A Platform for Category Makers

Don't Endorse Brands.
Build Them.

StarPower is the end-to-end celebrity brand platform. We engineer K-beauty companies for artists who understand that a brand compounds — an endorsement doesn't.

$7B+
Jordan Brand annual royalties, 2026
$4B
SKIMS valuation, 2023
340%
K-beauty growth in LatAm, 2019–2024
The Precedent

Moves That Changed the Map

These weren't endorsement campaigns. They were architectural decisions — and they compounded for decades. The playbook exists. The question is who runs it next.

Beauty Innovation
Fenty
$2.8B
Estimated brand valuation

Rihanna redrew the shade range that beauty never had. The result wasn't a product launch — it was a category redefinition that still compounds today. $100M in Year 1. Not because of celebrity. Because of ownership.

Category Leadership
Rare
$2B+
Estimated exit value

Selena chose equity over licensing. The brand moved from launch to acquisition target in 36 months. Every unit sold compounded her ownership position — not someone else's.

Cosmetics Empire
Kylie
$600M
Coty acquisition stake

A $1.2B valuation — and 49% was kept. The math shifts fundamentally when the brand is the business, not an extension of image. She sold partial control; she retained the compounding asset.

Cultural Extension
r.e.m.
$50M+
Year 1 revenue

A music audience becomes a beauty audience when the face is authentic. Not a collaboration — a category. The audience didn't just follow; they bought what they believed in.

An Endorsement Deal
$500K–$2M
  • Paid once. Taxed once. Gone.
  • Your face. Someone else's company.
  • Your team gets a fee, not a future.
  • Ends when the campaign ends.
An Equity Position
Compounds Forever
  • Compounds across decades.
  • Transferable to family, estate, trusts.
  • Multiples at exit — not flat fees.
  • Outlives the tour, the album, the era.
The Archive

Legacy Builders

A curated reference library of category-defining moves in celebrity brand ownership. These are the benchmarks. We study them to understand what's possible — and build toward it.

Historical reference only. This section documents cultural and commercial precedents in celebrity brand ownership. These individuals are not affiliated with StarPower and have not endorsed this platform.

Beauty
R
Rihanna
Fenty Beauty
$2.8B
LVMH-backed · 2017
S
Selena Gomez
Rare Beauty
$2B+
Acquisition target · 2020
K
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Cosmetics
$600M
Coty acquisition · 2015
H
Hailey Bieber
Rhode
$1B
e.l.f. Beauty acquisition · 2025
Spirits & Beverage
G
George Clooney
Casamigos
$1B
Diageo acquisition · 2017
R
Ryan Reynolds
Aviation Gin
$610M
Diageo acquisition · 2020
D
Dwayne Johnson
Teremana Tequila
$3.5B+
Valuation est. · 2020
K
Kendall Jenner
818 Tequila
$600M+
Valuation est. · 2021
Fashion & Footwear
M
Michael Jordan
Jordan × Nike
$7B+
Annual royalties · ongoing
R
Rihanna
Fenty × Puma
200%+
Revenue lift · collaboration
P
Pharrell Williams
BBC / LV Men's
$250M+
Brand portfolio est.
B
Beyoncé
Ivy Park
100%
Full ownership after Adidas
Lifestyle
J
Jessica Alba
The Honest Company
$1.4B
IPO valuation · 2021
G
Gwyneth Paltrow
Goop
$250M+
Valuation est. · 2018
J
Jennifer Lopez
JLo Beauty + Delola
$150M+
Combined portfolio est.
K
Kim Kardashian
SKIMS
$4B
Valuation · 2023

What takes most founders three years to negotiate, we move in weeks. That's not a claim. It's a relationship.

The Relationship That Changes Everything

Direct Access to the Family That Built K-Beauty

Most beauty startups spend two years trying to get a meeting. We have the relationship that bypasses that entirely — Cosmax, Kolmar, Aruma. The infrastructure of K-beauty, available to the right artists from day one.

Strategic Platform Partner
Cosmax Group

Founded 1999 · 3,000+ selective brand partners · Manufactures across Korea, the US, and Europe · The laboratory behind some of the world's most coveted K-beauty formulas · Co-building the LatAm celebrity brand platform with StarPower.

Top-Tier Manufacturing Partner
Kolmar Korea

Korea's leading cosmetics OEM/ODM alongside Cosmax · $1B+ annual revenue · Partner to the independent K-beauty brands that defined global beauty trends · Deep R&D across skincare, makeup, and suncare.

