Sophia Amoruso
Sophia Amoruso
Sophia Amoruso is the founder and owner of Nasty Gal, which sells women's fashion including modern and vintage clothing, shoes and accessories for young women which can all be found on the brand's website. It was called one of "the fastest growing companies" by Inc. Magazine in 2012. After being diagnosed with depression and attention deficit disorder, Amoruso dropped out of school and began homeschooling. She had many jobs as a teenager, her first ever job being in Subway. After...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth20 April 1984
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
A big practice in chaos magic is the use of sigils, which are abstract words or symbols you create and embed with your wishes.
Every other fashion brand out there - including those that I call 'competitors' - are run by mostly old white men, and the customer knows it.
You can't convince someone else - whether it's a potential employer, a loan officer at the car dealership, or someone you've been crushing on - that you're amazing and terrific if you don't actually think you are.
Every woman who has a business book has a platform. For the most part, they're either a television personality or someone who had the perfect pedigree and worked their way up the career ladder.
There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she's 21, she's totally flailing. Your story gives me hope.' I put my mom through that.
If this is a man's world, who cares? I'm still really glad to be a girl in it.
I don't have a lot of style icons. There are not a lot of people today who I look to.
My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway.
I was terrified and confused every day of my life until I started Nasty Gal, and for a good while after as well.
I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing.
I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things.
I make money, and I don't need money.
Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition.
My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal.