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Emma Hinchliffe

How Alix Earle turned viral fame into a business

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Yesterday, Alix Earle plastered the internet with the launch of Reale Actives, her first brand of her own. It’s a skincare brand designed to be safe for acne-prone skin, which she spent the past two years developing with Imaginary Ventures.

But while Earle is just getting started as a founder, she already has a wealth of insight into marketing and how brands can reach consumers today. With 14 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, she’s one of the world’s most successful influencers. Her resume includes four Super Bowl commercials, an equity stake in the soda brand Poppi as part of her endorsement fee (which meant she benefitted from its $1.95 billion sale to PepsiCo), and sharing her wisdom with students at Harvard Business School.

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