I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. Here's how I did it
I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. You don't need a perfect planKilgore didn't always know she wanted to be an entrepreneur but growing up she saw first-hand the stress that financial insecurity could cause."I remember deciding at eight-years-old that when I was my parents' age, I would never want to be stressed about my electric bill," she says. That desire shaped her approach to work and risk.
- ▪I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses.
- ▪You don't need a perfect planKilgore didn't always know she wanted to be an entrepreneur but growing up she saw first-hand the stress that financial insecurity could cause."I remember deciding at eight-years-old that when I was my parents'
- ▪That desire shaped her approach to work and risk.
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I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. Here's how I did itImage source, Marcia KilgoreImage caption, Marcia Kilgore has founded brands including FitFlop, Soap and Glory and Beauty PieByYasmin RufoBusiness reporter Published30 July 2026The name Marcia Kilgore might not be instantly recognisable but her Beauty Pie brand is known the world over for being an industry game-changer with its online-only subscription model.Before founding Beauty Pie in 2016, Kilgore had built other brands including luxury day spa Bliss, make-up and skincare range Soap & Glory and footwear brand FitFlop.Here the 57-year-old serial entrepreneur shares her story and the five secrets to success she learned along the way.1.
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