Career Milestones
Innovation in Wellness and Beauty
2024
Red Hot Monde Cover
Karen Behnke featured as Cover Story with a big unveiling at WWD San Francisco.
2023
Best Organic Brand
Voted by InStyle
2023
Karen Behnke leaves Juice Beauty. Private Equity takes over and hires new CEO.
2005 - 2023
Product Awards
Hundreds of awards under Karen Behnke's product development and company leadership.
2023
Vogue China Top 7 Brands
Vogue Business recognizes incredible Juice Beauty online China sales.
July 2022
4th Juice Beauty Patent Filed
by Karen Behnke #63/393,817 on SuperGrape technology from her Organic Farm.
2022
Kate Hudson Loves Juice Beauty
Products launched. Based on 17 year friendship w Karen Behnke
Fall 2021
Karen Behnke CEW Award
Leading Beauty industry awards Karen Behnke
Jan 2022
WWD COVER
Announcing Kate Hudson, Karen Behnke Partnership
April 2022
3rd Juice Beauty Patent Filed
by Karen Behnke #17/719,283 for the Prebiotix Gel Texturizer base.
July 2021
Certified Organic Farm
CCOF / USDA certifies Karen Behnke's Organic farm! Growing Beauty ingredients.
2020 and on
ULTA Conscious Beauty Board.
Karen Behnke original consultant and appointed to Board.
2019 and on
Karen Behnke called the "OG"
of clean beauty by ELLE, Forbes, Cosmo and more
2019
Entrepreneur Award Winner
San Francisco Bay Area
2018 + 2019
Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneur Karen Behnke
Named 2 years!
June 2019
Bloomberg News Disrupter Karen Behnke. Article on disrupting the beauty industry. Photo Karen, Michael Bloomberg, Amanda Eilian
2019
Suzanne Somers, Karen Behnke
Suzanne, Karen celebrate working together for over a decade.
Earth Day 2019
Michelle Pfeiffer, EWG Award
Board Member awards Karen Behnke Sustainability Leadership
2019
ULTA Execs visit Organic Farm
2018
Entire Team Celebrates
Juice Beauty celebrates Top Innovative ULTA Brand + Top 20 ULTA skincare
Dec 2018
2nd Juice Beauty Patent Filed
by Karen Behnke #10,912,721,B2 for the Signal Peptides thin emulsion base. Awarded in 2021.
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July 2018
Sonoma Beauty Farm purchased!
by Karen Behnke + husband Howard Luria, M.D., cardiologist turned vineyard manager.
2017
Cindy Crawford
+ Karen Behnke walked the ELLE red carpet celebrating their beauty brands + friendship.
2017
Forbes announces CircleUp Awards
Most Innovative Brands, Karen Behnke Founder Juice Beauty
2017
Bonnie Raitt EWG + Juice Beauty
team members celebrate products high Ranking on Skin Deep
2016
Forbes "Woman behind GP"
profile on Karen Behnke as the woman behind Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Beauty.
2017
The Game Changers Book
featured Karen Behnke on cover and profiled her entpreneurial story
2016
Sephora Launch
International locations
2016
The Profit National TV Show
@MarcusLemonis hit show features Karen Behnke
2014
Beauty Vans hit the road
to support ULTA Beauty nationwide.
2016
FORBES breaks news
announcing the partnership and co-investment. Gwyneth, named Creative Director, Juice Beauty.​
2012 ELLE and ALLURE
announce CC Cream to market.
tying Chanel with pioneering CC creams! Dozens of awards follow for Stem Cellular CC Creams.
2014 - 2015
Gywneth Paltrow, Karen Behnke
partner to develop 1st plant pigment, organic, vibrant makeup
2012
ALLURE picks Green Apple Peel
as an Editor's Fave Pick!
2014
Dr. Carolyn Chang
teams up with Founder Karen Behnke for product development
2012
Alicia Silverstone partners
with Karen Behnke / Juice Beauty
2012
ULTA Beauty Nationwide
Juice Beauty opens next to the big brands in this major retailer growing to maintain "Top 20 skincare" under Karen's leadership
2010
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
California's "first partner", announced as Juice Beauty spokesperson shooting 1st informercial
2010 - 2011
Juice Beauty's Stem Cellular
skincare launches after science consultations with leading scientists such as Dr. Sydney Coleman
July 2009
Kate Hudson keeps skin Clear, Glowing
with Juice Beauty
2009
ELLE awards, Karen Behnke invited to attend prestigious awards with multiple beauty / Hollywood leaders, Julie Andrews
April 2009
Glamour Top EcoLeader
Karen Behnke
2009, 2014
Product Awards Begin
Juice Beauty's Blemish Clearing Serum wins ELLE's Green Star Award starting multiple product awards
2007
Kate Hudson tells Harpers Fave Brand
is Juice Beauty starting a long-term friendship with Karen Behnke Founder.
2008
Kate Hudson tells ELLE
Green Apple Peel is her fave
in ELLE Magazine.
2004
Karen Behnke purchases 'Juice Beauty' name from 15? people, and starts the skincare company from scratch.See Brand Story on Home Page.
Oct 2007
1st Juice Beauty Patent Filed
by Karen Behnke #7,632,527 for the Green Apple Peel unique composition. Awarded in 2009.
1996 - 2003
24 Hour Fitness Board of Director
during exciting growth phase from $75mm to $1B. Served alongside Cindy Crawford, Magic Johnson
1999
Karen and Howards' Daughter
is born! Karen still searching for healthy and high performance skincare.
1996
Resigns as Vice President
from United Healthcare and signs 2 Private Equity contracts serving as Entrepreneur in Residence
1997
Karen and Howard's Son
is born! Karen started searching for healthy + high performance skincare.
1993
Nike Ad Feature
Karen Behnke Featured in Nike Ad as a San Francisco Wellness leader
1996
Marries Howard Luria, M.D.
in Greece! They met serving on the American Heart Association Board.
1992
Megatrends for Women
Best Selling authors features Karen pioneering the Wellness trend
1991
Distinguished Alumni Award
Western Michigan University awards Karen this prestigious honor and her bronzed face joins others on the awards wall.
1987
Entrepreneur of the Year
Dianne Feinstein, Mayor, presented award
1991
United Healthcare buys Execu-Fit
PacifiCare division purchases Karen Behnke's company. Karen named VP of parent company starting a great tenure in this huge corp.
1983
Started Execu-Fit Health Programs
First West Coast Corporate Worksite Wellness Company.
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1990
Smoking Banned from Airlines
Campaigned with C Everett Koop, Surgeon General, to ban smoking on airlines.
1980
Started Get Fit Aerobics
Secured the Army/Presidio Base Contract. Started "Fun Run" warm ups in SF Bay Area