Authentic Media Podcast
The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs build a visible, profitable brand, God's way, not the world's way.
Every week, former news anchor and media host Danielle J. Martin sits down with successful business owners and leaders who've gone first, sharing the real process and journey behind it all.
You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, and create content that actually grows your business, whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.
This isn't just a strategy. It's about YOUR PURPOSE!
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Authentic Media Podcast
The $2.6B Beauty Gap Nobody Talks About ft. Kim Roxie
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Kim Roxie is a visionary entrepreneur, esthetician, and the trailblazing founder of LAMIK Beauty, a clean color cosmetics brand dedicated to healthy, inclusive, and sustainable makeup.
Roxie began her journey in the beauty industry as a college student at Clark Atlanta University, where she worked at a makeup counter. At 21, she was opening her own Makeup shop in the mall in her hometown of Houston, TX.
This week, we discuss what it really takes to build a product-based business for the market to make it to the shelves in major department stores.
In this episode, Kim shares:
→ How rejection redirected her into entrepreneurship
→ Why her mother’s cancer diagnosis inspired her to create cleaner beauty products
→ How she connected with a retired Estée Lauder chemist who wanted to help “right some wrongs”
→ What founders need to know about retail readiness, packaging, and compliance
→ The truth about raising capital, pitch competitions, and venture funding
→ How LAMIK Beauty is expanding through Nordstrom and community impact
Her philosophy is simple: “Beauty is revealed, not applied.”
This is more than a makeup conversation. It is a lesson in rejection, resilience, and building the solution you once needed.
TIMESTAMPS:
01:57 Makeup Counter Origins
04:09 Rejection Redirected
05:19 Meaning Behind LAMIK
08:37 Creating Clean Beauty
11:49 Scaling Is Not Easy
14:22 Retail Readiness
17:39 Building Community
19:31 Pitch Wins and Proof
24:25 Impact and Authentic Roots
26:48 Identity and Hair Loss
34:32 Capital and Investment
35:20 Venture Capital Reality
44:00 What’s Next for LAMIK
CONNECT WITH KIM:
- https://www.instagram.com/thekimroxie/
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CONNECT WITH DANIELLE:
Instagram: @daniellejmartintv
Website: https://stan.store/daniellejmartintv
ABOUT THE AUTHENTIC MEDIA PODCAST:
The Authentic Media Podcast helps women entrepreneurs and business owners build a visible, profitable brand — on camera, on social media, and on YouTube. You'll learn how to show up confidently on camera, build a personal brand that attracts the right clients, create content that actually grows your business, and go from invisible to in-demand — whether you're starting from scratch or ready to scale.
New episodes every Monday. Subscribe and Build your Brand with Purpose.