Huda Kattan
Huda Kattan (born October 2, 1983) is an American makeup artist, beauty
blogger, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the cosmetics line Huda Beauty.
Career
In 2006, Kattan moved to Dubai with her father because he accepted a job
opportunity as a teacher in the emirate.
A few years later, Kattan moved to Los Angeles, where she studied makeup.
Among her clients were celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Nicole Richie.
Kattan then returned to Dubai where she became employed by Revlon as a
makeup artist. In April 2010, upon the advice of one of her sisters, Kattan
started a beauty-related WordPress blog which she named "Huda Beauty" on
which she would post makeup tutorials and tips.
In 2013, Kattan founded a cosmetics line which, like her blog, is also called
"Huda Beauty". Her first product, a series of false eyelashes,was released
through Sephora. The Huda Beauty label achieved success with the sales of the
false eyelashes, which were famously worn by Kim Kardashian.
Huda's company, which is based in Dubai, later began to offer other beauty
products, including eye shadow palettes, liquid lipsticks, lip liners, highlighter
palettes, foundations, concealers, baking powders and liquid eyeshadows.
HUDA BEAUTY
Huda Beauty is a cosmetics line that was launched in 2013 by
Huda Kattan. In 2017, Huda Kattan was chosen as one of "The 25 Most
Influential People on the Internet" by Time, and she was listed as one of The
Richest Self-Made Women and one of the Top Three Beauty Influencers by
Forbes.
Huda Beauty offers more than 140
products online or in-store. The
cosmetics company has introduced a
wide array of products, including
lipsticks, highlighter and contour
palettes, fake eyelashes, and a joint
venture item with Tweezerman. Since
launch, Huda Beauty's Samantha Lashes #7, has been ranked as one of the best-
selling and highly reviewed lash products.
In 2018, all launched products brought in at least $200 million in annual
revenue. Some have described the success of internet-based beauty brands like
Huda Beauty as part of a shift in the beauty market towards e-commerce.
On Being a Leader
There’s definitely a lot of pressure, especially as a woman. I think, whenever
you’re running a business and you’re leading a team, there needs to be an
element of humility for sure, and it’s not something I had right away.I think in
the beginning, I didn’t have a lot of humility. I probably had a chip on my
shoulder, where I was trying to prove something to people. I was a little bit
scared that people also wouldn’t take what I was saying seriously. I had to be a
little bit aggressive.
One of our team members was always like, “You’re crazy.” Then things started
to work, and she was like, “I think this might actually be genius.” So, I think at
the beginning you go through your journey as a leader, and I definitely was not
as humble. I was definitely more aggressive. My self worth issues were
probably manifesting itself and not the best way. And now, I think I’ve come to
a place where I’m actually OK not necessarily being the head. Sometimes, I’m
like, “Guys, tell me my blind spots I don’t see” because only I can see what I
can see. I have the most amazing team. They inspire me all the time. I think
leadership is a funny journey. There needs to be an element of humility and self
awareness.
By
Huda Kattan
Sophia Amoruso
PROFILE
Sophia Amoruso is an American entrepreneur who is the founder of Nasty Gal, a
women’s fashion retailer which was recognised as one of “the fastest growing
companies” by Inc Magazine in 2012. She was named as one of the richest self-
made women in the world by Forbes. Although Nasty Gal had to file for
bankruptcy, Amoruso quickly bounced back by creating Girlboss Media, a
platform that allows women in the millennial generation to develop as
individuals and professionals. Her 2014 autobiography, #GIRLBOSS was
adapted into a television series of the same name by Netflix.
BIOGRAPHY
Sophia Christina Amoruso was born in San Diego, California on April 20, 1984.
She is of Greek, Italian and Portuguese descent and was raised in the Greek
Orthodox church. She moved to Sacramento where she attended high school
before moving to San Francisco. Amoruso was diagnosed with depression and
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during her adolescence and this
caused her to drop out of school and seek homeschooling to help cope with
these issues. She got her first job as a teenager at a Subway restaurant which
was followed up by a string of odd jobs including working at a bookstore and
record shop.
As a young adult, Amoruso lived a nomadic lifestyle which included hitchhikes
along the West Coast, dumpster diving and stealing. In 2003, while living in
Portland, Oregon, she was caught shoplifting which led to a fine and her habits
coming to an end. After moving to San Francisco she discovered that she had a
hernia in her groin which forced her to purchase health insurance in order to get
treated. While attending college she took up a job as a security guard in the
Academy of Art University.
