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Bobbi
Brown

Makeup Artist and Founder, Jones Road Beauty

Master of Reinvention

Bobbi Brown is a renowned makeup artist and entrepreneur, best-selling author, sought-after speaker, beauty industry icon, and a hotelier. She founded two successful cosmetic brands: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and, more recently, created the clean beauty brand Jones Road. She also envisioned and now operates The George Hotel in Montclair, NJ.

Bobbi made the TIME100 “Most Influential People in the World” list and was named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and Forbes’ “50 Over 50” Most Influential Women. She has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award, the Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s ROBIE Humanitarian Award.

She was appointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. She received a BFA from Emerson College and holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.

Speaking Fee

Upon Request

Format

Keynote · Fireside

Speaking Topics / 02

What Bobbi brings to the stage.

The Art of the Second Act

After selling, after the non-compete, after watching her name keep going without her, what she learned about identity, brand, and being a founder twice. A masterclass in starting over with eyes wide open.

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Founder-Led Brand Building

Why founder voice is the most undervalued asset in modern consumer brands, and how Jones Road skipped the entire traditional beauty marketing playbook by being unapologetically Bobbi.

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So What, Now What?

Entrepreneurship is a journey, and it rarely goes smoothly. Bobbi Brown knows that first-hand. Knowing when to pivot, reinvent your concept, or move on completely is an art form, and Bobbi has mastered it. With nearly four decades of hard-earned experience behind her, Bobbi shares how curiosity and positivity are her superpowers when it comes to navigating the twists and turns of entrepreneurship.

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Bobbi’s Masterclass in Reinvention

Few founders build one-billion-dollar brands, but makeup mogul Bobbi Brown has built two of them! In October 2020, at the age of 63, Bobbi launched her second act, Jones Road Beauty. Her formula for success the second time around? Throw out the old rulebook and start over with passion and authenticity. Bobbi walks you through the new Playbook.

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When everyone else sees roadblocks, I see opportunity. Some might say that's naive. Others may call it fearlessness, but my true superpower is confidence, which just means I'm comfortable in my own skin. I used to think everyone was smarter, better, taller, but I've finally realized that I don't have to be like everyone else.
I just have to be me.

Bobbi Brown