runako runorevei kwauri?

Kutaridzika zvakanaka kunoreva kunzwa zvakanaka uye kuita zvakanaka. Iyi ndiyo imwe yemitemo yedu inotitungamirira. Chiyeuchidzo chekuti runako runopfuura kudzika kweganda uye ndezvekuve wakanakisa shanduro yako maererano nematarisiro aunoita, pamwe nemanzwiro aunoita uye maitiro aunoita. Verenga zvimwe: Career Diaries: Sangana naRachel Roff, muvambi weUrban Skin Rx Career Diaries: Sangana naGloria Noto, muvambi weNOTO Botanics, akasikwa, anoshandisa akawanda, gender-fluid runako rudzi Career Diaries: Sangana naNicole Powell, mukadzi muvambi weKinfield.