Lean but fast: Local startup changes name, looks to partner with major cosmetics companies

Recently, Beauty By Me co-founder Charles Brandon arrived at work with the company's head of software Walter Wallace. The local startup has a 4,000-square-foot space at the Schilling Farms Business Center in Collierville. But, because Brandon didn’t want to pay a signage fee, the office doesn’t have a sign. And this caused Wallace to crack a joke. “What are we going to do?” he asked. “Just call ourselves Blank Beauty?” Despite the sarcasm, Brandon considered the idea. The startup’s…