Latin America Retail Distribution
Aruma Network

200+ retail locations across Peru and Colombia · One of the largest K-beauty-friendly retail chains in Latin America · Direct ownership relationship — your products reach shelves, not warehouses.

End-to-End

We Build the Brand. You Own It.

End-to-end representation. You're the face — we run the operation. Formulation, identity, launch, distribution. Every function needed to build a category-defining brand, without the three-year build-up.

i.
Vision → Strategy

Translate creative direction into market positioning. Where does the brand live? Who does it reach first?

ii.
Formulation Lab

Cosmax team builds the hero formula. Glass skin science, tailored to the artist's aesthetic vision and the target market.

iii.
Brand Identity

Name, visual language, packaging, story. Built to hold up at a $1B valuation — not just a launch campaign.

iv.
Launch Machine

DTC, PR, retail outreach, product seeding. The launch infrastructure that builds category awareness from week one.

v.
Global Distribution

Retail placement across LatAm, North America, and Asia. The Aruma relationship moves products to shelves — not warehouses.

vi.
You Own the Equity

Brand ownership, not a licensing deal. The asset compounds in your name — not ours. That's the model. That's the point.

The Architecture

A name only pays once.
A brand pays forever.

The difference between a career and a dynasty is not talent — it's structure. The artists who built equity didn't just build wealth. They built something that outlasts the work, transfers to heirs, and compounds without requiring their continued presence.

A Check
  • Paid once. Taxed once. Spent once.
  • Your face on someone else's company.
  • Your team earns a fee — not a future.
  • Ends when the campaign ends.
An Asset
  • Compounds across decades.
  • Transferable: family, estate, trusts.
  • Exit multiples — not flat fees.
  • Outlives the tour, the album, the era.

The Succession Playbook

i
Jordan Brand

Perpetual royalty. The 1984 Nike deal became a $7B+ annual engine. Still printing four decades later — no tour required.

$7B+
ii
Fenty

A house, not a product. Multi-category platform under LVMH. The brand expands with or without a new release cycle.

$2.8B
iii
Casamigos

Clean billion-dollar exit. Built it right, sold it once. Disciplined execution with a one-shot outcome at scale.

$1B
iv
Kylie Cosmetics

Partial exit — kept 49%, creative control. The exit funds the estate; the retained stake funds the future.

$1.2B
v
Your Brand

K-beauty as the vehicle. StarPower as the platform. Your name on the asset. Choose the outcome that fits your horizon.

Your Call

The Jordan royalty still prints four decades later. Your heirs will inherit a brand — not a reel of campaign highlights.

The Market

Your Fans Are Already Buying K-Beauty.
It Should Be Yours.

The Latin American beauty consumer is among the most brand-loyal on earth. K-beauty has already broken through — the 340% growth is documented. The missing piece is a face that the audience already loves.

340%
K-beauty export growth to LatAm, 2019–2024
$70B
LatAm beauty market by 2027
0%
Korea–Brazil trade tariffs (new treaty)
#1
South America K-beauty growth region
Argentina · Latin America · Global Pop
Tini
50M+ followers 5× Platinum #1 Argentina streams

Argentina's most streamed artist. Tini commands a multi-generational fanbase across Latin America — young, brand-loyal, and culturally fluent. Her audience is exactly who K-beauty is built for. The question is whose name is on the brand when they buy it.

Colombia · Global Reggaeton · Cultural Icon
Karol G
70M+ followers #1 Latin female streamed Global reach

The most-streamed Latin female artist in Spotify history. Karol G's cultural reach spans every Latin American country and extends globally. Her audience buys everything she touches. That purchasing power is a brand waiting to be built — under the right architecture.

How It Works

From Idea to Empire

Six phases. One integrated team. No wasted years negotiating access we already have.

01
Vision → Strategy

Direction translated into market position and category brief.

02
Formulation

Cosmax team builds the hero formula to spec.

03
Brand Identity

Name, visual language, packaging, story architecture.

04
Launch Machine

DTC, PR, retail outreach, product seeding at scale.

05
Distribution

Retail placement across LatAm, North America, Asia.

06
Your Equity

Ownership structure in place. The asset is yours.

Apply

Is Your Name Worth a Brand?

We work with a select few artists each year. Not because of follower count — because of cultural positioning, audience trust, and the willingness to build something that outlasts the tour.

If that's you, we want to hear the vision.

Applications reviewed within 5 business days. All inquiries held in strict confidence.