Coco Chanel &

Oprah Winfrey

WOMEN IN
BUSINESS
Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza – FEAA
SPE12-Mocanu Fabian, Turcanu Ariana
“My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.” –
Coco Chanel
Chanel did not have the best start in life. After
her mother’s death, her father sent her to an
orphanage at the age of 12. But the tragedy of
her early life was key to Chanel’s success, as
she learned how to sew during that time.
After an uneventful singing career
and working as a seamstress, Coco
Chanel crossed paths with two
wealthy young men. They would later
make her fashion career possible.
These aristocrats and their lifestyle of
abundance also greatly influenced
Chanel’s designs and vision for her
work.
Chanel opened her first fashion stores and
revolutionized the fashion industry. Her feminist rebel
spirit challenged the status quo for women’s clothing in
the early 20th century.
 The figure is staggering. On
Tuesday, May 24, Chanel
announced that they had 15.6
billion dollars in sales in 2021 (14.5
billion euros). The luxury house
benefited from a 49.6% increase in
sales to erase the annus horribilis of
2020, during which their activity
had dropped by 18% to 8.3 billion
euros.
She is the only fashion designer listed on
Time magazine's list of the 100 most
influential people of the 20th century.
But what’s most intriguing about her
figure is that she really succeeded as an
entrepreneur: by 1970 her net worth was
$19 billion (today equivalent to around
$118 billion), making her one of the
richest women of all time.
“When you undervalue what you
do, the world will undervalue who
you are.”
- Oprah Winfrey
 Oprah Winfrey is an American talk show host,
television producer, actress, author, and
media proprietor. She was the richest African-American
of the 20th century and was once the world's only black
billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most
influential woman in the world.
Winfrey was once television's highest-paid entertainer
as the successful host of a syndicated television talk
show that reached 15 million people a day.
Oprah grew up in
poverty and had a tough
childhood.
Because she had a
teenage mother, she
rarely had a stable place
to live. In addition to
this, she was molested as
a young child by her
cousin, uncle, and
family friends,but all the
hardships she went
through motivated her
even more to go towards
her goals.
her vision that truly sets her
apart.
We can note that Winfrey
built her empire step by step
– using her television show
to found a production
company and then
diversifying into print, radio
and online media businesses
and launching a high-profile
charitable foundation.
Much of Oprah's success can
be attributed to the fact
that she took risks and was
willing to venture into new
territory. Winfrey began her
broadcasting career at a
Nashville-area radio station
and continued working there
for several years until she
was offered a newscasting
job at a local television
Oprah's net worth is $3.5 billion. Today she
earns around $315 million per year thanks to
her highly lucrative diversified media empire.

KEY FACTS
1.First became a millionaire in 1989
2.By 1995 her net worth crossed $500 million
3.Became a billionaire in 2000
4.Makes $300 million per year
5.Owns $200 million worth of real estate
6.Has donated at least $400 million to charity
to date
7.Is the richest self-made woman in America
Overall, we should all learn from
Oprah Winfrey and overcome our
obstacles to be successful. Nothing in
life should stop us from
accomplishing our dreams. No matter
the obstacles she faced, she did not let
anything stop her from becoming
somebody.
Women today are the proud owners of giant business chains
which they are managing extremely well moving abreast with
their male counterparts and undoubtedly outshining
them. Women entrepreneurs make significant contributions to
economic growth and to poverty reduction around the world.