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From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty

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11 June 2026 · Founder Stories

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While every brand was raising prices during inflation, Elina Wang cut hers—and nearly tripled revenue. The co-founder of ESW Beauty turned a juice bar epiphany and a $25,000 bank loan into a $20 million business across 10,000 retail doors, fully bootstrapped and profitable from day one. She did it b

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