15 Facts About Sophia Amoruso

Sophia Christina Amoruso was born on April 20,1984 and is an American businesswoman.

In 2017, Sophia Amoruso founded Girlboss Media, a company that creates content for women in the millennial generation to progress as people in their personal and professional life.

Sophia Amoruso was born In 1984 in San Diego, California at Sharp Memorial Hospital.

Sophia Amoruso grew up in the suburbs and wanted to get out of her home because her parents didn't get along.

Sophia Amoruso is of Greek, Italian, and Portuguese American descent.

Sophia Amoruso left Portland and relocated to San Francisco, shortly after she discovered she had a hernia in her groin.

At age 22 while working as a security guard at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, Sophia Amoruso opened an online eBay store, which she called Nasty Gal Vintage, named after the 1975 album by funk singer and style icon Betty Davis.

Sophia Amoruso styled, photographed, captioned, and shipped the products herself using what she was taught in a photography class.

Sophia Amoruso has previously stated that she left voluntarily because of the rules preventing sellers from leaving negative feedback for customers.

Sophia Amoruso was accused of artificially inflating bids, which she has denied.

On January 12,2015, Sophia Amoruso announced she was stepping down as CEO of Nasty Gal, knowing the company could not continue under the current leadership.

In November 2016, the company was reported to be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with Sophia Amoruso resigning as executive chairwoman.

In December 2017, Sophia Amoruso founded Girlboss Media, a company that creates editorial content, videos, and podcasts aimed at a female audience.

Since 2017, Sophia Amoruso has held Girlboss Rallies, which are weekend-long instructional events for young entrepreneurs for around $500-$1400.

Sophia Amoruso has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.