Episode 20: Some advice for life from Barry Beck, Cornell's Entrepreneur of the Year 2023

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The 20th episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, features Barry Beck ’90, co-founder and former CEO of Bluemercury, the nationwide luxury beauty brand that was acquired by Macy’s in 2015. Beck is also the founder and CEO of Evenly Technologies, Inc., a technology and telemedicine orthodontic platform, and co-founder of M-61 Laboratories, creators of M-61 Skincare and Lune+Aster Cosmetics, the first clinical vegan and sustainable cosmetic brands. Beck talks about how he built his businesses, offers advice for new entrepreneurs and shares his thoughts on the importance of family.

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