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
I make money, and I don't need money.
When you owe money to people, you're always going to owe money to people, so you should take care of it as soon as possible. It doesn't go away just because you ignore it.
The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money.
My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively.
Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.
I've never seen someone work for a salary.
I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from.
Sometimes the expectation of being inspired in one specific way may close you off to the actual inspiration.
Every other fashion brand out there - including those that I call 'competitors' - are run by mostly old white men, and the customer knows it.
When I was 22, I wasn't too proud to do anything. I was taking out trash, buying stinky vintage clothes, and pulling gross Kleenex out of the pockets.
I think many people go to business school and learn ways to play it safe, ensuring that they avoid some of the pain that entrepreneurs endure while taking less calculated risks.
I think I've just gotten really good at accessorizing personally. I've always been good at accessorizing other people, and intellectually, I've known how to accessorize, but I was pretty minimal personally - although I was wearing a ton of rings.
'Have you ever considered changing the name Nasty Gal?' is probably the dumbest question I've ever heard.
Getting fired was always a big deal to me. It's a bit like having someone break up with you.