It’s Women’s History Month! So, we figured it’s the perfect time to take a look at some of the most influential women entrepreneurs who changed the world and left a lasting legacy inspiring millions more women entrepreneurs for years to come.
Elizabeth Arden
In the early 1900s, a woman named Florence Nightingale Graham moved to New York City. The world would come to know her as Elizabeth Arden. After working as a bookkeeper for a pharmaceuticals company and spending hours in their lab studying skincare, she opened the Red Door salon at the age of 29 which spawned many more iconic locations and a line of successful products. After Arden’s passing in 1966, the company sold for $38 million dollars.
Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely was working as a door-to-door Saleswoman in Florida when she got the idea for Spanx. After spending hours in the Florida sun in panty hose, she knew she could do better. While there was extensive trial and error with R&D and making connections in North Carolina, Spanx officially launched in 2000. Since then, Sara has experienced a meteoric rise and sold the stake majority in 2021 staying on as the Executive Chairwoman. The company was then valued at 1.2 billion. To celebrate the milestone, Blakely gave each of her employees $10,000 and two first class plane tickets anywhere in the world.
Clara Brown
A former enslaved woman born in 1800, Clara Brown gained her freedom at the age of 56. She settled in Colorado where she worked a variety of jobs. She made multiple real estate investments accumulating a good-sized fortune. For the remainder of her life, she used her money for good, founding a Sunday school, reuniting former slaves with their families, and helping them relocate to Colorado.
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