Self-made millionaire behind $5 billion Skims Emma Grede says it all began with a cold call to Kris Jenner: Emma Grede—the self-made millionaire behind the $5 billion Skims empire—says it all began with an audacious cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is, I made it happen’

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You’ve probably heard of British entrepreneur Emma Grede because of Skims, the $5 billion shapewear company she runs with Kim Kardashian. She’s also invested in other brands with the family, such as cleaning products company Safely and Kylie Jenner’s clothing line, Khy. And the growing empire can all be traced back to one phone call she made to Kris Jenner that changed everything.

It was 2015, and Grede had built her own entertainment and talent agency, Independent Talent Brand, which saw her jetting between London and L.A. “I knew every manager, agent, publicist, lawyer in Hollywood, that was my job,” Grede recalls in an exclusive interview with Fortune.