Makeup Geek's Marlena Stell Talks with MSNBC's Your Business

May 3rd, 2017
Audrey Latimer
Photo: @marlenastell/ via instagram.com
Photo: @marlenastell/ via instagram.com

Makeup Geek is making quite a name for itself in the beauty industry. What started as a humble YouTube makeup channel has blossomed into a full-blown company that made over $22 million dollars in sales last year.

However, those who may not know of the makeup brand or its CEO, Marlena Stell, were given an exclusive look behind-the-scenes in a one-hour TV interview on MSNBC’s Your Business with JJ Ramberg.

Check out the video here. 

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