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Aslaug Magnusdottir
Aslaug Magnusdottir
Aslaug Magnusdottir 2012
BornAslaug Magnusdottir
(1967-11-25) 25 November 1967 (age 57)
Reykjavik, Iceland
ResidenceNew York Ceety
Alma materVarsity o Iceland (Candidate of Law)
Duke University School of Law (LL.M.)
Harvard Business School (MBA)
ThriftCo-Foonder o Moda Operandi
an Co-Foonder o TSM Capital

Aslaug Magnusdottir (born 25 November 1967) is an Icelandic[1] business wumman an entrepreneur.[2] She is the Co-foonder[3] an umwhile[4] chief executive officer o Moda Operandi[5] an a Co-Foonder o TSM Capital.[6] Dubbed "fashion's fairy godmother" bi Vogue[7] an ane o the 100 Most Creative Fowk in Business bi Fast Company,[8] Aslaug came up wi the idea for Moda Operandi while wirkin wi fashion designers in New York.[3]

A Fulbright Scholar,[9] Aslaug haulds a M.B.A. frae Harvard Business Schuil,[10] an LL.M frae Duke Varsity Schuil o Law[11] an a Candidate o Law degree frae the Varsity o Iceland.[9]

Faimily an eddication

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Aslaug wis born in Reykjavik, Iceland tae parents Magnus Sigurdsson an Rakel Valdimarsdottir. She grew up in Los Angeles an Reykjavik,[8] an attendit college at the Varsity o Iceland whaur she studiet law.[9] Aslaug receivit a Fulbright scholarship[9] an returned tae the U.S. tae attend the LL.M program at Duke Varsity.[11] She then got her MBA frae Harvard Business Schuil,[10] the first Icelandic wumman tae dae sae.[8]

Aslaug lives in New York wi her husband, Gabriel Levy.[12] Aslaug haes a son frae a previous marriage, Gunnar A. Thoroddsen.[8] Gunnar is the great grandson o Iceland's umwhile Prime Meenister, Gunnar Thoroddsen, an the great great grandson o Iceland's seicont Preses, Asgeir Asgeirsson.

Career

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Early wirk

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Aslaug began her career in Iceland whaur she wis a corporate an tax attorney at Deloitte.[9] Efter completingher graduate studies, she muivit tae Lunnon whaur she wis an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company.[9]

Fashion career

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Aslaug first became involvit in the fashion industrie while helpin tae run a modelin agency durin college.[8] She stairtit her profeesional career in fashion at Baugur Group, an investment company focused on the fashion an retail sectors.[13] Durin her time at Baugur, Aslaug spearheidit a nummer o investments in early stage fashion buists.[13]

In 2006, Aslaug relocatit frae Lunnon tae New York, an jynt Marvin Traub Associates as a Vice Preses.[13] In 2007, she pairtnered wi the umwhile Bloomingdales CEO an retail legend, Marvin Traub, tae form an investment company, TSM Capital, which investit in designer buists sic as Rachel Roy[14] an Matthew Williamson.[6] Aslaug jynt Gilt Groupe in 2009 tae heid merchandisin for Gilt Noir.[15]

In 2009, Aslaug came up wi the idea for Moda Operandi,[15] a business that lets consumers pre-order items directly frae the runwey.[16] She shared the concept wi Lauren Santo Domingo, an, thegither, thay co-foondit the company.[17]

Aslaug is a regular contributor tae the Business of Fashion[18] an contributes tae The Huffington Post an aw.[19]

In 18 Mey 2013, it wis reportit that she left Moda Operandi efter raisin $36 million investment frae ventur caipital firms.[4]

Awairds an recognitions

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• Ane o the Fashionista 50 – Fashionista[20]

• Ane o the Silicon Alley 100 – Business Insider[16]

• Ane o the 44 Female Founders Every Entrepreneur Should Know – Mashable.[17]

• Ane o the 100 Most Creative Fowk in Business in 2012 – Fast Company.[8]

• Amang the 10 Gemme Changers of 2012 – Harper's Bazaar[21]

• Amang the Next Establishment in 2012 – Vanity Fair (magazine)[22]

• Fashinvest Awaird 2012 – Fashinvest[23]

• Ane o the Tap 25 IT Kids of 2011 – Stylecaster[24]

• Ane of Fashion's 100 Most Influential 2006 – Drapers .[25]

References

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  1. ↑ Novellino, Teresa (11 December 2012). "Moda Operandi Found Power in Being First". The Business Journals. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  2. ↑ MacBride, Elizabeth (9 September 2012). "Women Entrepreneurs Smash an Old Barrier". Crain Communications. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  3. ↑ a b Bourne, Leah (29 Februar 2012). "The Startup That Changed How Women Buy $10,000 Gowns". Forbes. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  4. ↑ a b "Co-Founder and CEO Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Leaves Moda Operandi". Business of Fashion. 18 Mey 2013. Retrieved 18 Mey 2013.
  5. ↑ "Aslaug Magnusdottir". The Coveteur. Archived frae the original on 11 Mey 2013. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  6. ↑ a b Karimzadeh, Marc (28 August 2007). "New Traub-Led Group Invests in Williamson". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  7. ↑ Barnett, Leisa (4 September 2007). "Fashion's Fairy Godmother". Vogue (British magazine). Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  8. ↑ a b c d e f "The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012". Fast Company. Juin 2012. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  9. ↑ a b c d e f "Bloomberg Empowered Entrpereneur". Bloomberg L.P. 14 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 15 Julie 2014. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  10. ↑ a b Kutz, Erin (5 Mairch 2012). "Are Fashion Tech Startups the Latest HBS Tribe?". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  11. ↑ a b Buher, Bridget (2 October 2012). "Life's Broad Sea: Biological Conservation; Prosecuting Insider Trading; Ordering Designer Clothes". Duke University. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  12. ↑ "Moda Operandi takes the fashion world by storm". 85 Broads. 22 Februar 2011. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  13. ↑ a b c Moin, David (28 December 2006). "Traub Hire Broadens Fashion Scope". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  14. ↑ Karimzadeh, Marc (13 November 2007). "A New Designer Deal: TSM Capital Acquires Stake in Rachel Roy". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  15. ↑ a b Binkley, Christina (1 December 2010). "A Faster Trip From Runway to Shopping Cart". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  16. ↑ a b Shontell, Alyson (25 October 2012). "The Silicon Alley 100:The Coolest People in New York Tech This Year". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  17. ↑ a b Drell, Lauren (6 August 2012). "44 Female Founders Every Entrepreneur Should Know". Mashable. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  18. ↑ "Finding Your M.O." Business of Fashion. 15 Juin 2012. Archived frae the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  19. ↑ "Aslaug Magnusdottir". The Huffington Post. Mairch 2012. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  20. ↑ Sherman, Lauren (6 Februar 2013). "Fashionista 50:The Slide Show". Fashionista. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  21. ↑ "10 Game Changers of 2012". Harper's Bazaar. Januar 2013. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  22. ↑ Chafkin, Max (7 September 2012). "The Next Establishment". Vanity Fair (magazine). Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  23. ↑ Alforb, Lolita (12 December 2012). "Fashinvest Awards Aslaug Magnusdottir of Moda Operandi with "Fashpreneur Award" at Annual Capital Conference". Fashinvest. Archived frae the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  24. ↑ K, Summer (19 December 2011). "Stylecaster's Top 25 IT Kids of 2011". Stylecaster. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2013.
  25. ↑ "Drapers Top 100". Drapers. 9 December 2006: Insert. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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