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Meet Emma Grede, the woman who believes working from home is a ‘career killer’

Meet Emma Grede, the woman who believes working from home is a ‘career killer’

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more When Emma Grede was growing up in Plaistow, east London, the “predetermined path” for girls like her, she says, was to “become a DJ’s girlfriend or a footballer’s sidepiece, or marry a gangster”. The idea of success – let alone the multi-million dollar version of success – on her own terms didn’t seem like a particularly realistic aspiration. The fact that she dropped out of secondary school and then college didn’t bode all that well either. All of this only makes Grede’s rise to the top all the more impressive. Today, she has a rumoured net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars. She has shepherded the Kardashians’ various fashion ventures, such as Khloe’s denim label Good American and Kim’s billion-dollar shapewear brand Skims, …

Billionaire entrepreneur Emma Grede on her ‘incredible’ relationship with the Kardashians – exclusive

Billionaire entrepreneur Emma Grede on her ‘incredible’ relationship with the Kardashians – exclusive

Emma Grede is a powerhouse. The serial entrepreneur, who traded east London for Los Angeles and became one of America’s richest self-made women, now counts the Kardashian-Jenner family as her business partners, has joined forces with the Obamas on their philanthropic endeavours and has quizzed the likes of the Duchess of Sussex on her podcast, Aspire with Emma Grede. When she speaks to HELLO!, it’s in the wake of the “most poorly planned four days”, spanning San Francisco, Dublin, New York and Maui. “I think we only had two nights that weren’t on a plane,” she laughs. © Jamie GirdlerBritish entrepreneur Emma Grede is one of America’s richest self-made women But it’s typical of Emma’s voracious appetite for life (she gets up at 5am every day), showing how she has achieved such an incredible amount. In 2016, Good American – the denim brand that she co-founded with Khloé Kardashian; Emma serves as chief executive officer – made $1m on its first day of sales. Skims, the shapewear brand she launched with her husband, Jens Grede, and …

Emma Grede addresses backlash over her comments about being ‘three-hour mom’ on weekends

Emma Grede addresses backlash over her comments about being ‘three-hour mom’ on weekends

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Emma Grede has declared that women are held to “an impossible standard” while responding to backlash she faced for calling herself a “three-hour mum” on the weekends. During an interview with The Wall Street Journal published earlier this month, the 43-year-old businesswoman said she’s a “max three-hour mum,” meaning she’s only with her four kids from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on each day of the weekend. She spends the rest of those two days focusing on activities for herself. The remarks about her parenting choices were met with immense backlash online, which Grede addressed during a Tuesday appearance on Today. When the show’s co-host Sheinelle Jones asked if she was “caught off guard” by the criticism, Grede said she wasn’t. “I just think …