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Fortune
Cheyann Harris

Emma Grede, who helped build the $5 billion Skims empire, rejects ‘celebrity CEO’ label: ‘I’m a CEO who’s done so well you know my name’

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Emma Grede may be best known for being a founding partner for some of the Kardashian family’s biggest brands, including Skims and Good American, but she wants to make one thing clear: She’s more than a “celebrity CEO.”

“Don’t call me a celebrity CEO,” Grede said on April 15 at Adweek’s Social Media Week in New York City. “I’m not a celebrity CEO. I’m a CEO that’s done so well that you know my name.”

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