# From Bank Job to Beauty Mogul: How Mona Kattan Built a Fragrance Empire

An episode of [Ladies Who Launch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1787057633), 16 Jul 2025, 54 min.

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Mona Kattan - entrepreneur, fragrance fanatic, and founder of Kayali - joins us for an unfiltered conversation on building a beauty business with soul. In this episode, Mona shares how she went from working in finance to launching one of the fastest-growing perfume brands in the world. We dive deep into her founder journey: the early scrappy days, launching Kayali before the fragrance boom, scaling with limited resources, and what it really takes to lead a brand with clarity, emotion, and conviction. Mona opens up about family dynamics, therapy, building her team, and why obsession is the secret to success. Whether you’re a beauty lover, aspiring founder, or creative entrepreneur, this episode is packed with insights on product development, brand storytelling, and staying resilient through it all. FOLLOW MONA https://www.instagram.com/monakattan/ Kayali: https://www.instagram.com/kayali/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareladieswholaunch/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weareladieswholaunch YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Weareladieswholaunch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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