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What is CBSS For Brands?

Clean Beauty Summer School is a 10-week, virtual professional-development program with a focus on accelerating unheard voices, minority-owned, small clean beauty businesses, created by Amy Liu, founder and CEO of Tower 28 Beauty.

What's In It For Brands?

In collaboration with founders and leaders in the beauty industry, CBSS will provide 10 brand founders access to live, virtual sessions including networking, 1:1 mentorship, education on the beauty industry, the opportunity to pitch for $40,000 in cash grants, legal and retail sales support, and guaranteed buyer meetings with Sephora, Ulta Beauty, and Credo Beauty.

Together, we are excited to continue making the beauty industry a more diverse and inclusive space by creating access and more importantly, equity.

Program Timeline

APRIL 21ST -
MAY 5TH

Application
Window

MAY 26TH

Finalists
Chosen

MAY 30TH

Orientation

JUNE 3RD-
AUGUST 26TH

Classes +
Mentorship

AUGUST 28TH

Pitch
Day

All applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Must be US or Canada (Quebec excluded)-based corp Incorporated business

• Must be a Clean and/or Sustainable business or working towards it

• Have a product prototype or launched with limited distribution

• Available to attend ALL weekly sessions (June 3rd - August 26th, 2025) and Pitch Day (August 28th, 2025).

• Must be at least 18 years old as of the time of submission

• Must be the owner / co-owner of the business

• Must have no more than 3 full-time employees

• Employees of Tower 28 Beauty and other CBSS mentors' brands along with their immediate family are not eligible for the initiative.