I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. Here's how I did it
Serial entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore shares her journey from dropping out of university to founding successful beauty brands like Bliss, Soap & Glory, and Beauty Pie. She emphasizes the importance of practical experience and the drive to achieve financial independence.
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Image source, Marcia Kilgore Image caption, Marcia Kilgore has founded brands including FitFlop, Soap and Glory and Beauty Pie
The name Marcia Kilgore might not be instantly recognisable but her Beauty Pie brand is known the world over for being an industry game-changer with its online-only subscription model.
Before founding Beauty Pie in 2016, Kilgore had built other brands including luxury day spa Bliss, make-up and skincare range Soap & Glory and footwear brand FitFlop.
Here the 57-year-old serial entrepreneur shares her story and the five secrets to success she learned along the way.
Kilgore didn't always know she wanted to be an entrepreneur but growing up she saw first-hand the stress that financial insecurity could cause.
"I remember deciding at eight-years-old that when I was my parents' age, I would never want to be stressed about my electric bill," she says.
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