| Cheryl Najafi | |
| Birth Place: | Webb City, Missouri, US |
| Spouse: | Jahm Najafi |
| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Author, speaker, businesswoman |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State University |
Cheryl Najafi (born 1967/1968) is an American author, speaker and businesswoman. She is the former CEO of Everyday Dishes & DIY (previously CherylStyle), a lifestyle media company and author of New York Times best-selling book You're So Invited: Panic Less, Play More, and Get Your Party On!. In 2017, Najafi founded the direct-to-consumer apparel company, LoveOverH8.com, after seeing the effects of the Trump travel ban.[1]
Najafi was born in Webb City, Missouri.[2] [3] She earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in communication from Arizona State University.[4] [3]
In January 2011, Najafi founded CherylStyle, a multimedia lifestyle company based in Arizona.[4] [3] [5] She was the founding CEO of the company.[2] CherylStyle was later rebranded as Everyday Dishes & DIY.[6]
In 2012, Najafi wrote You're So Invited: Panic Less, Play More, and Get Your Party On[4] which was a New York Times best-selling book in June 2012.[7] [8] The book gives tips on entertaining and etiquette while focusing on using what you have and maintaining that it is not necessary to be perfect.[9] [10] Najafi wrote her second book, Mother Daughter Dishes: Reinventing Loved Classics in 2014.[4]
After the announcement of President Donald Trump's travel ban, Najafi searched online to find clothing that matched her views of inclusivity. She started LoveOverH8.com, a direct-to-consumer apparel company that advocates for social justice causes. Najafi instituted that $10 of each sale goes toward a cause of the customer's choice to raise money for people that have been disenfranchised.[11] [12]
She is married to businessman Jahm Najafi. They have a son and daughter who are twins, and another daughter.[4] [3] Najafi and her family live in Phoenix, Arizona.[2]