About Kendra Scott
Kendra L Baumgartner famed as Kendra Scott is an American fashion designer who is also the Executive Chairwoman, lead designer, and former CEO of Kendra Scott, LLC. She has also been enlisted in the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women and was named Ernst & Young's National Entrepreneur of the Year in the year 2017.
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Self-made millionaire women, Scott opened her first business, The Hat Box, which specializes in comfortable hats designed for women going through chemotherapy treatment. Before starting her own business, Scott started making jewelry from home in Austin, Texas. Her first retail store opened in Austin on Austin's South Congress Avenue in 2010. Valued at over $1 billion, her brand encompasses fashion jewelry, fine jewelry, home accessories, nail lacquer, and beauty products. As of the end of 2019, Scott has 102 retail stores. In February 2021, Scott stepped down as CEO, retaining the Executive Chairwoman title, and named Tom Nolan as Kendra Scott's CEO. She has also appeared as one of the judges in season 12 of a popular reality show, "Shark Tank". She has also received the 2013 Lady Bird Johnson Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Early Life and Family
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the USA, Kendra Scott's date of birth is 27th March 1974. Her family then moved from Kenosha to Houston, Texas when Kendra was 16. Her birth name/real name is Kendra L Baumgartner which her parents gave. She holds the nationality of American and she came from American-white ethnic background. Her Zodiac sign lies under Aries. She is religious and she has faith in the Christian religion.
Scott's father was a "country lawyer" who started his own law firm, and her mother sold Mary Kay cosmetics. She describes her parents as entrepreneurial, and while they may have inspired her, it was her aunt, the fashion director at Gimbels department store in Milwaukee, that cemented her fate. Whereas she has not revealed the name of her parents.
About her educational background, Kendra attended and graduated from Klein High School in Texas and then joined Texas A&M University. There, she fell in love and "followed a boy". Later, she dropped out and moved to Austin to start her career.
Kendra Scott Personal Life and Husband
Married woman, Kendra Scott's first husband's name was John Scott with whom she got married on 24th June 2000. The duo was blessed with two kids named Cade and Beck. Later, the married couple divorced on 22nd August 2006. Then, she got married for the second time to Matt Davis on 6th June 2014. Their wedding was held in Sedona, Arizona. The couple together has a son named Grey. Her sexual orientation is straight.
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Is Kendra Scott a billionaire?
Successful and Talented, Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur, Kendra Scott has made a huge amount of earnings from her career. As of 2021, the net worth of Kendra Scott is assumed to have $500 Million. She makes most of her earnings from her own established jewelry company whose value is currently billion dollars. Back then, she sold a minority stake of her company to the private equity firm Berkshire Partners at a valuation of $1 Billion n 2016. What's more, she has also donated $1 million to The University of Texas to launch the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute in 2019. She also invests in younger companies in Austin, Texas such as Helm Boots and Darbie Angell dinnerware. Being a businesswoman, she does not need a salary. She is living a luxurious lifestyle as of today.
Kendra Scott Body Measurements - Height & Weight
Kendra Scott is a beautiful and charming lady with an hourglass body type. She has a perfect height of 5 ft. 4 in. or 1.63 m. Her well-maintained body weight is 55 Kg or 121 lbs. With blonde hair color, she has a pair of brown eyes.
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Awards and Achievements
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 National Award
- Breakthrough Award from the Accessories Council Excellence Awards
- Texas Businesswoman of the Year by the Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Year by Upstart Business Journal
- 2017 CEO of the Year by the Austin Business Journal
