You Should Know: Gregg Renfrew

by Christie Grimm · March 18, 2016

    When it comes to entrepreneurial instincts, Gregg Renfrew is a natural. Having founded The Wedding List, an registry concept so good Marth Stewart had no choice but to snatch it up, only she could create and run such a brilliantly successful beauty company, all while being a bit of a beauty novice herself. At Beautycounter, the mission is education - to get safe, healthy to use skincare products into the hands of consumers confused by an overwhelming market of chemically based choices. Now, years of hard work and research in, she's one of the most enviable medicine cabinets out there!

    Name:Gregg Renfrew
    Occupation: Founder & CEO, Beautycounter
    Place of birth: NYC
    Instagram / Twitter: @GreggRenfrew, @GreggRenfrew
    Zodiac Sign: Aries

    What do you actually do all day? Where should I start? I am the Founder and CEO of Beautycounter - a brand with the mission of getting safer products into the hands of everyone in the world.  I’m also wife to Mark and a mother of 3 - Phebe, Jameson, & Georgie.

    Favorite song growing up? Journey - Don’t stop Believing, Stevie Nicks - Landslide

    My biggest secret is… I was never a beauty junkie before I started a beauty brand. 

    Why do you live in Los Angeles? Because I’m addicted to the Cali sunshine!

    My motto is… Wake up, kick ass, be nice to people, repeat.

    My alter ego is… A rockstar

    The last drink I had was… Tequila, soda water, splash of grapefruit and a lime

    My secret crush is… Jim Brooks, my 95 year old next door neighbor

    What was your first job?  Advertising

    If you had one day left to live in LA, what would you do? Hit the beach and eat dinner at Giorgio Baldi 

    Coming from? Going to? NYC…Toronto…San Fran…South Africa

    What is your favorite work of art? Caio Fonseca

    Who should we know? Beautycounter Consultants