<p>Welcome to <em>MECCA Talks</em>, your access-all-areas pass to the beauty, business and lifestyle experts we call our community.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Cousins and California natives Greg Gonzalez and Joe Cloyes grew up in a family obsessed with beauty. Their grandmother was a pioneer in high-performance skincare, and they count five aestheticians and cosmetologists among their extended family. So, starting a skincare brand came naturally.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Together, the pair founded <a href="https://www.mecca.com/en-au/mecca-memo/skin/best-youth-to-the-people-products/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youth To The People</a>. All about powerful ingredients and real results, the plant-based formulations sound like superfood smoothies (think kale, spinach, ginger and berries) made for the skin.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>MECCA Talks</em>, the duo discusses their beauty-based childhood, blending their family’s heritage with modern values, and the importance of authenticity and community when building a brand.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.mecca.com/en-au/youth-to-the-people/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to shop Youth To The People at MECCA</a>.</p><br><p>Host: Kate Blythe</p><p>Show Producer: Kerri Gordon</p><p>Technical Producer: Nicole Cooper</p><br><p>Loved the latest episode of <em>MECCA Talks</em>? Don’t forget to follow, rate and review (and give us a shoutout in the group chat!).</p><br><p><em>MECCA Talks wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this episode at our studio in Naarm: the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay respect to Elders – past and present. We recognise their ongoing connection to this beautiful country, with knowledge and stories that have been handed down since time immemorial.</em></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>