How Kim Kardashian West built her $1 billion empire short
You've probably seen her in E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," "Last Man Standing", "30 Rock," and "Ocean's Eight."
Kim had always had an entrepreneurial side from trading shoes on ebay, establishing clothing
She discovered eBay at young age and started flipping Jennifer Lopez's shoes worth $700. At the time, these were shoes Jennifer wore in one of her music videos and Kim would flipo those shoes for $2500 on eBay.
And soon that gave birth to building a retail business called DASH.
In April 2010, Kardashian Glamour Tan was released into the beauty market.
It was exclusive to Sephora and cost around $30.
In 2014, Kim released her iPhone and Android game "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood." reportedly grossing $1.6 million in just 5 days.
In 2017, she got back into the beauty and fashion biz with KKw launching a $40 contour kit and raking up over $10 million in minutes.
Eventually, Kim sold off 20% of the brand to Coty inc which valued the beauty company at $1 billion.
But her success, cash from reality television and endorsement deals, and a number of smaller investments.
