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A former news anchor with rosacea, Jaime Kern Lima created IT cosmetics to solve her skin problems and started a beauty revolution. After two years of courting QVC – when she finally got her 10 minute make it or break it moment – she made it, becoming a staple on the network and one of their most frequent pitchers. With over a thousand appearances on the flagship shopping channel, her company was recently purchased by L'Oreal for more than a billion dollars.
"Biggs" made his name along with Jay Z and Damon Dash when the three teen age friends founded Roc-A-Fella Records, launched Jay-Z's career and built the clothing line Rocawear which has had annual sales of $700 million.
Eventually they went their separate ways but Biggs took the profits he...
Published 12/02/18
In honor of Small Business Saturday, we sat down with three founders of small businesses that we've profiled in the past to talk about their unique stories. Bruce Schoenberg, founder and CEO of Oasis Spa had a fire that decimated one of his locations. Jen Rozenbaum, is a self-taught boudoir...
Published 11/18/18
In 2006, Spencer Rascoff co-founded the real estate company Zillow, known for their "Zestimate" for figuring out the value of a home. Before that, he co-founded Hotwire that was later acquired by Expedia. He shared with us his management style which includes leading authentically and with...
Published 11/11/18