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How Jane Wurwand Went From Salon Apprentice to Millionaire Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Vanessa Childers October 2, 2019
Eek! We’re trying to contain our excitement. Jane Wurwand will be joining the 2020 World-Changing Women’s Summit to share her story, experience, and wisdom with the lucky attendees. The millionaire business mogul got her start as a salon apprentice and then went on to accomplish the following:
  • She opened her own classroom under the name International Dermal Institute (IDI). (IDI educates more than 75,000 skin therapists annually at 38 training centers worldwide.)
  • She self-financed her own skincare line, Dermalogica, in 1986.
  • In 2011, she created the Financial Independence Through Education initiative to help women and girls access education, vocational training, loans, and leadership opportunities. To date, he program has helped fund more than 106,000 loans and given educational scholarships to women and girls in 15 countries.
  • She bootstrapped Dermalogica all the way to an acquisition by Unilever in 2015, and the line is sold in over 100 countries.

We’ve put together a one-stop-shop of all things Wurwand, which you can find below. Brush up on her story and then hear her insight in person at the 2020 World-Changing Women’s Summit, January 29 – 31 at the beautiful Lodge at Sonoma! (Get the Fall Special ticket discount by Friday, October 4 before prices rise!)

Wurwand graced the cover of the Q1 2018 issue of Conscious Company magazine.
Flip through the digital issue!

Wurwand was highlighted in Conscious Company’s inaugural list of World-Changing Women in Conscious Business and interviewed in a feature article about how job-driven education can lift up tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
See the list and Read Wurwand’s feature article!

In her episode of the World-Changing Women Podcast, Wurwand shares how she scaled the company, made the difficult choice to sell, and so much more.
Listen to her podcast episode!

Wurwand will be a speaker at the 2020 World-Changing Women’s Summit, January 29-30 in Sonoma, CA.
Register to hear her speak!
Get the Fall Special ticket discount by Friday, October 4 before prices rise!
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