Amber Atherton (born 9 February 1991) is a British entrepreneur.

Amber Atherton
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)

Early life and career

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Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong, and educated at boarding school in England. [1]

In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash,[2] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd.[3]

Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea.[4] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.[5] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011.[6]

Atherton was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe: Retail & E-Commerce in 2016.[7]

In 2021 Atherton joined Discord, as an employee, through the acqui-hire[8] of her community marketing startup Zyper.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Levin, Angela (11 June 2013). "My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea'". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ Lynch, Russell (16 November 2015). "Entrepreneurs: Amber Atherton finds true calling with My Flash Trash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ Geoghegan, Jill (2 August 2016). "My Flash Trash sold to Hong Kong manufacturing group". Drapers. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ Felstead, Binky (12 March 2015). Being Binky. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471134586.
  5. ^ "Youth movement – The Best You Magazine". thebestyoumagazine.co. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. ^ Alexander, Ella (8 December 2011). "Digital Power List". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Clare. "Amber Atherton, 24 - pg.1". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ Fried, Ina (26 January 2021). "Exclusive: Discord hires teams from two startups in bid to diversify audience". Axios.
  9. ^ Hanson, Jane. "Today's Young Female Founders Know How To Find The Yes". Forbes. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ "'Find people who complement your weaknesses'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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