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Life with Marianna

Jamie Kern Lima - From Rejection To a Billion Dollar Brand

Life with Marianna

Life with Marianna

Arts, Entrepreneurship, Summerfridays, Mariannahewitt, Fashion & Beauty, Beauty, Influencer, Business

4.92.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jamie Kern Lima started IT Cosmetics in her living room and sold the company to L'Oréal in a billion-dollar deal. Jamie became the first female CEO of a brand in L'Oreal history and also is on the Forbes Richest Self-Made Women list. But her path wasn't easy, she was told NO so many times along the way. In this episode you will hear her story of rejection to billion dollar brand and all about her new book, Believe IT available now.


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0:00.0

The following podcast is a DR Media production.

0:30.0

Welcome back to the life with Maryanna Podcast.

0:44.4

I'm your host, Maryanna Hewitt.

0:46.3

In this episode, I'm joined by Jamie Kernleema who started at Cosmetics in her living room

0:49.9

and eventually sold the company to L'Oreal in a billion dollar deal.

0:53.9

Jamie became the first female CEO of a brand in L'Oreal history and is also on the Forbes

0:58.3

richest self-made woman list.

1:00.1

But her path wasn't easy, she was told no so many times along the way.

1:04.3

Keep listening to hear her story of rejection to billion dollar brand and all about her new

1:07.8

book, believe it, available now.

1:12.4

Jamie, thank you so much for coming on.

1:14.9

Maryanna, I'm so excited to be here.

1:17.1

Thank you so much for having me.

1:18.6

It's a big moment and I'm excited to share it with you in your community.

1:22.8

Before we get into your career, your new book, I just want to tell my listeners a back

1:28.0

story about how we met because I just recently shared a picture of us from the first time

1:32.6

you met.

1:33.6

I think it speaks so much to you, your personality, who you are, how you talk about a plus

1:38.6

one and bringing a friend to the table.

1:41.3

Women's where daily has an annual beauty awards.

1:43.1

I was so nervous to attend.

1:45.1

I was receiving an award that time but it really was my first time transitioning from being

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