BRAND
At age 22, while working as a security guard, Amoruso opened an online eBay
store, which she called Nasty Gal Vintage after Betty Davis’ 1975 hit album.
The store consisted of used vintage clothing and other items. The first item she
sold was a book she had stolen as a teenager. She did the styling and
photography herself using whatever she learned during photography class and
shipped the products herself.
She did this all starting in her bedroom in 2006 and before she knew it, her
brand blew up to the point where eBay had to ban her. So she had to resort to
launching its own retail website. Nasty Gal developed an online following of
young women on social media. It quickly grew with revenues increasing from
$223,000 in 2008 to almost $23 million in 2011. At its peak, Nasty Gal
generated sales of up to 100 million and employed over 200 staff members. This
caused the New York Times to call her “a Cinderella of tech”. In 2013, Inc.
Magazine named her to its 30 under 30 list and she was named as one of the
sexiest CEOs alive by Business Insider.
On January 12, 2015, Amoruso announced she was stepping down as the CEO
of Nasty Gal as she had lost faith in her ability to lead her company. In
November 2016, the company filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection with Amoruso resigning as executive chairwoman. The
reasons stated for bankruptcy included toxic work culture and poor
communication. Nasty Gal was purchased by Boohoo Group for $20 million
and it was decided that the company will remain in Los Angeles and continue to
produce apparel, shoes and accessories under its own brand.
In December 2017, Amoruso founded Girlboss Media, a company focused on
creating editorial content, videos and podcasts aimed at a female audience.
Since 2017, Amoruso has held Girlboss Rallies which are weekend-long
instructional events for young entrepreneurs for around $500-$1400. Their main
goal of Girlboss media is to encourage millennial women to follow through with
their different personal and professional endeavours.
TORY BURCH
Born: 6/17/1966
Primary Vocation: Art & Design
Geographic Connection to
Pennsylvania: Valley Forge, Chester
County Award-winning fashion designer
Tory Burch is known for her tunics and
ballet flats.
Abstract:
Tory Burch was born in 1967 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She attended the
University of Pennsylvania and earned a degree in Art History. After graduation,
she began working for major fashion labels, such as Ralph Lauren and Vera
Wang. Although she had never designed clothing before, she opened her own
fashion line in 2004. Her signature pieces are the Reva ballet flats and tunics.
Oprah Winfrey loved her tunics so much that Burch appeared on the show in
2005, making her a household name. Since then, she has won many awards and
has been featured in numerous major fashion magazines.
Biography:
Tory Burch is a fashion designer and philanthropist who created a
multimilliondollar lifestyle brand in a short period of time. Her brand which
goes by her name is classic and has a modern sensibility.
Tory Burch was born on 17th June 1966 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She
inherited a lot of style from her parents who were part of the Main Line gentry.
Burch admits that both her parents had an impeccable taste in clothing and style
and she soaked up plenty of it. She attended the Agnes Irwin School in
Rosemont. She was rather tomboyish in her childhood; she rode horses and was
also captain of the tennis team. Burch got her first job at Benetton at the King of
Prussia Mall. She went to University of Pennsylvania where she studied art
history and graduated in 1988. Meanwhile she also honed her PR by working
with various designers such as
Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren and
Narciso Rodriguez. Over the
years she planned her future
as a designer by putting up
pictures from fashion
magazines and old pictures in
a scrapbook. During this time,
she got married to William
Mack Lowe who was son of
the real estate mogul Harry B.
Mack Lowe. However, she got
divorced within the first year.
In 1996 she then got married
to J. Christopher Burch who
was an investor in the Internet Capital Group. The marriage lasted till 2006
however she continued living in their New York City apartment and has three
children from him. Her first collection was launched from her Manhattan
apartment followed by a downtown boutique. Her fashion label ‘TRB by Tory
Burch’ which was later renamed ‘Tory Burch’ began in 2004. By 2013 the
company had expanded to include 83 stores all over the world. Her clothing line
is carried in more than 1000 stores both departmental and specialty including
Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue and
Nordstrom.
Her fashion style is preppy-bohemian luxe and preppy-boho. Her clothes are
easy to wear and are very popular. She is one of the designers credited for
turning the t-shirt in a fashionable item of clothing. There were actually waiting
lists for her clothes in 2007 which were inspired from the 50s and 60s fashions.
She is the chief executive officer of the company that offers not only clothing
but also accessories like handbags, eyewear, shoes and jewellery.
