Karolína Brodinová
Senior Beauty Business Consultant · est. 2018

Data. Pricing. Beauty business.

I help beauty brands, retailers and distributors make smarter commercial decisions through pricing analytics, sourcing, purchasing and strategic market intelligence.

strategy that respects the margin.

About Karolína

Not just another "beauty consultant."

  • 10+ years in beauty & cosmetics
  • B2B and B2C experience
  • Pricing & margin specialist
  • Sourcing & purchasing strategist
  • Category & assortment thinker
  • European market operator

Without sharp pricing: margins disappear.
Without good sourcing: portfolios drift.
Without strategy: brands stop growing.

Pricing first

Architecture, positioning, margin protection — the discipline behind every healthy beauty business.

Data with instinct

Numbers that translate into real commercial moves. Not dashboards for the sake of them.

Senior & independent

One advisor, undivided attention. No agency overhead, no junior hand-offs.

B2B + B2C fluency

Comfortable in brand boardrooms, retail buying offices and e-commerce ops.

Beauty industry insider

European categories, distribution, retail dynamics, marketplace behaviour.

Practical strategist

Strategy that ships — implementable, measurable, and actually owned by your team.

What I do · 2026

My main focus = commercial clarity.

Core engagement areas

The work that actually moves the business.

Pricing strategy Margin optimisation Sourcing Purchasing Category management Assortment strategy Market intelligence E-commerce advisory Retail consulting B2B growth

If the margin doesn't hold, the strategy isn't finished.

Decks don't pay rent.
Healthy unit economics do.
Beauty is an emotional category run on mathematical reality.
Six pillars of work

Different problems. Same discipline.

01

Pricing Analysis & Strategy

Market pricing, competitive monitoring, margin optimisation and product positioning. Pricing architecture that holds across categories, channels and promos.

Competitive pricingPromo strategyCategory pricingArchitecture
Outcome healthier margins, sharper position.
02

Purchasing & Sourcing

Sourcing beauty products, supplier evaluation, negotiation and portfolio optimisation — with a clear view of European retail and online dynamics.

SuppliersNegotiationAssortmentPortfolio
Outcome leaner portfolio, stronger leverage.
03

Beauty Business Consulting

Strategic guidance for brands, distributors and retailers. Category management, growth opportunities, launch strategy and market entry support.

RetailCategoryLaunchMarket entry
Outcome a clear commercial direction.
04

Data & Market Intelligence

Interpreting market data, building business dashboards, mapping competitors and benchmarking categories. Data translated into next decisions.

BenchmarkingPricing reportsTrendsInsights
Outcome evidence-led decisions.
05

E-commerce & Retail Advisory

Conversion-oriented assortment, bestseller optimisation, marketplace dynamics, seasonal planning, stock efficiency and pricing campaigns.

MarketplacesBestsellersStockSeasonal
Outcome conversion without margin loss.
06

B2B Growth & Partnerships

Distribution strategy, partner development, sales support, pricing communication and structured B2B expansion across European markets.

DistributionPartnersB2B salesExpansion
Outcome wider, healthier footprint.
Who I work with

Built for serious beauty operators.

i.

Beauty brands

Sharper pricing, healthier margins, credible commercial strategy.

ii.

Cosmetic retailers

Cleaner assortments, stronger category logic, defendable pricing.

iii.

E-commerce businesses

Conversion, bestsellers, marketplaces — without margin slippage.

iv.

Distributors

Portfolios, terms and brand relationships at scale.

v.

Emerging & niche brands

Senior thinking before you hire it full-time.

vi.

Luxury & prestige

Positioning where every detail signals value.

vii.

Private label

End-to-end sourcing and pricing for own-brand lines.

viii.

International expansion

Market entry, pricing localisation, distribution mapping.

Different stages, different shapes — but the same kind of operator.
The ones who want the numbers to actually line up with the story.

Senior thinking. Without the agency layer.

How I work

Clarity first. Always.

01

Analysis

Understanding your market, auditing the data, reviewing pricing and assortment honestly.

02

Strategy

Mapping opportunities, drafting commercial moves and prioritising what matters first.

03

Optimisation

Implementation guidance, reporting structure and operational alignment with your team.

04

Growth

Long-term stability, margin protection and a market position that compounds.

If something is unclear

Ask. Question. Pressure-test. Decide.
Never assume the data is finished.

readquestiontestdecidenever assume
Confused pricing is expensive. Honest questions are free.
Sample engagement

Data isn't the answer. Reading it is.

A small preview of how I structure things.

karolinabrodinova.com/sample-engagement

Beauty Brand — Pricing Review

Sample structure · 2026

Competitive pricing scan

Margin architecture audit

Category positioning map

Promo & discount diagnostic

Bestseller / stock efficiency

12-month commercial roadmap

What you walk away with
  • ✦ a defendable pricing architecture
  • ✦ clear margin protection rules
  • ✦ assortment and portfolio recommendations
  • ✦ a prioritised commercial roadmap
  • ✦ a market view your team can actually use
Not what this is
  • × generic frameworks
  • × 80-slide decks no one reads
  • × theory without commercial reality
  • × pricing detached from sourcing
  • × insights without next steps

Strategy isn't about being clever.
It's about being useful and profitable.

Categories & channels

Beauty moves fast.
Strategy keeps up.

skincare make-up haircare fragrance niche beauty luxury & prestige natural & clean wellness private label marketplaces D2C e-commerce retail chains distribution

Every category has its own gravity. Pricing has to respect it.

Let's talk

A question worth thirty quiet minutes?

If your beauty business is at a pricing crossroads, a sourcing decision or a strategic reset — an intro call is the easiest place to start. No deck. No sales script. Just a useful conversation.

Based in
Prague · Working across Europe
Availability
Selective engagements · 2026
Schedule intro call →
The approach

Build the business
the numbers can carry.

Beauty doesn't fail because the products aren't good.
It fails because the commercial model doesn't hold.

Good consulting gives you:

margin clarity position leverage direction profitability

Without strategy:
even the best beauty brands stall in silence.

Start a conversation →