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Bobbi Brown, Makeup Artist and Entrepreneur
Bobbi Brown is a beauty industry titan, world-renowned makeup artist, best-selling author,
sought-after speaker, and serial entrepreneur. As a professional makeup artist, Bobbi created
the ten simple lipsticks that launched Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies in 1995, and she
served as its Chief Creative Officer for over 20 years, building a globally recognized billion-dollar
brand.

In October 2016, Brown left her namesake brand to return to her roots as an entrepreneur. Just
five months later in April 2017, Brown unveiled Beauty Evolution LLC, a holding company she
created to launch her next round of businesses and creative endeavors. The George, a 31-room
boutique hotel in Montclair, NJ with modern style and historic bones, opened in Spring 2017.
Formerly a stately home built in the early 1900s, Bobbi and her husband, developer Steven
Plofker, worked collaboratively to reimagine the space, transforming it into a coveted home
away from home for celebrities and vips. Always a content creator and editor, Bobbi opened a
state of the art photo and video production studio 18Label and launched her own multi-channel
media platform, @justbobbibrown. Through her personal social media accounts, along with her
daily educational musings captured on TikTok, YouTube and her recently launched daily
Substack platform, Brown has a viral reach of over 8 million followers daily. On October 26,
2020, at the height of the pandemic, Brown made her return to the beauty industry, launching
Jones Road, a collection of edited and indispensable clean beauty products for all ages, skin
types, and skin tones. Five months after launch, Business Insider named Jones Road one of the
fastest growing brands of the year and in less than four years, the award-winning brand has
collected accolades from media outlets such as Allure, Vogue, W, In Style and Essence.
Born in Chicago and a graduate of Emerson College, Bobbi was named one of Fortune's Most
Powerful Women in 2021 and in 2022, was named one of Forbes "50 Over 50" most Influential
Women. Brown has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award, The Fashion Group
International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and The Jackie Robinson Foundation’s ROBIE
Humanitarian Award. She was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Advisory
Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of
Fame. She holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of
Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.