<p data-start="637" data-end="851">In this episode of&nbsp;<em data-start="656" data-end="668">ListenABLE</em>, Dylan and Angus sit down with Storm and Holly, the founder and brand ambassador of <strong data-start="753" data-end="771">ByStorm Beauty</strong>, a trailblazing inclusive beauty brand designed for people with disabilities.</p> <p data-start="853" data-end="1259">They explore the challenges of inaccessible makeup, the importance of representation in beauty, and how ByStorm is creating products that empower the disability community while building a profitable, inclusive business. Storm shares the journey from co-designing accessible tools to collaborating with major brands, while Holly reflects on the personal impact of independence, confidence, and visibility.</p> <p data-start="1261" data-end="1412">Discover how thoughtful design, community consultation, and advocacy are reshaping the beauty industry&mdash;and learn why accessibility benefits everyone.</p> <p><strong>Connect with Holly and Storm:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">Storm: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/storm-menzies/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/storm-menzies/</a>&nbsp;</li> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">ByStorm: <a href="https://bystormbeauty.com/">https://bystormbeauty.com/</a>&nbsp;</li> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">Holly: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-sultana-b37410212">linkedin.com/in/holly-sultana-b37410212</a>&nbsp;</li> </ul> <hr data-start="1638" data-end="1641"> <p><strong data-start="1647" data-end="1678">Chapter Titles &amp; Timestamps</strong></p> <ul data-start="1679" data-end="3013"> <li data-start="1679" data-end="1725"> <p data-start="1681" data-end="1725"><strong data-start="1681" data-end="1699">00:00 &ndash; Intro:</strong> Welcome to <em data-start="1711" data-end="1723">Listenable</em></p> </li> <li data-start="1726" data-end="1814"> <p data-start="1728" data-end="1814"><strong data-start="1728" data-end="1770">00:01 &ndash; Accessible Makeup Inspiration:</strong> How breaking a hand led to a new approach</p> </li> <li data-start="1815" data-end="1893"> <p data-start="1817" data-end="1893"><strong data-start="1817" data-end="1848">01:40 &ndash; Meet Storm &amp; Holly:</strong> Founders and ambassadors of ByStorm Beauty</p> </li> <li data-start="1894" data-end="1990"> <p data-start="1896" data-end="1990"><strong data-start="1896" data-end="1943">03:00 &ndash; Empowerment Through Representation:</strong> How ByStorm impacts the disability community</p> </li> <li data-start="1991" data-end="2076"> <p data-start="1993" data-end="2076"><strong data-start="1993" data-end="2042">06:10 &ndash; The Problem With Inaccessible Beauty:</strong> Everyday struggles and barriers</p> </li> <li data-start="2077" data-end="2168"> <p data-start="2079" data-end="2168"><strong data-start="2079" data-end="2112">07:27 &ndash; Normalizing Struggle:</strong> Holly&rsquo;s perspective on accessibility and independence</p> </li> <li data-start="2169" data-end="2265"> <p data-start="2171" data-end="2265"><strong data-start="2171" data-end="2212">08:33 &ndash; Overcoming Ableism in Beauty:</strong> Challenges convincing others accessibility matters</p> </li> <li data-start="2266" data-end="2353"> <p data-start="2268" data-end="2353"><strong data-start="2268" data-end="2315">12:12 &ndash; Building a Disability-Led Business:</strong> From prototypes to a thriving brand</p> </li> <li data-start="2354" data-end="2431"> <p data-start="2356" data-end="2431"><strong data-start="2356" data-end="2395">16:20 &ndash; What is Accessible Makeup?:</strong> Tools, attachments, and co-design</p> </li> <li data-start="2432" data-end="2522"> <p data-start="2434" data-end="2522"><strong data-start="2434" data-end="2479">18:08 &ndash; Collaborations &amp; Industry Impact:</strong> Celeste Barber and mainstream engagement</p> </li> <li data-start="2523" data-end="2604"> <p data-start="2525" data-end="2604"><strong data-start="2525" data-end="2558">19:43 &ndash; Representing ByStorm:</strong> The ambassador experience and social impact</p> </li> <li data-start="2605" data-end="2693"> <p data-start="2607" data-end="2693"><strong data-start="2607" data-end="2646">25:08 &ndash; Community &amp; Advisory Board:</strong> Lived experience shaping product development</p> </li> <li data-start="2694" data-end="2773"> <p data-start="2696" data-end="2773"><strong data-start="2696" data-end="2734">27:00 &ndash; Retail &amp; Global Expansion:</strong> Inclusion in stores and future plans</p> </li> <li data-start="2774" data-end="2860"> <p data-start="2776" data-end="2860"><strong data-start="2776" data-end="2808">31:04 &ndash; Time &amp; Independence:</strong> How accessibility saves time and fosters autonomy</p> </li> <li data-start="2861" data-end="2935"> <p data-start="2863" data-end="2935"><strong data-start="2863" data-end="2898">33:06 &ndash; Product Design Details:</strong> Shapes, grips, and user experience</p> </li> <li data-start="2936" data-end="3013"> <p data-start="2938" data-end="3013"><strong data-start="2938" data-end="2971">34:52 &ndash; Packaging &amp; Unboxing:</strong> Accessibility beyond the product itself</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>accessible makeup, inclusive beauty, disability advocacy, disability-led business, ByStorm Beauty, makeup for disabilities, co-design products, empowerment, representation in beauty, inclusive product design</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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Designing Beauty with Disability in Mind | Storm Menzies and Holly Sultana

