| 词条 | Alexandra Wilkis Wilson |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = Alexandra Wilkis | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Harvard University (AB, MBA) | occupation = Entrepreneur | years_active = | era = | employer = Fitz | organization = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | title = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | awards = | website = }}Alexandra Wilkis Wilson is an American entrepreneur who cofounded the companies the Gilt Groupe, GlamSquad and Fitz.[1] Early lifeWilkis Wilson was born in New York City.[2] She attended The Brearley School, Phillips Exeter Academy,[2] Harvard College, where she graduated magna cum laude,[3] and Harvard Business School.[4] CareerWilkis Wilson began her career working in investment banking at Merrill Lynch for three years,[2] before returning to Harvard to earn an MBA.[5] She then entered the Louis Vuitton management training program,[5] which included working the sales floor.[6] Subsequently, she worked for two years managing retail operations for Bulgari.[7] Wilkis Wilson co-founded the Gilt Groupe in 2007,[8] a flashsale company that offers luxury goods for sale at significant discounts, but only for brief windows of time. In 2012, Wilkis Wilson and cofounder Alexis Maybank, a classmate from Harvard Business School, published a book on Gilt's founding, By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop.[9] At one point the company was valued at a billion dollars, making it a "unicorn" (a venture capital slang term for a startup valued at a billion dollars), but sold to Saks Fifth Avenue parent company Hudson’s Bay Company for $250 million in 2016.[10] Wilkis Wilson left the company in 2014. In September 2014, she became co-founder and CEO of GlamSquad, a mobile styling company.[11] Clients can use an app to book hair and makeup artists for house calls--"the Uber of beauty services."[12] The company had $8 million in sales in the first year, and raised $24 million in funding, as of February 2017.[13] It operates in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC.[14] In March 2017, Wilkis Wilson launched a startup called Fitz, a service that offers an in-person wardrobe consultation and then follow-up advice on shopping.[15] Personal lifeWilkis Wilson is married[3] and has two children.[16] References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Zarya|first1=Valentina|title=Gilt Groupe's Alexandra Wilkis Wilson Has a New Venture|url=http://fortune.com/2017/03/30/gilt-glamsquad-alexandra-wilkis-wilson/|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Fortune|date=March 30, 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Alexandra Wilkis}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Meet Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, CEO of GlamSquad and a Woman of Influence|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/19/meet-alexandra-wilkis-wilson-ceo-of-glamsquad-and.html|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=The New York Business Journal|date=January 19, 2016}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Alexandra Wilkis, Kevin Wilson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/fashion/weddings/13Wilkis.html|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=The New York Times|date=13 May 2007}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Groth|first1=Aimee|title=Alexandra Wilkis Wilson Couldn't Have Co-Launched Gilt Groupe Without The 9,500 Contacts In Her BlackBerry|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/alexandra-wilkis-wilson-had-a-whopping-9500-contacts-on-her-blackberry-before-launching-gilt-groupe-2012-4|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Business Insider|date=April 12, 2012|language=en}} 5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/glassheel/2012/08/29/insider-secrets-of-gilt-groupes-alexandra-wilson/#4ad89ddf30f1|title=Insider Secrets of Gilt Groupe's Alexandra Wilson|last=Cain|first=Molly|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-04-01}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/business/alexandra-wilkis-wilson-on-the-art-of-recovering-from-a-wrong-note.html?_r=0|title=Alexandra Wilkis Wilson on the Art of Recovering From a Wrong Note|date=8 October 2015|work=The New York Times|last1=Bryant|first1=Adam|accessdate=31 March 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Oster|first1=Erik|title=Gilt Co-Founder Leaves for Startup|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/gilt-co-founder-leaves-startup-159454/|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=AdWeek|date=August 12, 2014}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703792704575366842447271892|title=Launching Gilt Groupe, A Fashionable Enterprise|last=DeBaise|first=Colleen|date=2010-10-19|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-03-31|issn=0099-9660}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/gilt-groupe-founders-gab-about-future-commerce-139548/|title=Gilt Groupe Founders Gab About the Future of Commerce|last=Heussner|first=Ki Mae|date=April 12, 2012|work=AdWeek|access-date=2017-04-01|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}} 10. ^{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Clare|title=Saks Parent Hudson's Bay Buys Gilt Groupe In $250 Million Cash Deal, Will Fold Into Saks Off Fifth|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2016/01/07/saks-parent-hudsons-bay-buys-gilt-groupe-in-250-million-cash-deal-will-fold-into-saks-off-fifth/#6acb1b3c885f|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Forbes|date=January 7, 2016}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Mochizuki|first1=Takashi|title=Gilt Groupe Co-Founder Takes Aim At The Beauty Business|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/11/gilt-groupe-co-founder-takes-aim-at-the-beauty-business/?mg=id-wsj|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Wall Street Journal|date=11 August 2014}} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Entis|first1=Laura|title=Glamsquad, the ‘Uber of Beauty Services,’ Has a New CEO|url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/15/glamsquads-new-ceo/|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Fortune|date=June 15, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Marinova|first1=Polina|title=Gilt Groupe Co-Founder Discusses HBC Saks Acquisition|url=http://fortune.com/2016/02/11/glamsquad-alexandra-wilkis-wilson/|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Fortune|date=February 11, 2016}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Lieber|first1=Chavie|title=Your Local Salon Can't Compete With Drybar and Glamsquad|url=http://www.racked.com/2017/3/31/15114972/drybar-glamsquad-expansion|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Racked|date=31 March 2017}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Vicki M.|title=New Start-up Fitz Wants to Be in Your Closet|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/new-start-up-fitz-fashion-styling-service-closet-fashion-scoop-10854580/|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=WWD|date=30 March 2017}} 16. ^{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Clare|title=Beauty, On-Demand: Meet The Women Making Millions Bringing Blowouts To Your Home|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2015/09/09/beauty-on-demand/#4bb7a8edee8a|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=Forbes|date=September 28, 2015}} 7 : American women business executives|Brearley School alumni|Fashion executives|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people)|Phillips Exeter Academy alumni|Harvard Business School alumni |
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