Power Panel: From Indie to Industry, Who Gets Access to Scale at 124 E Reconciliation Wy – Tulsa, OK

Plenty of beauty brands launch. Far fewer get the capital, the retail doors, and the relationships that turn a good product into a lasting business. This panel is about the difference.

Join us for a candid conversation among founders, retail leaders, and investors about what it actually takes for independent beauty brands to reach durable scale: capital, retail doors, operational discipline, and the networks that decide who gets in. Panelists share firsthand accounts of building, funding, and scaling from outside the industry's traditional centers, and why ecosystems like Tulsa are changing the map.

On the panel

• Kinta Gates, Glossier
• Dana Ammons, Value Growth Partners
• Renae Bluitt, filmmaker and creator of She Did That. (Netflix)

Moderated by Brianna Arps, co-founder of Tulsa Beauty Collective and MOODEAUX.

The evening

5:15 PM doors open.
Panel at 5:30.
Networking reception to follow.

Non-alcoholic drinks are on us all evening. If you want a cocktail at the reception, add a Drink Ticket to your free RSVP: $20 for two drinks. Your two drink tickets will be waiting at check-in. The bar serves by ticket only, two per guest, and does not take cash or cards, so grab yours before you arrive or scan the QR code at the door.

Free with RSVP. Seating is limited to 75, and walk-ups are admitted as space allows.

The Power Panel is the opening night of The Exchange, four days of indie beauty in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District, November 12 to 15. Hosted and supported by Build in Tulsa.