with Amy Errett
Amy Errett is the founder and CEO of Madison Reed, the omnichannel hair color brand she launched at 56 with a $160,000 bet on 19 Italian-made shades. After a public firing and a decade of fundraising, she turned a kitchen-table experiment into 150 shades sold in 95 Hair Color Bars and at Ulta, Target and Walmart — and finally to profitability.
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Amy Errett is the founder and CEO of Madison Reed, the omnichannel hair color brand she launched in 2013 at age 56. A first-generation college graduate and Wharton MBA, she built and sold the M&A consultancy Spectrum, served as CEO of travel company Olivia, and was a venture capitalist at Maveron. She lives with her wife, Claire, and named the company after their daughter; it is now sold at Ulta, Walmart, and Target and in 95 company-owned Hair Color Bars, with 150 shades made in Italy.
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