Amber Atherton Explained

Birth Date:	9 February 1991
Birth Place:	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]}

Notes and References

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