NOV 23, 202544 MIN
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Designing Beauty with Disability in Mind | Storm Menzies and Holly Sultana

NOV 23, 202544 MIN

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<p data-start="637" data-end="851">In this episode of&nbsp;<em data-start="656" data-end="668">ListenABLE</em>, Dylan and Angus sit down with Storm and Holly, the founder and brand ambassador of <strong data-start="753" data-end="771">ByStorm Beauty</strong>, a trailblazing inclusive beauty brand designed for people with disabilities.</p> <p data-start="853" data-end="1259">They explore the challenges of inaccessible makeup, the importance of representation in beauty, and how ByStorm is creating products that empower the disability community while building a profitable, inclusive business. Storm shares the journey from co-designing accessible tools to collaborating with major brands, while Holly reflects on the personal impact of independence, confidence, and visibility.</p> <p data-start="1261" data-end="1412">Discover how thoughtful design, community consultation, and advocacy are reshaping the beauty industry&mdash;and learn why accessibility benefits everyone.</p> <p><strong>Connect with Holly and Storm:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">Storm: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/storm-menzies/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/storm-menzies/</a>&nbsp;</li> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">ByStorm: <a href="https://bystormbeauty.com/">https://bystormbeauty.com/</a>&nbsp;</li> <li data-start="1084" data-end="1219">Holly: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-sultana-b37410212">linkedin.com/in/holly-sultana-b37410212</a>&nbsp;</li> </ul> <hr data-start="1638" data-end="1641"> <p><strong data-start="1647" data-end="1678">Chapter Titles &amp; Timestamps</strong></p> <ul data-start="1679" data-end="3013"> <li data-start="1679" data-end="1725"> <p data-start="1681" data-end="1725"><strong data-start="1681" data-end="1699">00:00 &ndash; Intro:</strong> Welcome to <em data-start="1711" data-end="1723">Listenable</em></p> </li> <li data-start="1726" data-end="1814"> <p data-start="1728" data-end="1814"><strong data-start="1728" data-end="1770">00:01 &ndash; Accessible Makeup Inspiration:</strong> How breaking a hand led to a new approach</p> </li> <li data-start="1815" data-end="1893"> <p data-start="1817" data-end="1893"><strong data-start="1817" data-end="1848">01:40 &ndash; Meet Storm &amp; Holly:</strong> Founders and ambassadors of ByStorm Beauty</p> </li> <li data-start="1894" data-end="1990"> <p data-start="1896" data-end="1990"><strong data-start="1896" data-end="1943">03:00 &ndash; Empowerment Through Representation:</strong> How ByStorm impacts the disability community</p> </li> <li data-start="1991" data-end="2076"> <p data-start="1993" data-end="2076"><strong data-start="1993" data-end="2042">06:10 &ndash; The Problem With Inaccessible Beauty:</strong> Everyday struggles and barriers</p> </li> <li data-start="2077" data-end="2168"> <p data-start="2079" data-end="2168"><strong data-start="2079" data-end="2112">07:27 &ndash; Normalizing Struggle:</strong> Holly&rsquo;s perspective on accessibility and independence</p> </li> <li data-start="2169" data-end="2265"> <p data-start="2171" data-end="2265"><strong data-start="2171" data-end="2212">08:33 &ndash; Overcoming Ableism in Beauty:</strong> Challenges convincing others accessibility matters</p> </li> <li data-start="2266" data-end="2353"> <p data-start="2268" data-end="2353"><strong data-start="2268" data-end="2315">12:12 &ndash; Building a Disability-Led Business:</strong> From prototypes to a thriving brand</p> </li> <li data-start="2354" data-end="2431"> <p data-start="2356" data-end="2431"><strong data-start="2356" data-end="2395">16:20 &ndash; What is Accessible Makeup?:</strong> Tools, attachments, and co-design</p> </li> <li data-start="2432" data-end="2522"> <p data-start="2434" data-end="2522"><strong data-start="2434" data-end="2479">18:08 &ndash; Collaborations &amp; Industry Impact:</strong> Celeste Barber and mainstream engagement</p> </li> <li data-start="2523" data-end="2604"> <p data-start="2525" data-end="2604"><strong data-start="2525" data-end="2558">19:43 &ndash; Representing ByStorm:</strong> The ambassador experience and social impact</p> </li> <li data-start="2605" data-end="2693"> <p data-start="2607" data-end="2693"><strong data-start="2607" data-end="2646">25:08 &ndash; Community &amp; Advisory Board:</strong> Lived experience shaping product development</p> </li> <li data-start="2694" data-end="2773"> <p data-start="2696" data-end="2773"><strong data-start="2696" data-end="2734">27:00 &ndash; Retail &amp; Global Expansion:</strong> Inclusion in stores and future plans</p> </li> <li data-start="2774" data-end="2860"> <p data-start="2776" data-end="2860"><strong data-start="2776" data-end="2808">31:04 &ndash; Time &amp; Independence:</strong> How accessibility saves time and fosters autonomy</p> </li> <li data-start="2861" data-end="2935"> <p data-start="2863" data-end="2935"><strong data-start="2863" data-end="2898">33:06 &ndash; Product Design Details:</strong> Shapes, grips, and user experience</p> </li> <li data-start="2936" data-end="3013"> <p data-start="2938" data-end="3013"><strong data-start="2938" data-end="2971">34:52 &ndash; Packaging &amp; Unboxing:</strong> Accessibility beyond the product itself</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>accessible makeup, inclusive beauty, disability advocacy, disability-led business, ByStorm Beauty, makeup for disabilities, co-design products, empowerment, representation in beauty, inclusive product design</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>