663: Katrina Lake CEO of Stitch Fix Born: 24 December 1982, San Francisco, California, United States of America Katrina’s net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $380 Million in June of 2019. In 2018, Stitch Fix’s annual revenue was ballparked at $1.2 Billion. Katrina founded Stich Fix in 2011 while working on her master’s…
Tag: Women in Business
642) Kellyanne Conway
642: Kellyanne Conway Strategist and The First Woman to Run a Successful United States Presidential Campaign Born: 20 January 1967, Camden, New Jersey, United States of America Kellyanne did this for President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential cycle. She served as an advisor for President Trump from 2017 to early 2020, when she stepped…
627) Victoria Woodhull
“Woman’s ability to earn money is a better protection against the tyranny and brutality of man than her ability to vote.” 627: Victoria Woodhull The First Woman to Run for United States President Born: 23 September 1838, Homer, Ohio, United States of America Died: 9 June 1927, Bredon, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Victoria was a women’s…
606) Marie Dionne
“I have an announcement to make. I am going to enter a convent and serve God. I have thought of it for a long time. I have prayed, and I have decided. I care nothing for the things of the world. I feel I belong in a convent. It is the only place where I…
582) Jillian Michaels
“Yes, we want to be inclusive of everyone [and respect that] everyone comes in all different shapes and sizes. That nobody should ever be body-shamed or fat-shamed or excluded and that everyone is equally deserving and should feel equally valuable. But obesity in itself is not something that should be glamorized. But we’ve become so…
569) Gertrude Schulte-Tenderich Sears
569: Gertrude Tenderich Bought the Tampon Patent and the Founded Tampax in 1933 Born: 10 October 1890, Germany Died: 11 May 1957, Denver, Colorado, United States of America Full Name: Gertrude Schulte Tenderich Sears Gertrude became president for the brand as well. She hired women to manufacture the tampons and two salesmen to help her…
567) Sue Ellen Cooper
567: Sue Ellen Cooper Founder of the Red Hat Society Birth Date and Location Unknown Sue graduated from California State University Fullerton in 1968 with a degree in humanities and Social Sciences. She has two children and formerly worked as a muralist and greeting card illustrator. The society now has over 29,000 chapters in all…
557) Lily Rose Lee
“I want to be that voice for the voiceless who can’t speak for themselves.” 557: Lily Rose Lee Kidnap Victim Born: 23 April 1981, Naples, Florida, United States of America Previously Known As: Michelle Knight Lily has said before she was kidnapped, she was gang raped as a teenager. She gave birth to a baby…
548) Anya Ayoung-Chee
“Trinidad & Tobago is unique in its ethnic make-up because it is a country with people of all races. I am of mixed origin, mainly Chinese, Indian and Caucasian, and although my particular mixture is a minority, I represent the unusual combination of ethnicities that defines us as a people.” 548: Anya Ayoung-Chee Project Runway…
519) Priscilla Presley
518: Priscilla Presley Business Magnate and Actress Born: 24 May 1945, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Priscilla is best known for marrying Elvis Presley and being the mother of his daughter Lisa Marie. They met in 1959 while Elvis was in the armed forces. Priscilla’s stepfather was in the Air Force and stationed…