Rather, it's a fictional comedy series that highlights a lot of Amoruso's story. While Netflix's Girlboss is heavily based on Amoruso's experiences - the protagonist is even named Sophia - it is not a biopic. Amoruso wants it to be a community and media company for women. She's written another book, Nasty Galaxy, and started a new business. Since publishing her memoir in 2014, Amoruso has turned "Girlboss" into not only her brand, but a label for any woman trying to take charge of her life.
In fact, she's currently trying to avoid her "sophomore slump" as she said in a piece for LinkedIn, where she's an official influencer. On top of that, she went through a pretty public divorce last year.ĭid that stop Amoruso? No. Unfortunately, last year Nasty Gal went bankrupt and was eventually sold to U.K. Not only did she have continued success, but the company ballooned into a powerhouse worth $350 million by the time she was 30.
After being suspended from eBay in 2008 - and feeling like she outgrew the platform anyway - she started her own site. She hawked vintage women's clothing she found from thrift stores and made so much she earned a living off of it. So who is Girlboss based on? Sophia Amoruso coined the term with her memoir.Īmoruso started her online retail business, Nasty Gal, on eBay in 2006 when she was only 22 years old. But while she's been in the news as of late, she may not be a household name. As it turns out, the show is based on Amoruso and her own journey from eBay store owner to business mogul.
The show is the creation of Pitch Perfect writer Key Cannon, Charlize Theron, and former Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso. Girlboss, a new series about a woman who starts an eBay account that grows into a successful business, just dropped. Yet, with a cash infusion, plans for a brick and mortar store, an ever-growing e-commerce site, and fierce competition, Amoruso wondered what opportunity to tackle next.If you were looking for a show to inspire you, Netflix has you covered. Its explosive growth was one of the biggest stories in e-commerce, especially when the retailer attracted $50 million in investment from Index Ventures, a top VC firm that funded other successful retailers such as Net-a-Porter and Etsy, in 2013. The company had grown since that time into a multi-category retailer, expanding into third-party clothing, accessories, and its own private label. With a strong sense of style and personality, Amoruso poured herself into building the brand and developing relationships with her customers-typically the slightly edgy 18–24 year old. In 2006, Sophia Amoruso started Nasty Gal, an eBay boutique selling vintage clothes.
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