48 min
83. Kate Morris, Adore Beauty // From 21-Years-Old To $430M Beauty Empire 20 Years Later, These Are The Realities And Hard-Earned Lessons Of Business The Make It Happen Show
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- Entrepreneurship
If there's anyone in business that you need to learn and absorb knowledge from, it's Kate Morris, the Co-Founder of Adore Beauty, Australia's first and largest beauty e-commerce store. Starting from the age of 21 in her garage to now being valued at $430M and listed on the ASX, Adore Beauty's journey over the last 2 decades has garnered Kate a whole wealth of hard-earned lessons in business which she didn't hold back in sharing on this episode of The Make It Happen Show.
Everything from the scale and frequency in which things broke in her business as it grew, to a period in time where she ended up crying every day on the way to work, to a toxic situation in the business which led to a reset in culture, this episode shows all of the true realities and hardships of being an entrepreneur, but also the exact methods and strategies Kate used to overcome them and make it happen.
Now known as one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs and industry experts, Kate is a mentor for many business owners and entrepreneurs as recent Co-Founder of growth equity firm, Glow Capital Partners, sharing the lessons from her experience to help others make it happen too, and she's done exactly that on this episode as well. So don't miss out, take notes, and let us know what your biggest takeaway from this ep was.
Timestamps:
1:58 - The key principles that made Adore Beauty a success
5:50 - The intimidating parts of a rapidly growing business
10:21 - The growth pains of an expanding team and evolving operational process
14:23 - How to define workplace culture that aligns with the business' values
20:26 -The one thing every entrepreneur needs to move past brick walls in business
25:16 - The hardest periods of Adore Beauty's growth
29:48 - What founders need to learn if they want their business to scale
32:58 - The major pivots that Adore Beauty has made the past 2 years
37:13 - Why Kate Morris decided to venture into Glow Capital
42:00 - The one topic entrepreneurs don't talk enough about, and should
44:58 - What entrepreneurs need to do when their business is growing to 6-8 figures
If there's anyone in business that you need to learn and absorb knowledge from, it's Kate Morris, the Co-Founder of Adore Beauty, Australia's first and largest beauty e-commerce store. Starting from the age of 21 in her garage to now being valued at $430M and listed on the ASX, Adore Beauty's journey over the last 2 decades has garnered Kate a whole wealth of hard-earned lessons in business which she didn't hold back in sharing on this episode of The Make It Happen Show.
Everything from the scale and frequency in which things broke in her business as it grew, to a period in time where she ended up crying every day on the way to work, to a toxic situation in the business which led to a reset in culture, this episode shows all of the true realities and hardships of being an entrepreneur, but also the exact methods and strategies Kate used to overcome them and make it happen.
Now known as one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs and industry experts, Kate is a mentor for many business owners and entrepreneurs as recent Co-Founder of growth equity firm, Glow Capital Partners, sharing the lessons from her experience to help others make it happen too, and she's done exactly that on this episode as well. So don't miss out, take notes, and let us know what your biggest takeaway from this ep was.
Timestamps:
1:58 - The key principles that made Adore Beauty a success
5:50 - The intimidating parts of a rapidly growing business
10:21 - The growth pains of an expanding team and evolving operational process
14:23 - How to define workplace culture that aligns with the business' values
20:26 -The one thing every entrepreneur needs to move past brick walls in business
25:16 - The hardest periods of Adore Beauty's growth
29:48 - What founders need to learn if they want their business to scale
32:58 - The major pivots that Adore Beauty has made the past 2 years
37:13 - Why Kate Morris decided to venture into Glow Capital
42:00 - The one topic entrepreneurs don't talk enough about, and should
44:58 - What entrepreneurs need to do when their business is growing to 6-8 figures
48 min