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Jane Wurwand
Born
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Founder, Dermalogica
SpouseRaymond Wurwand

Jane Wurwand is the founder of Dermalogica, an American personal care company.

Early life

Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Wurwand’s first job was as a “Saturday Girl” sweeping hair cuttings off the floor at a local salon in the neighborhood where she grew up. After working up to a “shampoo girl” and continuing her career in skin therapy and cosmetics,[1] Wurwand became a licensed instructor. Her next role was for US firm Redken, launching its skincare brand in South Africa – a job that involved travel to the United States. By then, Wurwand was dating her now-husband, Raymond Wurwand, a South African business school graduate who sold equipment to the skin care industry. The two moved to Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles in 1983.[2]

Career

International Dermal Institute (IDI)

After arriving in Los Angeles, Wurwand founded the International Dermal Institute, where she began offering $10 skin care classes to fellow cosmetologists.[3] During this time, Wurwand set out to develop products free of common skin irritants, including lanolin, SD alcohol, mineral oil, artificial colors and fragrances.[4] This was inspired by student requests as well as a lack of existing products that Jane Wurwand could use could use on her skin, which experienced dermatitis and chronic eczema.[5]

Dermalogica

On the heels of IDI, Wurwand founded Dermalogica in 1986. The company was acquired by Unilever in 2015[6] As of 2013, Dermalogica has trained more than 100,000 skin therapists around the globe. With a global distribution to over 80 countries and 35 concept spaces, Dermalogica can be found in locations that span North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East;[7][8][9] the concept spaces and/or hybrid learning centers worldwide are dedicated to bringing consumer and professional education, professional treatments and retail sales together under one roof.[10][11][12]

Dermalogica Foundation and FITE

In 2011, Wurwand launched Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship (FITE), which works with Kiva to provide small loans to women entrepreneurs in more than 68 countries. Through its global FITE initiative, Dermalogica has created vocational training programs and more than 75,000 loans for women to start or grow a business.[13] FITE also sponsors the UN Foundation’s work on innovation and entrepreneurship.[14]

Philanthropy

Since 2010, Wurwand has been a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and is part of their Women and Girls Action Committee.[15] In 2011, Wurwand spoke before the United Nations (UN) as the keynote speaker regarding the FITE mission to fund 25,000 women-owned small businesses worldwide, championed by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General for the UN, and returned to the UN in 2012 to addresses the role of business in empowering women. Wurwand serves as a special advisor to the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, supporting their work with the UN to advance women and girls.[16] Wurwand also works with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the National Association of Women’s Business Owners, which named Wurwand “Business Woman of the Year” in Los Angeles in 2009.[17] Wurwand also mentors graduate students and serves on the Board for the Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at The Anderson School of Business Management UCLA. Wurwand is a founding member of The Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE), a collaboration between American entrepreneurs, the White House, the Department of Commerce, and interagency partners.[18]

Awards

In May 2012, Wurwand was named CEO/Business Owner of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal, as part of the publication’s annual recognition program, Women Who Make a Difference. In addition to receiving a CEW Achiever Award in 2014, Wurwand was awarded the 2016 Legend of Beauty Award by Beauty Industry West. Wurwand is also a 2016 Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship.[19]

References

  1. ^ Staff, Editorial. "How She Did It: Jane Wurwand Founder of Dermalogica and Natalie Byrne of FITE Trigger World Change for Women Through Skin Care". Mogul. Mogul.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sobieraj Westfall, Sandra. "From Schoolgirl on Subsidized Lunches to Skin-Care Mogul: Dermalogica's Jane Wurwand Shares 'My American Dream'". People.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ Currie, Lysanne (7 March 2016). "Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand on successful entrepreneurship". Director.
  4. ^ "Our Story". Dermalogica. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  5. ^ Chen, Eva (2008-12-03). "20 Questions with Dermalogica Founder Jane Wurwand: Teen Vogue Daily". TeenVogue.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  6. ^ "Unilever to acquire Dermalogica skincare". Unilever. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Skin by Dermalogica". NUVO Magazine. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  8. ^ Chanel Iman. "on montana - Santa Monica". Dermalogica. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  9. ^ "BioActive Peel Launch Center". Dermalogica.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  10. ^ "Felicia C. Sullivan: Interview: Entrepreneur Jane Wurwand, CEO of Dermalogica". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  11. ^ "WorldSkills International - Dermalogica". Worldskills.org. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  12. ^ "Dermalogica Debuts First Hybrid Learning Facility". American Spa. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  13. ^ "Morning Joe". MSNBC. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  14. ^ Alemi, Golie (17 February 2016). "Jane Wurwand Champions Women Entrepreneurs". UCLA Anderson Blog. University of California, Los Angeles.
  15. ^ Clinton Foundation (22 September 2015). "New Participants and Attendees Announced to Address "The Future of Impact" at the 11th Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting". Clinton Foundation. Clinton Foundation.
  16. ^ Bennington, Emily (11 May 2012). "Dermalogica Founder On Why Every Woman Should Have Her Own Money".
  17. ^ Editorial, Staff. "Jane Wurwand Comes to Scripps College". Scripps College. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  18. ^ Obama, Barack (24 June 2016). "Executive Order -- Global Entrepreneurship". The White House.
  19. ^ Caldwell, Georgina. "Jane Wurwand, Founder of Dermalogica, named White House PAGE". Global Cosmetics News.
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