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The Kara Goldin Show | 909 Chris Salgardo: Founder & CEO of ATWATER

October 26, 2026 The Kara Goldin Show 00:38:08
The Kara Goldin Show
The Kara Goldin Show
The Kara Goldin Show | 909 Chris Salgardo: Founder & CEO of ATWATER
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What happens when you make it to the top of your industry—and decide to start over?
On The Kara Goldin Show, I sit down with Chris Salgardo, Founder and CEO of ATWATER, and former President of Kiehl’s. After more than 40 years in beauty, Chris left the corporate world to build a skincare and grooming brand of his own.
We talk about what nearly two decades at Kiehl’s taught him about building brands that last, why he decided to become an entrepreneur, what men still get wrong about skincare, and why simpler, high-performance routines are winning with consumers.
Chris has seen the beauty business from almost every angle—from starting as a makeup artist at 18 to leading major brands and ultimately becoming a founder himself. This is a great conversation about reinvention, starting over, and what decades of experience can teach you about building something new. Listen here or anywhere you get your podcasts. 🎧

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To learn more about Chris Salgardo and ATWATER:
https://www.atwaterskin.com/
https://www.instagram.com/chrissalgardo/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-salgardo-5837a514a/

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Check out our website to view this episode’s show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/909