Tory Burch has won several awards such as accessory designer of the year from
the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2008. In 2007 the Accessories
Council of Excellence awarded her with the Accessory Brand Launch of the
year award. She got the Rising Star Award from the Fashion Group International
for the best new Retail Concept in 2005. Burch is also a philanthropist. She
founded the ‘Tory Burch Foundation’ in 2009 that backs the empowerment of
women in America by giving them small business loans and providing them
with entrepreneurial education. She is also a member of the board of the
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre.
Early work
After graduating from college, Tory
moved to New York City, where she
worked for Zoran, a Yugoslavian
designer, followed by Harper's Bazaar
magazine. She then moved into public
relations and advertising
positions at Vera Wang, Polo Ralph
Lauren, and Loewe when Narciso
Rodriguez was there.
Fashion label:
Burch began her fashion label "TRB by Tory Burch", later known as Tory
Burch in February 2004, launching it with a retail store in Manhattan's Nolita
district. As of 2023, it has grown to include more than 370 stores worldwide; the
fashion line is also carried at over 3,000 department and specialty stores
worldwide. In 2015 Burch also introduced a separate performance activewear
line, Tory Sport.
TORY BURCH LOGO
Meticulously designed, the logo combines two letters, "T" s, intricately shaped
to resemble a cross. Tory Burch meticulously selected this design from a pool of
200 options, envisioning a design element that people would proudly showcase
on their clothing.
Design style:
Burch's style has been described as preppy-boho and preppy-bohemian luxe,
and is associated with her T-logo medallion. Known for being easy to wear and
versatile, Tory Burch styles are popular with women of all ages, including the
viewers and fans of the television show Gossip Girl, where they were often
featured. In 2007, there were wait lists to buy Tory Burch fashions, which are
known for colour and print and often pay homage to styles of the 1960s and
1970s. Burch named her line of Reva ballerina flats after her mother. In the
2020s, after Burch relinquished her CEO role to focus almost exclusively on
designing, the aesthetic has evolved in what she calls a "creative reinvention" of
the brand.
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of
The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books,
including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she
launched Thrive Global, a leading behaviour change tech
company with the mission of changing the way we work
and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is
the price we must pay for success.
She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s
100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful
Women list. At 21, she became president of the famed
debating society, the Cambridge Union. She serves on
numerous boards, including Onex and The B Team.
Her last two books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success
and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep
Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at A Time, both became instant
international bestsellers. Most recently, she wrote the foreword to Thrive
Global’s first book Your Time to Thrive: End Burnout, Increase Well-being,
and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Micro steps.
Early Life and Career
Arianna Huffington was born on July 14, 1950, in Athens Greece. At the age of
16, she moved to England. She studied at the University of Cambridge and
earned an economics degree
After she finished her education and lived in England and a few other places,
Huffington moved to the U.S. and became involved in politics, writing books
and articles, appearing on several radios and tv shows, and speaking at
conventions.
Huffington Post
In 2005, Huffington co-founded the Huffington Post. When the site launched,
“it was structured as a group blog, publishing the words of hundreds of guest
contributors each week.” AOL acquired the Huffington Post in 2011 for $315
million, and Huffington became “President and editor-in-chief of The
Huffington Post Media Group, a new venture that included all the content from
the Website and AOL.” In 2012, the website became the first commercially run
United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. In June
2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$4.4 billion and the site
became a part of Verizon Media.
Thrive Global
To launch her new enterprise, Thrive Global, Huffington left AOL and the
Huffington Post Media Group. Thrive Global offers science-based solutions to
end stress and burnout.
Huffington turns to LinkedIn as a platform to build the Thrive brand. She posts
videos urging her followers to “Ask Me Anything,” resulting in 400
submissions on topics ranging from stress and burnout to leadership and
productivity.
One of the key factors in Arianna's
success was her ability to overcome
failure and learn from her mistakes.
She did not let setbacks define her or
discourage her from pursuing her goals.
Instead, she used these experiences to
grow and improve, both as a person
and as a professional.
Another factor in
Arianna's success was her willingness
to take risks and think outside the box. She was not afraid to challenge
conventional wisdom or try new things, which allowed her to innovate and
create something truly unique with The Huffington Post.
Overall, Arianna Huffington's story is a testament to the power of perseverance,
resilience, and innovation in achieving success. By learning from her failures
and taking bold risks, she was able to create a lasting impact in the media
industry and beyond.
