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Pastel Gradient

Career Milestones
Innovation in Wellness and Beauty

Kate Hudson Karen Behnke WWD announces skincare partnership
MegaTrends for Women features Karen Behnke , John Naisbitt Patricia Aburdene authors
The Game Changers , Success Secrets from 40 women at the top features Karen Behnke
Red Hot Monde Cover Story Karen Behnke
Red Hot Monde Karen Behnke Cover story

2024

Red Hot Monde Cover

Karen Behnke featured as Cover Story with a big unveiling at WWD San Francisco.

Instyle Best Brand Juice Beauty Karen Behnke

2023

Best Organic Brand

Voted by InStyle

Karen Behnke OG clean beauty

2023

Karen Behnke leaves Juice Beauty. Private Equity takes over and hires new CEO.

Juice Beauty Karen Behnke Media Awards

2005 - 2023

Product Awards

Hundreds of awards under Karen Behnke's product development and company leadership.

Vogue China names Karen Behnke's Juice Beauty Top Brand selling via KOL's online via

2023

Vogue China Top 7 Brands

Vogue Business recognizes incredible Juice Beauty online China sales.

Stem Cellular SuperGrape Patent, filed by Karen Behnke for Juice Beauty

July 2022

4th  Juice Beauty Patent Filed

by Karen Behnke #63/393,817 on SuperGrape technology from her Organic Farm.

 Kate Hudson Loves Juice Beauty skincare product

2022

Kate Hudson Loves Juice Beauty

Products launched. Based on 17 year friendship w Karen Behnke

CEW Creators award Karen Behnke

Fall 2021

Karen Behnke CEW Award

Leading Beauty industry awards Karen Behnke

WWD Cover Kate Hudson Karen Behnke Juice Beauty

Jan 2022 

WWD COVER

Announcing Kate Hudson, Karen Behnke Partnership

Prebiotix Patent filed by Karen Behnke for Juice Beauty

April 2022

3rd  Juice Beauty Patent Filed

by Karen Behnke #17/719,283 for the Prebiotix Gel Texturizer base. 

CCOF Organic Certification Karen Behnke Juice Beauty Farm

July 2021

Certified Organic Farm

CCOF / USDA certifies Karen Behnke's Organic farm! Growing Beauty ingredients.

ULTA Conscious Beauty Board of Advisors Karen Behnke

2020 and on

ULTA Conscious Beauty Board.

Karen Behnke original consultant and appointed to Board.

Karen Behnke Juice Beauty award

2019 and on

Karen Behnke called the "OG"

of clean beauty by ELLE, Forbes, Cosmo and more

North Bay Entrepreneur Award winner Karen Behnke

2019

Entrepreneur Award Winner

San Francisco Bay Area

Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneur Award, Karen Behnke

2018 + 2019

Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneur Karen Behnke

Named 2 years!

Mike Bloomberg, Karen Behnke, Amanda Eilian at Goldman Sachs Awards conference

June 2019

Bloomberg News Disrupter Karen Behnke. Article on disrupting the beauty industry. Photo Karen, Michael Bloomberg, Amanda Eilian

Suzanne Somers and Karen Behnke, Clean Beauty

2019

Suzanne Somers, Karen Behnke

Suzanne, Karen celebrate working together for over a decade. 

Michelle Pfeiffer giving Karen Behnke EWG Award

Earth Day 2019

Michelle Pfeiffer, EWG Award

Board Member awards Karen Behnke Sustainability Leadership

ULTA Executives visit Karen Behnke's organic farm

2019

ULTA Execs visit Organic Farm

Juice Beauty employees celebrate ULTA top skincare ranking with Karen Behnke

2018

Entire Team Celebrates

Juice Beauty celebrates Top Innovative ULTA Brand + Top 20 ULTA skincare

Juice Beauty Signal Peptides Patent filed by Karen Behnke

Dec 2018

2nd Juice Beauty Patent Filed

by Karen Behnke #10,912,721,B2 for the Signal Peptides thin emulsion base. Awarded in 2021.

Karen Behnke's Organic Farm, Sonoma County

July 2018

Sonoma Beauty Farm purchased!

by Karen Behnke + husband Howard Luria, M.D., cardiologist turned vineyard manager.

Cindy Crawford and Karen Behnke at ELLE Gala

2017

Cindy Crawford

+ Karen Behnke walked the ELLE red carpet celebrating their beauty brands + friendship.

Circle Up Award, Karen Behnke featured in Forbes Magazine

2017

Forbes announces CircleUp Awards

Most Innovative Brands, Karen Behnke Founder Juice Beauty

2017 Bonnie Raitt with Juice Beauty employees at EWG gala

2017

Bonnie Raitt EWG + Juice Beauty

team members celebrate products high Ranking on Skin Deep

Juice Beauty award

2016

Forbes "Woman behind GP"

profile on Karen Behnke as the woman behind Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Beauty.

