[Stevieb]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

nope she didn't invest her family's money into her company tbh


but what she earned herself through modelling

Can’t believe you actually believe that. Her families money and name put her where she is today. Without that she would probably be waitressing or something.

[Toy Soldier]

I believe that she established her cosmetics line with her own capital, but it's capital she made off of her family name and by virtue of "Being A Kardashian" in the first place, and also, the company took off with ease because she was already an established "social media influencer" and thus had a huge marketplace ready to buy her product before she even started, and with little to zero advertising.

Its a self made business in a sense, as it was built without the backing of a company or investor, but as an individual neither she nor her image were "self made" BEFORE she started the business, so it's not really possible to describe the overall fortune as self-made. She might have built the rocket ship but her family gifted her the launchpad.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I believe that she established her cosmetics line with her own capital, but it's capital she made off of her family name and by virtue of "Being A Kardashian" in the first place, and also, the company took off with ease because she was already an established "social media influencer" and thus had a huge marketplace ready to buy her product before she even started, and with little to zero advertising.

Its a self made business in a sense, as it was built without the backing of a company or investor, but as an individual neither she nor her image were "self made" BEFORE she started the business, so it's not really possible to describe the overall fortune as self-made. She might have built the rocket ship but her family gifted her the launchpad.

so bit more self made than a Trump, who did get 2 to 3 million from his daddy to start up his business


and also Mark Zuckerberg isn't that ''self made'' either, bit of a well off family, with him having went to harvard, some of his friends came up with the facebook idea so i've read


Kylie owns 100% of her company, so it is her money she makes from it, not her family


she definitely has proven she's a lot smarter than most were thinking she'd be

[Stevieb]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

so bit more self made than a Trump, who did get 2 to 3 million from his daddy to start up his business


and also Mark Zuckerberg isn't that ''self made'' either, bit of a well off family, with him having went to harvard, some of his friends came up with the facebook idea so i've read


Kylie owns 100% of her company, so it is her money she makes from it, not her family


she definitely has proven she's a lot smarter than most were thinking she'd be

Who said Trump was self-made? Do you think KK actually does any of the real work, that that requires intelligence and creativity, she pays others for that. She is just the name on the product raking in the profits. Definitely never will be self-made.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

so bit more self made than a Trump, who did get 2 to 3 million from his daddy to start up his business





and also Mark Zuckerberg isn't that ''self made'' either, bit of a well off family, with him having went to harvard, some of his friends came up with the facebook idea so i've read





Kylie owns 100% of her company, so it is her money she makes from it, not her family





she definitely has proven she's a lot smarter than most were thinking she'd be

The truth is that very few (very) wealthy people are truly self made Nicky. That's not to say that self made individuals don't exist but usually they're more in the realms of "have done well for themselves", maybe even "low" millionaire status but when you're talking hundreds of millions / billions, the sad fact is that it's usually established dynasties involved somewhere, at least enough wealth to have gone to good schools / universities / "met the right people" (it's not what you know it's WHO you know, etc.)

The Kardashians as a unit HAVE, to be fair, greatly exceeded traditional expectations... Essentially by being at the cutting edge of the "influencer gold rush" - social media monetisation is a brand new industry and they were some of the early pioneers and have been overwhelmingly successful - but Kylie as an individual has benefitted immensely from the success of the family unit and brand and simply COULD NOT be where she is today purely on individual merit and entrepreneurship.

Yes she has done extremely well to capitalise to such an extent on the opportunities presented to her, it IS impressive in its own right, but they were not by any stretch self-driven opportunities.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The truth is that very few (very) wealthy people are truly self made Nicky. That's not to say that self made individuals don't exist but usually they're more in the realms of "have done well for themselves", maybe even "low" millionaire status but when you're talking hundreds of millions / billions, the sad fact is that it's usually established dynasties involved somewhere, at least enough wealth to have gone to good schools / universities / "met the right people" (it's not what you know it's WHO you know, etc.)

The Kardashians as a unit HAVE, to be fair, greatly exceeded traditional expectations... Essentially by being at the cutting edge of the "influencer gold rush" - social media monetisation is a brand new industry and they were some of the early pioneers and have been overwhelmingly successful - but Kylie as an individual has benefitted immensely from the success of the family unit and brand and simply COULD NOT be where she is today purely on individual merit and entrepreneurship.

