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	Podcast:		DTC Podcast
	Episode:		Ep 568: How Kulfi Beauty Grew from a $5K Launch to 720 Sephora Stores with Zero Paid Ads
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:39:18
	Publish Date:		2025-12-15 12:00:00
	Description:		Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Priyanka Ganjoo didn’t see herself in beauty, so she built the brand she always needed. Kulfi Beauty was born from a cultural gap in representation and a product gap in shades that actually worked for South Asian skin tones. Four years later? They’re in every Sephora in the US and Canada. For DTC founders scaling from organic roots into omnichannel retail... Why Priyanka started with zero ads and leaned all-in on community and cultural storytelling What she learned launching in Sephora (hint: velocity is everything) The unexpected go-to-market power of a $500 Central Park picnic How DTC creates halo effect on retail shelves (and vice versa) Why Kulfi still handpicks every creator they work with Who this is for: Founders navigating retail, community-led brands, and anyone building for an underrepresented audience What to steal: Use FB groups and 1:1 convos to validate early product ideas Build an ambassador program that turns into your model roster Don’t try to script creators—let their authentic POV fuel your ads Timestamps: 00:00 Why Community Is the Real Growth Engine 02:16 Why Priyanka Built Kulfi Beauty 03:40 The Product and Emotional Gap in South Asian Beauty 09:14 Building Community Before Spending on Ads 14:11 How Kulfi Got Discovered and Scaled With Sephora 18:46 Velocity Is the Only Retail Metric That Matters 21:58 Why UGC Powers Almost All of Their Meta Ads Hashtags: #DTC #DTCPodcast #BeautyBrands #BeautyFounders #Sephora #UGCMarketing #CreatorEconomy #MetaAds #TikTokForBrands #RetailStrategy #FounderStory #SouthAsianFounders Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter
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