True Beauty: The Art of Self-Expression
We believe true beauty is about being you and embracing who you are. That’s why we approach
the beauty industry in a BIG® way with world leading brands and products created to enhance
your natural beauty, inspire your creativity, and bolster your confidence.
The BIG® Idea
Our story begins with one man, a big idea, and his wife’s desire for long, beautiful hair. From there Logan Woolley
partnered with Derrick Porter to build Beauty Industry Group® from the ground up. Now as leaders in the hair extension and lash enhancement
business, Beauty Industry Group® embraces BIG® ideas to increase opportunities and deliver true beauty to the world.
READ MORE ABOUT BIG’S FOUNDERS
BIG CEO - No Pun Intended
Derrick Porter, CEO, was first introduced to Beauty Industry Group (BIG) in 2006 when meeting its founder, Logan Woolley. Logan was a customer of Porter Brown Distribution, a 3rd party logistics company that Derrick had started with his father several years earlier. Derrick quickly realized that for him, the beauty space promised a new and exciting frontier where business was more easily scalable and he could focus on building a brand rather than running a service business. And so the decision was made to leave the world of warehousing and embark into the unknown. Porter and Woolley would spend the next ten years together growing BIG into an impressive company, housing many successful beauty brands, and employing hundreds of people.
In the early years and while seeking to grow BIG, the two tried everything from selling used cars, to importing dog bowls, electric scooters, and fine art, to starting businesses in the jewelry and construction work-gear space. Ultimately however, beauty won out and the two businessmen began to focus solely on professional beauty products. “As a kid, I never dreamed I’d end up in the beauty industry,” admits Derrick, as he reflects on his journey with BIG. “Beauty products such as human hair, eyelashes, nail products...these were products I had never thought twice about until I saw Logan’s business. Thankfully he made room for me and now I can’t imagine life without it.”
Over the last ten years, Porter has spent countless hours growing the company, sourcing products, developing overseas partnerships, and building out the BIG team across the country. The journey has resulted in more than 1,000 nights being spent in more than thirty countries around the globe and today, more than 100,000 people using BIG products every year.
Only someone who devoted more than a decade running what started as a small, niche company could appreciate the growth as much as Derrick. He recalls fondly the early days when hours would go by without the phone ringing, spending nights in the dingiest of hotels (even once in the back of a truck just south of Las Vegas), being robbed in Italy, negotiating deals in South America using Google Translate as the intermediary, and even witnessing first-handed an arms deal in El Salvador.
When asked what has brought the most satisfaction he quickly responded “Our team”. He further elaborated: “Business demands that processes improve. But, if administered properly, it also allows people to improve, to grow, to become better, not only in their professional life but also in their personal life. Some of the greatest satisfaction I have felt is watching our team members do just that”.
Today, BIG owns multiple brands in the professional hair extension space, as well as companies in the cosmetic and e-commerce world. Tomorrow? Derrick’s intention is to be exactly that, only bigger and stronger. “The first ten years were spent building the infrastructure, the foundation...the next ten years I hope to spend going vertical, growing via acquisition, investing in our people and businesses, and continuing to create a premier place to work and be a part of in the professional beauty industry” says Porter.
Our Leaders



















Nate Kerr
VP of Operations
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Brandon Hutchins
Group VP - Professional Brands
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Michaeline Dejoria Heydari
CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems
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Logan Wooley
BIG Founder
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John Golliher
Independent Member, Board of Directors, retired Director at Sally Beauty Holding Inc. & President of Beauty Systems Group.

Shelley Goodstein
Hidden Crown
Shelley Goodstein is the Queen and Founder of Hidden Crown Hair Extensions, mother of 3, model, author, and entrepreneur. Shelley has taken her experience in the modeling and beauty industry and infused her knowledge into Hidden Crown, providing customers with high-quality hair extensions that bring out confidence in others without damaging their hair. For more on this Boss Beauty Queen and Hidden Crown Extensions, click here:
Joined BIG October 2018
https://hiddencrownhair.com/blogs/news/ultimate-queen-shelley-goodstein

Alexandra Cristin
Glam Seamless
Alexandra Cristin is no amateur to the beauty business. She built her hair empire after a career as a plus-size model and television personality. She noticed a lack of available and affordable products in the industry and sought to shake up the world of hair extensions with her famous seamless extensions. After finding much success, Alexandra stays connected to the community through her non-profit mentorship program Glam Girls and continues to make a difference in the lives of her clients proving that confidence is truly seamless!
Joined BIG February 2019
https://www.glamseamless.com/pages/about-glam-seamless

Penelope Chesire
Beauty Works UK
Penelope Chesire, Managing Director at Beauty Works UK, runs the leading luxury hair extension brand in the UK with style and charisma. As a business woman and entrepreneur with over ten years in the industry, Penelope has effectively led Beauty Works to become a multi award-winning brand of luxury hair hosted in over 2500 salons and retail shops throughout the United Kingdom. Beauty, style, and quality make Beauty Works hair extensions in high demand!
Joined BIG December 2019
Making a BIG® Impact
Expansion Opportunities
Interested in working with us?
BIG® owns and operates multiple businesses within the professional beauty industry. It’s products are sold and distributed
across the world, including North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.
Here at BIG®, we’re always looking for new business opportunities, including acquiring additional brands or product lines
within the beauty industry. We will partner with existing teams to combine their expertise
and skill sets with financial capital to take their brand to the next level.
Contact us at growth@beautyindustrygroup.com for more details.