Yes she has done extremely well to capitalise to such an extent on the opportunities presented to her, it IS impressive in its own right, but they were not by any stretch self-driven opportunities.

i doubt anyone can become a billionaire on their own


Oprah from the bottom to successful yeah ok, but still if she wasn't an actress first of all at start of her career, she wouldn't have gotten a sort of fanbase which helped her make her talkshow so successful

and also she took the opportunities she was given


the color purple truly kickstarted oprah's career honestly, and from there it went upwards real fast, and she had a great production team for oprah Winfrey show behind her, signing some major stars to be on the show too (for good solid ratings so many years)

[Nicky91]

Kylie 23rd on the list of america's richest self made woman 2019

meanwhile she had just launched ''Kylie Skin'' a new brand for skin products, like creams

so yeah she achieved that 1 billion, but she wants more a true business person, staying ambitious even if you already achieved some success


and what i love about kylie's products, no animal testing, and also she has vegan and non-vegan based products, so she appeals to everyone within her target audience basically

also great how she is the CEO, but also chief financial officer, and chief creative officer of her growing business empire, so she has the last say about any new products


''self made'' i know she isn't rags to riches we get it, but she is self made because her investment money for her business wasn't inherited but earned herself through modelling work


so yeah i love her being so successful and her achieving something herself (maybe she had family name with her ok) but comparing her and a for example Rob who does nothing all day, at least she has tried it herself and has success with her ideas

[Livia]

Any kid from a family of millionaires can start a successful business? Who knew...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

Any kid from a family of millionaires can start a successful business? Who knew...

i cannot deny this Livia, but i'm just glad Kylie doesn't live on her families money and sit on her arse and do nothing all day

but yeah this isn't like Oprah Winfrey's story

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

i cannot deny this Livia, but i'm just glad Kylie doesn't live on her families money and sit on her arse and do nothing all day

but yeah this isn't like Oprah Winfrey's story

I imagine sitting on her arse is exactly what she does all day. Do you think she runs the business? She has people who actually know what they're doing and she pays them. Hardly businesswoman of the year.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

I imagine sitting on her arse is exactly what she does all day. Do you think she runs the business? She has people who actually know what they're doing and she pays them. Hardly businesswoman of the year.

i explained it anyway what she does

she is ''chief executive officer'' ''chief financial officer'' ''chief creative officer'' of her company which she fully 100% is the owner and founder of

and she only has 12 employees

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

i explained it anyway what she does

she is ''chief executive officer'' ''chief financial officer'' ''chief creative officer'' of her company which she fully 100% is the owner and founder of

and she only has 12 employees

I'm guessing those twelve employees are the ones who do the creating and the finance and Kylie pops in once a month to see how things are going.

Sorry Nicky, I know you're a fan, but show me a woman who's built a business up from nothing with just talent and ambition. Not someone who's spent some money buying herself a CEO position.

[Nicky91]

https://people.com/style/kylie-jenne...d-year-forbes/

official Kylie Jenner second year in a row youngest billionaire in the world

now net worth at 1.2 billion


tbh her popularity is quite huge, if we look at her Instagram followers alone 169 million


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kylie...b6cb08a9269d7e

she did donate 1 million though to medical workers in US

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-pandemic.html

and what she also did for her millions of followers, using this platform to tell them to stay home in the current coronavirus pandemic

[Nicky91]

oh and also despite her stores being closed amid this current pandemic, luckily for her and her many followers, the online store is still open but delivery time can take a while longer with less employees

https://www.ibtimes.com/gains-amid-c...onaire-2955121

[Swan]

Such a shame these are the people the kids of today look up to. Mind you, at least she doesn't come across as trashy and pathetic like Gemma Collins and the other desperate, talentless fame *****s in this country.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Swan

Such a shame these are the people the kids of today look up to. Mind you, at least she doesn't come across as trashy and pathetic like Gemma Collins and the other desperate, talentless fame *****s in this country.

like notorious half-sister Kim


Kylie is a lot smarter than many seem to think, she made her business successful on her own yes, but now also smart to involve another big company Coty.inc to make this success potentially even bigger for this type of beauty market