Amber Atherton

Amber Atherton
Amber Atherton
Born	9 February 1991 (age 33); Hong Kong

Amber Atherton (born 9 February 1991) is a British entrepreneur.

Early life and career

Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong, and educated at boarding school in England. ^[1]

In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash,^[2] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd.^[3]

Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea.^[4] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.^[5] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011.^[6]

Atherton was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe: Retail & E-Commerce in 2016.^[7]

In 2021 Atherton joined Discord, as an employee, through the acqui-hire^[8] of her community marketing startup Zyper.^[9]^[10]

References

^ Levin, Angela (11 June 2013). "My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea'". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Lynch, Russell (16 November 2015). "Entrepreneurs: Amber Atherton finds true calling with My Flash Trash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ Geoghegan, Jill (2 August 2016). "My Flash Trash sold to Hong Kong manufacturing group". Drapers. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ Felstead, Binky (12 March 2015). Being Binky. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471134586.
^ "Youth movement – The Best You Magazine". thebestyoumagazine.co. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ Alexander, Ella (8 December 2011). "Digital Power List". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ O'Connor, Clare. "Amber Atherton, 24 - pg.1". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Fried, Ina (26 January 2021). "Exclusive: Discord hires teams from two startups in bid to diversify audience". Axios.
^ Hanson, Jane. "Today's Young Female Founders Know How To Find The Yes". Forbes. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "'Find people who complement your weaknesses'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Amber Atherton at IMDb

[1] Levin, Angela (11 June 2013). "My perfect weekend: Amber Atherton, star of 'Made in Chelsea'". The Daily Telegraph.

[2] Lynch, Russell (16 November 2015). "Entrepreneurs: Amber Atherton finds true calling with My Flash Trash". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[3] Geoghegan, Jill (2 August 2016). "My Flash Trash sold to Hong Kong manufacturing group". Drapers. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[4] Felstead, Binky (12 March 2015). Being Binky. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471134586.

[5] "Youth movement – The Best You Magazine". thebestyoumagazine.co. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[6] Alexander, Ella (8 December 2011). "Digital Power List". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[7] O'Connor, Clare. "Amber Atherton, 24 - pg.1". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[8] Fried, Ina (26 January 2021). "Exclusive: Discord hires teams from two startups in bid to diversify audience". Axios.

[9] Hanson, Jane. "Today's Young Female Founders Know How To Find The Yes". Forbes. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[10] "'Find people who complement your weaknesses'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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