Kristin Savilia is CEO of JOOR, one of the world’s leading virtual showrooms and wholesale management platforms, enabling brands and retailers to seamlessly connect, collaborate and conduct business both physically and virtually. Under Kristin's leadership, JOOR has grown to become the premier global wholesale platform, facilitating $57 billion in wholesale transactions. More than 13,000 brands […]
We speak with Anna Alex, founder of the climate-tech startup Planetly, which helps companies analyse, reduce and offset their CO2 consumption thanks to cutting-edge technology and digital tools.
Who Is Sara Blakely? Sara Blakely — born February 1971 — is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. Despite having no experience in fashion, retail, or business leadership, Sara Blakely founded the now famed shapewear company Spanx in 2000, having accidentally thought up the idea while attempting to look her best in a pair of white […]
On Wednesday, Blackstone announced that it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Spanx. The deal between Spanx and Blackstone values the company at $1.2 billion, with Blakely set to retain a “significant equity stake” according to Blackstone. The investment will propel her fortune back over the $1 billion mark after the pandemic and […]
With more female entrepreneurs in the UK than ever before and women said to be more socially focused than their male counterparts, the landscape of the workplace is changing. We’re seeing more female-owned social enterprises than ever before which could help support vulnerable young people and babies, promote sustainability and help us all achieve our […]
Jones Simmer joined Bumble as its COO in 2017 where she laid the foundation for the company’s entire initial public offering whilst simultaneously battling Stage 3 breast cancer. She completed drafts of the S-1 from a chemo chair and sent it to the board the morning of her double mastectomy. Jones Simmer says her decision […]
The increasing focus on the pay gap and pay gap reporting in local and global organisations across the UK has shed light on the challenges faced by business and government leaders looking to address this key indicator of workplace equality. Reports such as the one written earlier this year by the LSE provide evidence that […]
Or perhaps the CEO of a huge internationally renowned company, a mega-successful investor or the heir of an ultra-wealthy family. In recent years, however, there have been more and more examples of celebrities reaching billionaire status through a business they started as a consequence of their career in entertainment. These are people who don’t wear […]
Over the past few years, the word “influencer” has come to be associated with fashion bloggers and Instagram stars who cram their feeds with sponsored content. And while those people do hold colossal influence in the current middle market, they are not the type of influencer that elite buyers, genius innovators, angel investors, and world-changers […]
Image by Rajasekharan Parameswaran - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87188999 Robyn Rihanna Fenty, now known mononymously as Rihanna, was born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, in a three-bedroom bungalow. Her childhood was defined by pain, abuse, drug use, poverty, and illness. But, with all odds stacked against her, Rihanna went on […]
According to Forbes, Rihanna is now worth an estimated $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician in the world and the second richest female entertainer after TV host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. The majority of Rihanna’s fortune stems from the value of Fenty Beauty, which the singer launched in September 2017 and currently owns […]
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