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Sophia Amoruso
Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy
Creativity
Transform entrepreneurial mindsets with Sophia Amoruso, speaker, venture investor and bestselling author. Sophia works with businesses to drive innovation and scale growth, leveraging her $100M e-commerce success and Forbes recognition as one of America's Richest Self-Made Women.
International Women's Day
Fashion
Entrepreneur
Business Leader
Author
Women in Business
Sophia Amoruso is the founder, investor, and New York Times bestselling author known for her entrepreneurial journey. She established Nasty Gal, an e-commerce brand that started in a garage and grew to over $100 million in revenue. Her determination and innovative approach have made her a prominent business speaker and investor, with appearances at events such as LA Tech Week and TechCrunch Disrupt.
Sophia's story gained widespread recognition through her memoir #GIRLBOSS, which details her early life and experiences as a founder. The book was adapted into the Netflix series Girlboss in 2017, featuring Britt Robertson in the lead role. Her achievements have earned her a place on the cover of Forbes magazine’s 2016 issue on “America’s Richest Self-Made Women,” as well as features in Fortune’s “40 under 40,” Forbes’ “30 under 30,” Inc.’s “30 under 30,” and Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business." In addition to her memoir, Sophia has written two other books: Nasty Galaxy and The Girlboss Workbook.
She also founded Business Class, a digital community and course aimed at entrepreneurs, freelancers, and side hustlers. Currently, she leads Trust Fund, an early-stage venture fund that focuses on pre- and seed-stage companies. Her fund has successfully invested in notable startups, including Liquid Death, a company known for its canned mountain water, which has reached a billion-dollar valuation.
Topics, sessions and talks
In this talk, Sophia Amoruso reveals the secrets behind building million-dollar businesses without a formal business degree or wealthy investors. Having founded three successful companies and inspired the Netflix series "Girlboss," Sophia shares her hard-earned lessons on resilience and authenticity. Attendees will discover how to believe in their ideas, stay true to themselves, and embrace bold risks, empowering them to carve their own paths to success.
Sophia Amoruso shares her remarkable journey from selling vintage fashion on eBay to founding the multimillion-dollar brand Nasty Gal. Starting in 2007, she achieved $12 million in sales by 2012 and reached $100 million in revenue by 2015, before facing a crash in 2016. Sophia reflects on the lessons learned, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the key personality traits necessary for success. Attendees will gain valuable insights into navigating the entrepreneurial landscape.
Book Sophia Amoruso to inspire your team with her remarkable journey from garage startup to multimillion-dollar success. Her insights on resilience, creativity, and entrepreneurship will empower your audience to embrace challenges and innovate. Don’t miss the chance to learn from a true industry trailblazer and bestselling author.
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Sophia Amoruso structures her talks around a chronological narrative of her own entrepreneurial trajectory, using specific revenue figures and business milestones — from eBay sales to $100 million in revenue at Nasty Gal — to ground lessons on resilience, risk-taking, and the realities of building and losing a business.
Sophia Amoruso speaks on founding and scaling businesses, navigating entrepreneurial failure and recovery, and building ventures without formal education or institutional backing. She founded Nasty Gal, growing it from an eBay store to over $100 million in revenue, a journey documented in her New York Times bestselling memoir #GIRLBOSS, which was adapted into a Netflix series in 2017.
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