Kendra Scott is an American fashion designer who is best known for being the creator, chairman, CEO, and lead designer of “Kendra Scott, LLC,” a prominent jewelry and accessory company. More than a hundred jewelry and home decor boutiques bearing her name can be found all over the world. Scott has come a long way since launching her first firm, “The Hat Box,” in the early 2000s, and has built a billion-dollar jewelry empire with just $500.

Her net worth is believed to be approximately $500 million, putting her ahead of Beyoncé, Ellen DeGeneres, and Taylor Swift on Forbes’ list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. She was voted National Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2017 and she got the Lady Bird Johnson Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2013.

She has had opportunities not just in her professional life, but also in her personal life, as she rose to the pinnacle of achievement as a divorced mother of two children. Scott is currently a well-known figure on social media, with over 1 million followers on Instagram (@kendrascott).

What isKendra Scott’s Net Worth?

Kendra Scott professional job as a fashion designer and entrepreneur has earned her a good living. Scott began her professional career in 2002 and has since progressed to become one of the most successful businesswomen.

Scott derives the most of her money from her own successful jewelry business, which is currently worth a billion dollars. Scott’s net worth is believed to be around $500 million, based on her several sources of income. She was also named on Forbes’ list of America’s Wealthiest Self-Made Women. Scott is living a wealthy and affluent lifestyle thanks to her multi-million dollar income.

In 2016, she sold a minority investment in her company to Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm, for $1 billion. Her company’s initiative has handed away $30 million since 2010. In 2019, Scott will donate $1 million to The University of Texas to establish the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.

What is Kendra Scott Famous for?

• Famous as the founder of a jewelry company, “Kendra Scott, LLC”.
• Known as one of the self-made millionaire women

Early Years and Education

Kendra Scott was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the United States on March 27, 1974. Kendra L Baumgartner is her given name. Her country of origin is the United States of America. Scott is of White ethnicity, and her zodiac sign is Aries.

Kendra was born and reared in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and relocated to Houston, Texas with her family when she was 16 years old. She graduated from Klein High School in Texas and went on to Texas A&M University, where she apparently enrolled after learning that her crush was also a student, but she dropped out after only a year.

She went to Austin at the age of 19, shortly after dropping out, to assist her ailing stepfather. Scott founded her first business there, “The Hat Box,” which was created specifically for women undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She contributed a portion of the money she made from her sculptures to cancer research. Scott began crafting jewelry at home in Austin, Texas, before launching her own business.

Kendra Scott’s Career Highlights:

• Kendra Scott began her professional career when she founded Kendra Scott LLC in 2002. It is a jewelry and accessories company initially established in Austin. she designed her first collection with $500 in the spare bedroom of her home.
• Currently, her brand encompasses fashion jewelry, fine jewelry, home accessories, nail lacquer, and beauty products.
• She went through a lot of works as she walked store to store around Austin, selling to local boutiques.
• Her designs were even chosen and were shown at the Oscar de la Renta’s Spring 2006 Runway Show. It also appeared in Randolph Duke’s 2007 runway show.
• She opened her first retail store in Austin on Austin’s South Congress Avenue in 2010.
• She also began her e-commerce business and launched the brand’s Color Bar experience the same year.
• Her second store was opened on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills in 2011 but was closed soon.
• Just 3 years later, in 2014, Scott opened stores around the South and Midwest.
• Within 17 years of the company, Scott has a total of 102 retail stores.
• The company also has hosted more than 10,000 Kendra Gives Back across her store.
• Besides, she also has co-hosted a reality television show called Crowd Rules.
• Scott even had launched the Kendra Cares Program in 2015.
• Currently, Scott appears as one of the judges in season 12 of a popular reality show, “Shark Tank”.

Awards:

• EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 National Award
• Breakthrough Award from the Accessories Council Excellence Awards
• Outstanding Mother of the Year by the Mother’s Day Council
• Texas Businesswoman of the Year by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce
• Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Year by Upstart Business Journal
• 2017 CEO of the Year by the Austin Business Journal

Husband of Kendra Scott:

Kendra Scott has been married twice and will be married again in 2020. Scott’s first marriage took place on June 24, 2000, when she married John Scott. Cade and Beck, who were born five years apart, are their children. However, on August 22, 2006, the couple separated and divorced. She began her business in 2002, when her first son, Cade, was born.

Scott married Austinite Matt Davis for the second time after nearly eight years of divorce. On June 6, 2014, the pair married in a ceremony in Sedona, Arizona. Grey is the couple’s first kid, and they are now co-parenting Kendra’s children from a prior relationship.

Kendra Scott’s Height:

Kendra Scott is a stunning woman in her forties with a well-kept hour-glass figure. Scott has won many hearts across the United States with her well-established business venture. She is 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 meters) tall and weighs roughly 55 kilograms (121 lbs). Her skin is fair, and she has blonde hair and brown eyes.

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