What happens when the romance of perfume meets the reality of child labor? In this episode, Tanya speaks with BBC producer Natasha Cox, director of Perfume’s Dark Secret — a documentary uncovering the supply chain behind Egyptian jasmine and the hidden cost of luxury fragrance. We cover: • What 3 weeks in the jasmine fields revealed • Why audits and “tick-box” ethics don’t protect workers • How perfumer Christophe Laudamiel helped break the silence • And why stories like this matter — even w...
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What happens when the romance of perfume meets the reality of child labor? In this episode, Tanya speaks with BBC producer Natasha Cox, director of Perfume’s Dark Secret — a documentary uncovering the supply chain behind Egyptian jasmine and the hidden cost of luxury fragrance. We cover: • What 3 weeks in the jasmine fields revealed • Why audits and “tick-box” ethics don’t protect workers • How perfumer Christophe Laudamiel helped break the silence • And why stories like this matter — even w...
№ 25 – Could You Build a Fragrance Giant Today? With Osmo CEO Alex Wiltschko
How I Became a Perfumer Podcast
35 minutes
6 months ago
№ 25 – Could You Build a Fragrance Giant Today? With Osmo CEO Alex Wiltschko
What if the next fragrance powerhouse wasn’t born from heritage, but from code, curiosity, and a clean slate? In this episode, Tanya Mironova sits down with Alex Wiltschko, CEO of Osmo and a fragrance house Generation — companies on a mission to digitize scent and rethink the future of fragrance from the ground up. They talk about: What Givaudan or IFF might do if they were founded in 2025How bravery isn’t about being fearless — but about acting anywayWhat it means to build a “fragrance house...
How I Became a Perfumer Podcast
What happens when the romance of perfume meets the reality of child labor? In this episode, Tanya speaks with BBC producer Natasha Cox, director of Perfume’s Dark Secret — a documentary uncovering the supply chain behind Egyptian jasmine and the hidden cost of luxury fragrance. We cover: • What 3 weeks in the jasmine fields revealed • Why audits and “tick-box” ethics don’t protect workers • How perfumer Christophe Laudamiel helped break the silence • And why stories like this matter — even w...
