Katia Beauchamp
Katia Beauchamp | |
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| Education | BA, Vassar College MBA, Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Katia Beauchamp[1] is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Birchbox.
Early life and education
[edit]Katia Beauchamp, (née Ververis), was born in Austin, Texas but moved to El Paso when she was four years old.[2] She was raised by her mother, who is of Mexican descent. Her father, who is Greek, lived in Germany. Beauchamp has a younger brother.[3]
Beauchamp attended several elementary schools in El Paso including Dr. Green Elementary School in West El Paso. She graduated from Coronado High School[2] and later attended Vassar College, graduating in 2005 with a double major in international studies and economics with a minor in Spanish.[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from Vassar College, Beauchamp began her career in structured finance and then moved into commercial real estate.[4]
Beauchamp co-founded Birchbox with Hayley Barna and Mollie Chen in 2010 while they were attending undergrad at Harvard Business School.[5][6][7] By 2019, Birchbox had over 1 million subscribers.[6]
In February 2020, Beauchamp announced that Birchbox would be laying off 25% of its global workforce including half of its New York City-based staff. This followed an earlier round of layoffs in 2016 when the company shed 12% of its worldwide headcount.[8] In 2021 Birchbox was acquired by FemTec Health, a women's health company for $45M.[9]
Birchbox was acquired by Retention Brands in May 2023 in lieu of declaring bankruptcy.[9]
In August 2022, Beauchamp was named CEO of Victoria Beckham Beauty, replacing Sarah Creal who co-founded the beauty company.[10][11] In January 2025, Lauren Edelman replaced Beauchamp as CEO of the company.[12][13]
Recognition
[edit]Beauchamp and her co-founder, Hayley Barna, were named to Inc. Magazine's "30 under 30" list in 2016.[14] The two were also named to Advertising Age's "Women to Watch" in 2012.[15] In 2013, Crain's New York Business included Beauchamp in their annual "30 Under 30" list.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Beauchamp met her husband, Greg,[17] when the two were 10 years old[15] and attending Dr. Green Elementary School in El Paso.[2] The couple were engaged on the playground where they first met. The couple has four children: a son, Niko, twin boys, Guy and Alec, and a daughter, West Winter.[18]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Boxing Beauty - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly". vq.vassar.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- 1 2 3 Arteaga, Elena (2016-04-14). "El Pasoan behind creation of Birchbox beauty company". KFOX. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ Stanton, Zack (11 March 2020). "Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp on the entrepreneurship, being present and women in business". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ Rodulfo, Kristina (2015-10-14). "Finding Work-Life Balance With Birchbox Co-founder Katia Beauchamp". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ Barrionuevo, Adrianna. "6 Beauty Brands You Didn't Know Were Started by Latinas". www.byrdie.com. Byrdie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- 1 2 Locke, Taylor (2020-07-28). "Founder of multimillion-dollar company Birchbox: This is the side hustle I'd start now". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ Marikar, Sheila (2020-02-14). "All the Female Founders Who Got Their Start at Birchbox". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Beauty retailer Birchbox cuts half of its NYC staff". Crain's New York Business. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-08-26..
- 1 2 "Birchbox assets acquired by Retention Brands | Retail Dive". www.retaildive.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ Chitrakorn, Kati (2022-08-25). "Victoria Beckham Beauty names new CEO, replacing co-founder". Vogue Business. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ "Victoria Beckham Beauty snaps up Birchbox co-founder as new CEO". cosmeticsbusiness.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ "Victoria Beckham Beauty names new CEO". cosmeticsbusiness.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ "Victoria Beckham's Beauty Brand Has a New CEO". ca.style.yahoo.com. 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ Rubin, Courtney (2011-06-27). "Beauty Editor in a Box". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- 1 2 "Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna, Birchbox". adage.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ "40 Under 40 - Katia Beauchamp". Crain's New York Business. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ "Moms We Love: Katia Beauchamp". Motherly. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ↑ DiTrolio, Megan (2019-10-14). "I Ran My Company on Bed Rest". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
