We are brand pollinators.

Pollination is nature’s perfect partnership – where bee and flower engage in a mutually beneficial process to support and strengthen their shared ecosystem. Bansk Beauty grows distinct, thriving brands by emulating this same process. Our culture-driven, values-led team strives to foster empowerment and collaboration, so brands can establish themselves and bloom to their fullest potential.

Our Value Creation Playbook

Our Bansk value creation playbook is the result of more than three decades of investing and operating in the consumer industry. 

Our model actively pursues outsized organic growth by optimizing businesses across six key elements in our playbook, feeding the virtuous ecosystem that creates category leaders. This process has consistently built multibillion dollar global consumer businesses and driven attractive, market-leading returns.

Value Creation Philosophy

Vision

Define brand’s mission and value proposition


Management

Partner with proven talent


Earnings Model

Drive flywheel of growth, margin improvement, and cash flow optimization


Strategy

Widen moats by investing in key areas of differentiation


Execution

Relentless focus on continuous improvement


Capital Efficiency

Make capital work hard


Our Team
The right people make the difference.

Reuben is an experienced brand builder and talent promoter having launched brands and scaled brands. He splits time between Brooklyn and San Antonio and is a professional musician.

Reuben Carranza

Executive Chairman

Lacey Zampardo

Lacey is a dedicated People leader who harmonizes strategic vision with organizational culture, fostering healthy high-performing workplaces. She splits her time between New York and Detroit and cherishes her role as mom of two.

Lacey Zampardo

Chief People Officer

Tania Drootin

Tania is a strategic business partner specializing in communications, project management, and streamlining and supporting operations. She resides in Brooklyn, NY and is passionate about fitness and food.

Tania Drootin

Senior Executive Assistant

Scott Semple

Scott is a seasoned CFO who uses the intersection of deep business understanding and financial acumen to help organizations deliver outstanding performance. In his spare time, he enjoys time with his family, exploring the world, snowboarding and scuba diving.

Scott Semple

Chief Financial Officer

Liran Golan

Liran is a strategic business leader ensuring all links in the supply chain are strong and connected. He resides in New Jersey and enjoys cooking and spending time with his family.

Liran Golan

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Jamie Richards

Jamie is a sustainability expert, integrating and accounting for people and planet throughout the value chain. She resides in Brooklyn, NY and is an avid reader.

Jamie Richards

Director, ESG

Emily Lund

Emily is a technology leader with a strong focus on cyber security and data protection. She plays tennis and is a retired rugby player and roller derby queen. She currently resides in Chicago.

Emily Lund

Chief Information Officer

Heather Coughlin

Heather is an award-winning product innovator. She resides in Connecticut and is a novice tennis enthusiast and Pilates practitioner.

Heather Coughlin

VP, R&D and Regulatory

Sasha Leatherbarrow

Sasha is our Director of Global Talent with experience hiring for niche talent and helping businesses scale high-performing teams. She splits her time between California and New York but London will always be home!

Sasha Leatherbarrow

Director, Talent

Emily McDonagh, Director, Consumer Engagement

Emily is our resident storyteller, elevating our brands and platform one perfectly-placed narrative at a time. After hours, she's a beauty writer and avid runner. Living in San Francisco, CA (by way of Australia).

Emily McDonagh

Director, Brand Marketing

Our Team
The right people make the difference.

Reuben is an experienced brand builder and talent promoter having launched brands and scaled brands. He splits time between Brooklyn and San Antonio and is a professional musician.

Reuben Carranza

Executive Chairman

Lacey Zampardo

Lacey is a dedicated People leader who harmonizes strategic vision with organizational culture, fostering healthy high-performing workplaces. She splits her time between New York and Detroit and cherishes her role as mom of two.

Lacey Zampardo

Chief People Officer

Tania Drootin

Tania is a strategic business partner specializing in communications, project management, and streamlining and supporting operations. She resides in Brooklyn, NY and is passionate about fitness and food.

Tania Drootin

Senior Executive Assistant

Scott Semple

Scott is a seasoned CFO who uses the intersection of deep business understanding and financial acumen to help organizations deliver outstanding performance. In his spare time, he enjoys time with his family, exploring the world, snowboarding and scuba diving.

Scott Semple

Chief Financial Officer

Liran Golan

Liran is a strategic business leader ensuring all links in the supply chain are strong and connected. He resides in New Jersey and enjoys cooking and spending time with his family.

Liran Golan

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Jamie Richards

Jamie is a sustainability expert, integrating and accounting for people and planet throughout the value chain. She resides in Brooklyn, NY and is an avid reader.

Jamie Richards

Director, ESG

Emily Lund

Emily is a technology leader with a strong focus on cyber security and data protection. She plays tennis and is a retired rugby player and roller derby queen. She currently resides in Chicago.

Emily Lund

Chief Information Officer

Heather Coughlin

Heather is an award-winning product innovator. She resides in Connecticut and is a novice tennis enthusiast and Pilates practitioner.

Heather Coughlin

VP, R&D and Regulatory

Sasha Leatherbarrow

Sasha is our Director of Global Talent with experience hiring for niche talent and helping businesses scale high-performing teams. She splits her time between California and New York but London will always be home!

Sasha Leatherbarrow

Director, Talent

Emily McDonagh, Director, Consumer Engagement

Emily is our resident storyteller, elevating our brands and platform one perfectly-placed narrative at a time. After hours, she's a beauty writer and avid runner. Living in San Francisco, CA (by way of Australia).

Emily McDonagh

Director, Brand Marketing