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Podcast: Behind the Trends Driving the Industry (Beauty Connect LA)
Joanne Murphy, Senior Conference Producer at Kisaco Research, joins Lara Schmoisman on Coffee Nº5 to pull back the curtain on Beauty Connect LA - one of the industry’s most strategic gatherings for founders, investors, and innovators. From retail readiness and AI-powered insights to the evolution of “clinical credibility,” Joanne breaks down what’s really shaping the beauty ecosystem in 2025 and how connection drives every deal. We talk about: How Beauty Connect LA intentiona
Joanne Murphy
Oct 26, 20251 min read


Retail-Ready Playbook (Beauty Connect LA)
The truth about what gets you on the beauty shelf - and keeps you there. Read the full report here for the below: Introduction Beauty Breakouts: How retailers identify emerging brands Retail Readiness for Mid-Size Brands: The non-negotiables for getting stocked Polishing your Pitch: Avoiding common mistakes when presenting to buyers Scaling Successfully: Building systems to support growth Flixmedia: Accelerating digital shelf performance Retailer Hotlist: Categories and tren
Joanne Murphy
Oct 26, 20251 min read


A blanket-solution provided by GPs is overlooking the real issues behind women's complaints
Date: March, 2023 Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash If your doctor told you that oral contraceptives would regulate your periods, banish your acne and release you from the burden of your menstrual cramps, what would you do? For almost 40 years, general practitioners (GPs) have been prescribing female patients the same treatment – oral contraceptives. This seemingly one-fits-all approach simply masks the signs of underlying health conditions, delaying diagnosis
Joanne Murphy
Nov 15, 20239 min read


Where could advancing technology lead us in the field of nutrition?
Published in collaboration with the University of Roehampton Nutrition and Health Society With increasing environmental and health-related pressures, 2023 has already been host of many new and exciting advances in nutrition technology. The possibilities are endless, but with more and more ideas coming to life, what changes could we continue to see? Nutrition-focused apps Expert nutritional information is no longer exclusively available to specialists and scientists. Soci
Joanne Murphy
Aug 10, 20235 min read


Podcast: What is it like to eat at a chain restaurant when you have an allergy?
Welcome to the Bite by Bite podcast with me, Joanne Murphy, where we explore the changes in London’s food scene through a series of bitesize episodes. Today I will be speaking with two gluten-free bloggers, Beth and Alexandra, to understand what it’s like for them to eat out at chain restaurants. For more information on allergen safety and coeliac disease, you can visit the links below: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/ https://www.food.gov.uk/ Listen on Spotify
Joanne Murphy
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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