Katia Beauchamp[1] is an American entrepreneur, billionaire and co-founder of Birchbox.
Katia Beauchamp | |
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| Alma mater | BA, Vassar College MBA, Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Early life and education
editKatia Beauchamp, (née Ververis), was born in Austin, Texas but moved to El Paso when she was four years old.[2] She was raised by her mother, who is of Mexican descent. Her father, who is Greek, lived in Germany. Beauchamp has a younger brother.[3]
Beauchamp attended several elementary schools in El Paso including Dr. Green Elementary School in West El Paso. She graduated from Coronado High School[2] and later attended Vassar College, graduating in 2005 with a double major in international studies and economics with a minor in Spanish.[1]
Career
editAfter graduating from Vassar College, Beauchamp began her career in structured finance and then moved into commercial real estate.[4] She founded Birchbox in 2010 while at Harvard Business School.[5]
In 2016, Beauchamp received the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award in recognition of her achievements in beauty.[6] She is of Mexican-American ethniticy.[5]
Beauchamp and her co-founder, Hayley Barna, were named to Inc. Magazine's "30 under 30" list in 2016.[7] The two were also named to Advertising Age's "Women to Watch" in 2012.[8] In 2013, Crain's New York Business included Beauchamp in their annual "30 Under 30" list.[9]
In February 2020, Beauchamp announced that Birchbox would be laying off 25% of its global workforce including half of its New York City-based staff. This followed an earlier round of layoffs in 2016 when the company shed 12% of its worldwide headcount.[10]
Personal life
editBeauchamp met her husband, Greg,[11] when the two were 10 years old[8] and attending Dr, Green Elementary School in El Paso.[2] The couple were engaged on the playground where they first met. The couple has four children: a son, Niko, twin boys, Guy and Alec, and a daughter, West Winter.[12]
In 2016, Beauchamp's net worth was estimated at US $1billion.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Boxing Beauty - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly". vq.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b c Arteaga, Elena (2016-04-14). "El Pasoan behind creation of Birchbox beauty company". KFOX. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Stanton, Zack (11 March 2020). "Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp on the entrepreneurship, being present and women in business". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Rodulfo, Kristina (2015-10-14). "Finding Work-Life Balance With Birchbox Co-founder Katia Beauchamp". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b Barrionuevo, Adrianna. "6 Beauty Brands You Didn't Know Were Started by Latinas". www.byrdie.com. Byrdie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Katia Beauchamp (Beauty Pioneer Award)". Women's Entrepreneurship Day. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ Rubin, Courtney (2011-06-27). "Beauty Editor in a Box". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ a b "Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna, Birchbox". adage.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "40 Under 40 - Katia Beauchamp". Crain's New York Business. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Beauty retailer Birchbox cuts half of its NYC staff". Crain's New York Business. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Moms We Love: Katia Beauchamp". Motherly. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ DiTrolio, Megan (2019-10-14). "I Ran My Company on Bed Rest". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Parker, Garrett (2017-01-04). "Katia Beauchamp: 10 Things You Did Not Know About the CEO of Birchbox". Money Inc. Retrieved 2020-08-26.