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Boss Files with Poppy Harlow

Bobbi Brown: From Makeup Mogul to Start-Up

Boss Files with Poppy Harlow

CNN

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.6538 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Bobbi Brown is known for her namesake cosmetics line, but she's stepping away from it after 25 years and becoming what she calls the entrepreneur of her life. She shares her passion for empowering young women, and how her parents underestimated her success early on. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Project Hail Mary is an extraordinary cinematic experience.

0:04.0

You're a great scientist. Dr. Grace. The world is counting on you.

0:07.0

Starring Ryan Gosling.

0:08.0

So I met an alien.

0:10.0

Two worlds, one impossible mission.

0:12.0

We're gonna save the stars.

0:14.0

Project Hail Mary.

0:15.0

Amaze, amaze, amaze.

0:16.0

Seat first March 14th and 15th in Cinemas Everywhere, March 19th.

0:20.0

In this episode of Boss Files, her name is synonymous with makeup, Bobby Brown.

0:25.9

But this mogul calls herself a startup.

0:29.2

How she's starting a new chapter after leaving her namesake brand,

0:32.8

becoming the entrepreneur of her life, as she puts it.

0:36.4

She says her parents never thought she'd be a big professional success.

0:40.3

Boy, did she prove them wrong.

0:42.3

Also, her commitment to empowering women and girls.

0:46.3

Here's my one-on-one with Bobby Brown.

0:49.3

Bobby Brown, I'm so glad to be here.

0:52.3

It's been three, four years. Yeah, it's sure going quickly.

0:56.2

It's unbelievable. But you are the same Bobby Brown sitting here with your legs crossed for people

1:00.9

that can't see you crossed like we're in kindergarten. Like Buddha. Like Buddha. Exactly. A lot has

1:07.7

changed in the last year for you. On to new adventures, what you call being the entrepreneur of your life, and we'll get

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