Being a business owner is hard, and being a Black business owner presents an entirely different set of challenges. The systemic hurdles that exist to hold back the Black community from entrepreneurship contribute to the gaping economic disparities that exist in today’s society. Despite these hardships, many succeed as self-made moguls. Emma Grede is one of them. As the woman behind all of your favorite Kardashian-adjacent brands and more, Grede has amassed an empire of her own making. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Good American, founding partner of SKIMS, and the co-founder of Kris Jenner’s Safely, not to mention the first woman of color to serve as a recurring shark on ABC’s Shark Tank. But Grede isn’t just about building her own businesses—she wants to help other Black owners do the same.
