{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"COSMOFACTORY","title":"Category Management with Romina Brown, CEO and Founder of Strategic Solutions International","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1711,"description":"It takes more than product, pricing, and promotions to generate measurable category growth. Contextual data analysis helps; but as we learn in this CosmoFactory conversation, it’s best to also ‘fall in love with the problem’ and to bring a sense of both fun and fearlessness to every collaboration.\nThis month on CosmoFactory, we catch up with cosmetics industry category growth expert Romina Brown. She’s the CEO and Founder of Strategic Solutions International. SSI is a US-based consultancy company specialized in category management, market research, business development strategy, and integrated brand marketing for personal care, cosmetics, and multicultural beauty.\nDo you love listening to CosmoFactory?\nLet us know! Please leave a positive review today on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. With your help, even more cosmetic industry professionals can discover the engaging interviews we share on CosmoFactory!\nABOUT CosmoFactory\nSince 2024, CosmoFactory has been a global gathering place for the cosmetics industry. Developed in collaboration with supply-side expert and CosmoFactory host Deanna Utroske, this is the first podcast from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna—the world’s most important beauty trade show.\nNew CosmoFactory podcast episodes are available on the first Tuesday of each month, and feature conversations about Invisible Beauty—highlighting the often unseen skills, processes, and connections that make cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance products possible.\nThe first two years of the CosmoFactory library contains a wealth of over 100 episodes exploring our industry’s next-level solutions and delivering inspiration to turn your own ideas into industry-changing innovations. In late 2026 the podcast transitioned to its current monthly format to explore the invisible infrastructure of our industry.\nA PRODUCTION OF Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna\nDedicated to all sectors of the industry, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna welcomes over 250,000 visitors from...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2xxihR46EyB37XEZb6ECi3XsYyq8_mjZpR4Cvs0scI4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNGU0/MTg0MjU1MzE4NWNh/YmE4NjhmMzQzNzcw/NDcwOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}