# Cosmetics, Contract Manufacturing, and Leading through Exponential Growth with Dynamic Blending’s Gavin Collier

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2021-03-02
- Length: 36m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Gavin Collier, CEO of Dynamic Blending, explains how the Utah-based contract manufacturer achieved 11,300% growth in 2020 by offering a true turnkey service that includes R&D, graphic design, and logistics for cosmetics and oral care products. Collier details the company's evolution from an R&D consultancy to a full-scale manufacturer, highlighting the importance of serving underserved customers with small minimum order quantities. He attributes this success to a customer-centric culture, a high-quality team of former Fortune 500 executives, and a willingness to take significant personal and financial risks as an attorney-turned-entrepreneur.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=0) Introduction and Turnkey Definition
- [6:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=381) Collier's Career Path from Law to Manufacturing
- [12:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=723) Dynamic Blending's Origin and Bootstrapping
- [16:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=994) The Turnkey Process: R&D to Logistics
- [23:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=1391) Cosmetics Trends: CBD, Essential Oils, and Luxury Toothpaste
- [25:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-03-02-cosmetics-contract-manufacturing-and-leading-through-exponential-growth-with-dyn#t=1548) Managing Exponential Growth and Team Culture

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Dynamic Blending (company)
- Inc. 5000 (other)
- Steamchain (company)
- Utah (other)

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