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Rihanna put her family name on a different kind of stage
The voice from Barbados became familiar around the world. Then Robyn Rihanna Fenty began asking who was still missing from the picture - and built beauty and fashion businesses around the answer.
Jocelyn Gailliot Built a Fashion Business by Refusing to Rush
She left finance, shared a bedroom at a Silicon Valley accelerator, and launched Tuckernuck with $500 above her parents' garage. Fourteen years later, Jocelyn Gailliot is still betting that patient growth and a sharp eye beat fashionable haste.
Charlie Schaefer Left the Clubhouse and Built a Pack
He left a 13-year design career at Ralph Lauren with fabric on his mind, a wolf for a symbol and no appetite for timid golf clothes. A decade later, Greyson is still selling the same proposition: dress for the life beyond the course.
Aaron Luo Built a Bag Company Like a Fencer: Watch, Wait, Then Move
The Caraa co-founder spent a decade learning how large companies move, then built two small ones around bags, jamón, and the quiet discipline of choosing the right moment.
Alexa Buckley
Alexa Buckley is the co-founder and co-CEO of Margaux, the New York footwear label she started at 22 with her Harvard roommate Sarah Pierson. Margaux fixes a problem most brands ignore - fit - by offering made-to-order shoes in three widths and an extended size run, handmade in Spain and sold direct to consumers. The pitch grew out of the 'shoe shuffle' the two women watched office workers perform: pretty heels in a bag, ugly commuter flats on their feet. Buckley has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and has built Margaux into a brand that has raised millions across Seed through Series B rounds.