Austin Beals

Austin Beals is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dermazen, a skincare company based in San Diego, California.3 He founded Dermazen in December 2021 after struggling with chronic skin conditions himself for over 10 years.45

Career Background

Before founding Dermazen, Austin had a diverse career in marketing and communications:

• Brand Content Manager at Organifi (July 2021 - December 2021)
• Marketing Director at Nanocraft Sciences (November 2019 - May 2021)
• Email Marketing Specialist at Email Marketing Power Up (January 2019 - November 2019)
• Voiceover Actor at AustinBealsVO.com (March 2016 - October 2018)
• Online Marketing Manager at Oxyfresh Worldwide, Inc. (December 2015 - January 2017)13

Dermazen

Dermazen is a skincare brand specifically designed for people with seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff, and malassezia-based conditions.3 The company was born out of Austin's personal experience with chronic skin issues. He developed a serum to address his own skin problems, which led to the creation of Dermazen.4

Achievements

Under Austin's leadership, Dermazen has grown significantly:

• The company is reportedly bringing in $5 million a year
• It was bootstrapped with a small SBA loan, without external investors
• Austin leveraged niche Reddit communities and guerilla marketing tactics to grow the brand2

Personal

Austin is married and a father.4 He is passionate about educating and empowering people with skin conditions similar to those he experienced.5 In addition to his work at Dermazen, Austin was set to launch a podcast on healthy masculinity in August 2021.