Karissa Bodnar played on her customers’ desire to belong to something bigger than … well, beauty. By Sheila Yasmin Marikar On a recent Monday, Karissa Bodnar, the 34-year-old founder and chief ...

The company has had some controversies. A plaintiff sued Thrive in 2018, alleging that it was not donating to charities in the way that it claimed. The lawsuit resulted in a “stipulated” dismissal.