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Madison Reed was founded in 2013 by Amy Errett and is headquartered in [[San Francisco]].<ref name=”thenewyorktimes”>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/business/venture-capital-entrepreneur-madison-reed.html |title=A Rare Path: From Venture Capitalist to Hair-Coloring Kits |last=Martin |first=Claire |date=2017-04-22 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref> In 2017, Madison Reed opened [[brick-and-mortar]] “Color Bars” in San Francisco and New York City for root touch-ups and glosses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.glossy.co/new-face-of-beauty/the-heyday-guide-to-growing-an-experiential-beauty-company |title=The Heyday guide to growing an experiential beauty company |date=2018-11-13 |website=Glossy |language=en |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/10/04/madison-reed-ceo-retail-color-bars-startup-ulta.html |title=Madison Reed CEO outlines national plans for ‘Color Bars,’ including stores in East Bay, Marin |date=2017-10-04 |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref> By 2020, demand for at-home hair color increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to revenue growth. <ref>{{cite web | last=Saltzman | first=Steph | title=As the Pandemic Rattles the Global Economy, This Beauty … | website=Fashionista | date=August 6, 2020 | url=https://fashionista.com/2020/08/madison-reed-founder-amy-errett-interview-business-coronavirus | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref>

Madison Reed was founded in 2013 by Amy Errett and is headquartered in [[San Francisco]].<ref name=”thenewyorktimes”>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/business/venture-capital-entrepreneur-madison-reed.html |title=A Rare Path: From Venture Capitalist to Hair-Coloring Kits |last=Martin |first=Claire |date=2017-04-22 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref> In 2017, Madison Reed opened [[brick-and-mortar]] “Color Bars” in San Francisco and New York City for root touch-ups and glosses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.glossy.co/new-face-of-beauty/the-heyday-guide-to-growing-an-experiential-beauty-company |title=The Heyday guide to growing an experiential beauty company |date=2018-11-13 |website=Glossy |language=en |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/10/04/madison-reed-ceo-retail-color-bars-startup-ulta.html |title=Madison Reed CEO outlines national plans for ‘Color Bars,’ including stores in East Bay, Marin |date=2017-10-04 |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=2019-01-13}}</ref> By 2020, demand for at-home hair color increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to revenue growth. <ref>{{cite web | last=Saltzman | first=Steph | title=As the Pandemic Rattles the Global Economy, This Beauty … | website=Fashionista | date=August 6, 2020 | url=https://fashionista.com/2020/08/madison-reed-founder-amy-errett-interview-business-coronavirus | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref>

Since its founding, Madison Reed has received industry recognition. In 2021, it was named to ”Fast Company”’s list of “Ten Most Innovative Beauty Companies,” <ref>{{cite web | author=Fast Company Staff | title=The 10 most innovative beauty companies of 2021 | website=Fast Company | date=March 9, 2021 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90600137/beauty-most-innovative-companies-2021 | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref> and in 2022 it appeared on ”Newsweek”’s “Most Loved Workplaces”<ref>{{cite web | title=Newsweek Names Most Loved Workplaces for 2022 | website=Newsweek | date=October 6, 2022 | url=https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-names-most-loved-workplaces-2022 | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref>

Since its founding, Madison Reed has received industry recognition. In 2021, it was named to ”Fast Company”’s list of “Ten Most Innovative Beauty Companies,” <ref>{{cite web | author=Fast Company Staff | title=The 10 most innovative beauty companies of 2021 | website=Fast Company | date=March 9, 2021 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90600137/beauty-most-innovative-companies-2021 | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref> and in 2022 it appeared on ”Newsweek”’s “Most Loved Workplaces”<ref>{{cite web | title=Newsweek Names Most Loved Workplaces for 2022 | website=Newsweek | date=October 6, 2022 | url=https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-names-most-loved-workplaces-2022 | access-date=September 24, 2025}}</ref>

== Awards and Recognition ==

== Awards and Recognition ==

Latest revision as of 03:31, 25 September 2025

American brand of natural hair care and hair color products

Madison Reed is an American brand of hair care and hair color products. The company has a subscription-based service through its online store as well as partnerships with Ulta, Sephora and QVC, among others.[1] The company also operates brick-and-mortar “Color Bars” in cities across the United States. [2]

Madison Reed was founded in 2013 by Amy Errett and is headquartered in San Francisco.[3] In 2017, Madison Reed opened brick-and-mortar “Color Bars” in San Francisco and New York City for root touch-ups and glosses.[4][5] By 2020, demand for at-home hair color increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to revenue growth. [6]

Since its founding, Madison Reed has received industry recognition. In 2021, it was named to Fast Company’s list of “Ten Most Innovative Beauty Companies,” [7] and in 2022 it appeared on Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces”.[8]

Awards and Recognition

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Founder Amy Errett has been included on multiple business and leadership lists, including:

  • Forbes’s “50 Over 50″ (2021) ” [9]
  • Inc.’s Female Founders 100 (2018).[10]
  • Fast Company’s Queer 50 list (multiple years) [11]
  • San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business (2018).[12]
  • Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Bay Area Award (2022).[13]
  1. ^ “The latest product to hit your doorstep? Hair dye”. Fortune. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  2. ^ “How Madison Reed Revolutionized the At-Home and Professional Hair Color Industry”. BeautyMatter. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. ^ Martin, Claire (2017-04-22). “A Rare Path: From Venture Capitalist to Hair-Coloring Kits”. The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  4. ^ “The Heyday guide to growing an experiential beauty company”. Glossy. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  5. ^ “Madison Reed CEO outlines national plans for ‘Color Bars,’ including stores in East Bay, Marin”. www.bizjournals.com. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  6. ^ Saltzman, Steph (August 6, 2020). “As the Pandemic Rattles the Global Economy, This Beauty …” Fashionista. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Fast Company Staff (March 9, 2021). “The 10 most innovative beauty companies of 2021”. Fast Company. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  8. ^ “Newsweek Names Most Loved Workplaces for 2022”. Newsweek. October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  9. ^ “Forbes Presents 50 Over 50: Know Your Value”. Forbes. 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  10. ^ “Most Innovative Women: 100 Women Making Money, Creating Jobs, and Changing the World”. Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  11. ^ “Announcing the 2024 Queer 50 List”. FastCompany). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. ^ Madison Reed (22 May 2018). “Amy Errett Honored by San Francisco Business Times with “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2018″ Award”. Madison Reed (press release). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  13. ^ “Amy Errett wins EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Bay Area Award”. Madison Reed (press release). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

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