Marcia Kilgore
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Marcia Kilgore (born October 16, 1968) is a Canadian born entrepreneur who has founded several companies in the beauty industry in the United States.[1]
Early life and education
Kilgore was born in Outlook, Saskatchewan.[2] After graduating from high school in Canada, she moved to New York City to study at Columbia University. Unable to attend the university due to missing a student loan deadline, she began working as a personal trainer, eventually working for a number of celebrity clients. She also began taking classes part-time at New York University.[3]
Career
In the late 1980s, Kilgore opened Face It!, a skincare treatment center, in New York City. Inspired by her own preteen struggles with acne, she opened Bliss Spa in 1993, continuing to cater to celebrity clients.[4] In 1999, she was approached by LVMH who wanted to buy stake in the company, though still allowing her to remain Executive Director.[5] With the newly found access to capital, Kilgore expanded the business by opening another Manhattan location. She later launched Bliss-Labs, an product line of Bliss Spa focused on skincare products and bath treatments[6].
In later years, Kilgore added Soap & Glory, a line of bath and body cleansing products,[7] and also FitFlop, a brand of shoes.
In 2017, Kilgore launched Beauty Pie, a membership-based beauty products retail website.[8][9] Soaper Duper[10] followed.
References
- ^ "How Marcia Kilgore is Changing the Business of Beauty, One Brand at a Time:. Vanity Fair, by Nora Maloney, December 6, 2017
- ^ "Finding Success as a Serial Entrepreneur". Business of Fashion, Kati Chitrakorn, December 1, 2017
- ^ "Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "This New Beauty Startup Is Selling Luxury Lipstick for Less Than Your Daily Latte", Vogue, January 6, 2017 by Celia Ellenberg
- ^ "Beauty Pie founder Marcia Kilgore: 'I'm liberating women - we're finally taking the power back'". Evening Standard, Charlotte Edwardes, 24 January 2017
- ^ "Marcia Kilgore Biography - life, family, children, history, school, mother, son, born, college, husband, time - Newsmakers Cumulation". www.notablebiographies.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "Review: Soaper Duper Body Wash". Evening Standard, Annabel Rivkin, 21 March 2018
- ^ "Marcia Kilgore Wiki: Here's What You Need to Know about the 'Beauty Pie' Mogul". Earn The Necklace. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "The Cosmetics Executive Who Says a $2 Lipstick Is As Good as a $28 One". Wall Street Journal. Dana Wood, Aug. 24, 2017
- ^ "Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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