The Love Story Behind Bloomeffects ft. founder Kim Van Haaster

Boujee Best Friend with Koko Podcast

EP87: Kim Van Haaster is a beauty entrepreneur, mom, Founder and CEO of Bloomeffects. Kim had always dreamt of creating her own skincare line. Despite her years of experience in the New York beauty industry, she never discovered a truly unique, pure, and natural ingredient that delivered effective results—until she moved to the Netherlands for love!

Can you guess what the magic ingredient is? TULIPS! Kim combined the magical compounds from a tulip and her love for beauty into a bottle. And sold it all over the world. Tune in to hear all about the beginnings of Kim’s career and advice for how she climbed to the top. You, too, can have it all… and with Kim’s advice, this episode will get you one step closer. 

Episode Highlights

Kim’s early years and successful career 

Tips from Kim on climbing the corporate ladder 

How Kim met her Tulip farming husband on a dance floor in Ibiza 

The incredible story behind Bloomeffects 

Beauty product ingredients and coming up with the products 

Advice on how to start a brand 

Making mistakes in the early years of your brand 

Recruiting a strong team 

Where to find Bloomeffects 

Shhhh… we may be having a giveaway 

Timestamps 

0:00- 1:45 | Intro 

1:45- 5:40 | Kim’s early career journey 

5:40- 8:25 | Advice for climbing the ladder in corporate beauty 

8:25-13:30 | Meeting the love of your life on the dance floor 

13:30- 20:20 | The story behind Bloomeffects and how it became the popular brand it is today 

20:20- 32:44 | How Kim has been expanding her business 

32:44- 47:05 | Making mistakes and advice on starting a brand today

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CONNECT WITH KIM

https://www.instagram.com/kimmivanhaaster/ 

https://www.instagram.com/bloomeffects/

https://bloomeffects.com/ 

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