Author Archives: Tara Foley

Outside of eating turkey and shopping cyber week sales, watching football was the biggest event for Americans over the past couple weeks – as it is for the better part of 18 weeks each year.  Growing up, my mother never watched football, but something changed for her this year.  A big fan of Taylor Swift, […]

We are excitedly counting down the weeks until the return of the Consensus Great Brands Show (CGBS), which will take place September 13th, at the New York Times Center in Manhattan (CGBS Website). CGBS is returning for the 10th time, after a pause for COVID, and we are bringing the show back bigger and better than […]

With Q1 global venture capital investment down 53% y/y (according to Crunchbase), it’s encouraging to see the beauty category, which gets much of its innovation and newness from early-stage companies, continue to grow. Just last week, Circana (formerly NPD) reported that U.S. prestige beauty grew 16% y/y in Q1 and mass beauty grew 10% y/y.  […]

I am pleased to join Consensus to help build the firm’s new Beauty and Wellness practice alongside my colleague, Paul Alexander.  As these massive categories continue to grow and evolve, I am thrilled to combine Consensus’s strong experience as a leading consumer-focused investment banking boutique with my deep industry passion, expertise, and relationships.  I am […]