Sophia amoruso is the founder and ceo of girlboss media, a platform for women exploring success on their own terms through content, community, and shared experiences. Sophia amoruso is the founder and ceo of girlboss media, a company created to help support women redefine success on their own terms. I have never once in my life thought that being a girl was something that i had to overcome. This bestseller is both the life story of a fashion entrepreneur and a guide to female empowerment.
A rebel at heart, amoruso spent her teenage years rejecting convention and living on the edge. The first thing sophia amoruso sold online wasnt fashion it was a stolen book. Sophia amoruso, the wunderkind whose fervor for vintage clothing caused a seismic shift in retail when she launched nasty gal vintage at the age of 22, has grown up and changed lanes. Amoruso was an expert in vintage clothes and where to find the best deals. Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in. Her other books are the girlboss workbook and nasty galaxy. Sophia amoruso is the author of this classic and lifechanging book. In this highly original, part biography, part selfhelp manual, she takes the tone of her older self speaking to her younger self. She started her ebay store nasty girl that dealt in women retail fashion. In 2006, sophia amoruso, a 22yearold hitchhiking, dumpsterdiving, community college dropout with a lot of time on her hands, launched an ebay. In spring 2016, amoruso asked to meet with ali wyatt. Nastygal founder sophia amoruso on how to become a. Pdf girlboss sophia amoruso angie carolina celedon. Build your gorgeous profile and share it with the world.
In 2016, it was announced that netflix would be adapting her autobiography into a television series called girlboss. Sophia amoruso founded the online retailer nasty gal at age 23. By clicking or continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies, thirdparty cookies, and. Take it from someone whos actually made it, someone like sophia amoruso, the founder and ceo of cult online retailer nasty gal. She tells the story of her road to becoming a girlboss, and aims to teach you how to learn from your own mistakes and from other peoples mistakes. I like it because it does not present the perfect fashion business model you have to follow but the ups and downs of founding a business and dealing with the unexpected chalenghes. The first item she sold was a book she had stolen as a teenager. To help you realise when to quit and when to ask for more. But im not here calling us womyn and blaming men for any of my struggles along the way. Sophia amoruso discusses her book, nasty galaxy build series duration. Sophia amoruso shares her best career advice in new.
About the author sophia amoruso is the founder and ceo of girlboss media, a company created to help support women redefine success on their own terms. Founding members including sophia amoruso, jen rubio, and kate walsh get very real about building a brand from the ground up. This book contains plenty of exercises, scribble, and illustrations to. Sophia encourages us to own the qualities weve previously been ashamed of bossiness, crudeness, petty thievery in order to become the masters of our own destiny. Whether starting a business from scratch, building a powerful community or choosing the right investors, amoruso tells you what it.
The first season of netflixs girlboss premiered on friday and dramatizes the journey of sophia amoruso, who turned her ebay auctions of vintage clothing into a. The book is about sophias journey in bulding a incredible business. In her memoir, amoruso notes with zero pride that she used to steal everything from rugs to books, so it makes sense that girlbosss sophia marlowe. How girlbosss sophia amoruso started over after bankruptcy and divorce within three months, both sophia amorusos business and marriage fell. In the new york times bestseller that the washington post called lean. Having been broke most of her life, she was also great at negotiating discounts. Sophia christina amoruso born april 20, 1984 is an american businesswoman. Amoruso chose beautiful but reallooking girls as models, styled them by combining the cheap. Sophia amoruso is the founder of nasty gal and the founder and ceo of girlboss. She spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and.
Girlboss professional network members share their best marketing tips. In 2014, amoruso founded girlboss media, a company that creates content. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. About the author sophia amoruso is the founder of nasty gal and the founder and ceo of girlboss. Based on her own career ups and downs, nasty gal founder and girlboss ceo sophia amoruso reveals some of her favorite advice she points to in her new book. Whether starting a business from scratch, building a powerful community or choosing the right investors, amoruso tells you what it takes to be a woman in business today. A creative visionary, modernday entrepreneur, and fashion doyenne, sophia has become one of the most prominent figures in retail and a cultural icon for a generation of women seeking ownership of their careers and futures. Also, in 20, business insider named sophia amoruso one of the sexiest ceos alive.
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