Gamechangers Book profiling Karen Behnke, Juice Beauty

2017

The Game Changers Book

featured Karen Behnke on cover and profiled her entpreneurial story

Sephora logo

2016 

Sephora Launch

International locations

Marcus Lemonis, The Profit TV Show featuring Karen Behnke

2016

The Profit National TV Show

@MarcusLemonis hit show features Karen Behnke

Juice Beauty Van image

2014

Beauty Vans hit the road

to support ULTA Beauty nationwide.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Karen Behnke designing clean makeup for Juice Beauty and Goop

2016

FORBES breaks news

announcing the partnership and co-investment. Gwyneth, named Creative Director, Juice Beauty.​

Stem Cellular CC Cream , Juice Beauty, Karen Behnke brought to market first

2012 ELLE and ALLURE 

announce CC Cream to market.

tying Chanel with pioneering CC creams! Dozens of awards follow for Stem Cellular CC Creams.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Karen Behnke designing clean beauty makeup for Juice Beauty and Goop,

2014 - 2015

Gywneth Paltrow, Karen Behnke

partner to develop 1st plant pigment, organic, vibrant makeup

Allure Best products Karen Behnke for Juice Beauty

2012

ALLURE picks Green Apple Peel

as an Editor's Fave Pick!

Dr. Carolyn Chang working with Karen Behnke and Juice Beauty

2014

Dr. Carolyn Chang

teams up with Founder Karen Behnke for product development

Alicia Silverstone works with Karen Behnke to launch beauty products,

2012

Alicia Silverstone partners

with Karen Behnke / Juice Beauty

ULTA Beauty top 15 skincare Brands Juice Beauty under Karen Behnke's leadership until 2023

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

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Juice Beauty spokesperson and Karen Behnke Friend

2010

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

California's "first partner", announced as Juice Beauty spokesperson shooting 1st informercial

Juice Beauty Stem Cellular and Green Apple beauty products

2010 - 2011

Juice Beauty's Stem Cellular

skincare launches after science consultations with leading scientists such as  Dr. Sydney Coleman

Kate Hudson, Self Magazine Cover

July 2009

Kate Hudson keeps skin Clear,  Glowing

with Juice Beauty

Julie Andrews and Karen Behnke at ELLE gala

2009

ELLE awards, Karen Behnke invited to attend prestigious awards with multiple beauty / Hollywood leaders, Julie Andrews

2009 Glamour EcoLeaders Karen Behnke

April 2009

Glamour Top EcoLeader

Karen Behnke

ELLE Green Star award winner Juice Beauty Karen Behnke

2009, 2014

Product Awards Begin

Juice Beauty's Blemish Clearing Serum wins ELLE's Green Star Award starting multiple product awards 

2008 Kate Hudson Harpers Bazaar Cover Story

2007

Kate Hudson tells Harpers Fave Brand

is Juice Beauty starting a long-term friendship with Karen Behnke Founder.

2008 KATE Hudson ELLE cover story

2008

Kate Hudson tells ELLE

Green Apple Peel is her fave

in ELLE Magazine.

Juice Beauty

2004

Karen Behnke purchases 'Juice Beauty' name from 15? people, and starts the skincare company from scratch.See Brand Story on Home Page.

Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Patent filed by Karen Behnke

Oct 2007

1st Juice Beauty Patent Filed

by Karen Behnke #7,632,527 for the Green Apple Peel unique composition. Awarded in 2009.

24 Hour Fitness Logo

1996 - 2003

24 Hour Fitness Board of Director

during exciting growth phase from $75mm to $1B. Served alongside Cindy Crawford, Magic Johnson

Karen Behnke's daughter photo

1999

Karen and Howards' Daughter

is born! Karen still searching for healthy and high performance skincare.

Execu-Fit Wellness Company 1990 photo of Karen Behnke

1996

Resigns as Vice President

from United Healthcare and signs 2 Private Equity contracts serving as Entrepreneur in Residence

Karen Behnke's son photo

1997

Karen and Howard's Son

is born! Karen started searching for healthy + high performance skincare. 

Karen Behnke in NIKE Ad in San Francisco in the 1980's

1993

Nike Ad Feature

Karen Behnke Featured in Nike Ad as a San Francisco Wellness leader

Karen Behnke and Howard Luria, M.D., wedding photo

1996

Marries Howard Luria, M.D.

in Greece! They met serving on the American Heart Association Board.

1992 Megatrends Book profiling Karen Behnke pioneering the corporate wellness sector,

1992

Megatrends for Women

Best Selling authors features Karen pioneering the Wellness trend

Western Michigan University Alumni Award, Karen Behnke,

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 Year awarded to Karen Behnke by Dianne Feinstein

1987

Entrepreneur of the Year

Dianne Feinstein, Mayor, presented award

1991 Execu-Fit sold to PacifiCare United Healthcare by Karen Behnke,

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.

1993 Execu-Fit Corporate Wellness Company founded by Karen Behnke in San Francisco

1983

Started Execu-Fit Health Programs

First West Coast Corporate Worksite Wellness Company.

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1990 C Evertt Koop, M.D and Karen Behnke, discussing banning smoking on all airlines,

1990

Smoking Banned from Airlines

Campaigned with C Everett Koop, Surgeon General, to ban smoking on airlines.

1982 Aerobics Company, Get Fit Aerobics founded by Karen Behnke in San Francisco,

1980

Started Get Fit Aerobics

Secured the Army/Presidio Base Contract. Started "Fun Run" warm ups in SF Bay Area

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