Amber Atherton (born 9 February 1991) is a British entrepreneur and investor.
Amber Atherton | |
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| Born | 9 February 1991 |
Early life and career edit
Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong,[1] and educated at boarding school in England.[2] In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash,[3] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd.[4]
Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea.[5] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.[6] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011.[7]
Atherton was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe: Retail & E-Commerce in 2016.[8]
In 2021 Atherton joined Discord through the acqui-hire[9] of her community marketing startup Zyper.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ Levin, Angela (11 June 2013). "My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea'". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Krentcil, Faran (27 March 2014). "Is Amber Atherton the Next Victoria Beckham?". Elle. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Russell (16 November 2015). "Entrepreneurs: Amber Atherton finds true calling with My Flash Trash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Geoghegan, Jill (2 August 2016). "My Flash Trash sold to Hong Kong manufacturing group". Drapers. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Felstead, Binky (12 March 2015). Being Binky. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471134586.
- ^ "Youth movement – The Best You Magazine". thebestyoumagazine.co. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Alexander, Ella (8 December 2011). "Digital Power List". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ O'Connor, Clare. "Amber Atherton, 24 - pg.1". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Fried, Ina (26 January 2021). "Exclusive: Discord hires teams from two startups in bid to diversify audience". Axios.
- ^ Hanson, Jane. "Today's Young Female Founders Know How To Find The Yes". Forbes. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "'Find people who complement your weaknesses'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.