Juliette Brindak Explained
Juliette Brindak Blake is an American businesswoman and co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the all-girl tween and teen social networking site, Miss O & Friends.[3] [4]
Early life
Juliette Brindak was born in New York City, and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut by Paul and Hermine Brindak. She is one of two children.[5]
Life and career
Miss O & Friends
Brindak runs Miss O & Friends, which she began as a hobby since 2005 when she was 16 years old.[6] [7] The company was inspired by drawings which Brindak did when she was ten. Miss O and Friends is a socialization site for tween and young teen girls. The content is created by the user community. In 2011, Miss O and Friends was ranked the #3 girls-only website, according to Alexa data.[8]
As of 2012, the website's value was $15 million, according to Procter & Gamble which was an early investor.[9] The company is based in Old Greenwich, Connecticut and has employees across the United States and Canada. Inc. Magazine named Miss O and Friend “Coolest College Start Ups.[10]
In 2012, Brindak was a speaker at TEDx Bay Area. The same year, she launched Moms with Girls.[11]
In 2017, she became an executive producer of a Youtube Premium original television series, Hyperlinked, based on her story (which includes a namesake character based on her).[12]
Bibliography
Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin' Fiction, Watson-Guptill, 2006, a compilation of stories submitted by users of the site.[13]
Personal life
On August 6, 2016 she married Christian Joseph Blake of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Brindak received her BA in anthropology and public health at Washington University in St. Louis.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wedding of Juliette Rosalie Brindak and Christian Joseph Blake. Ali Nichols Gray. February 11, 2017.
- Web site: Juliette Brindak, co-founder and CEO, Miss O & Friends LLC . . November 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221200942/http://inspiration.entrepreneur.com/clipper/inspirational.entrepreneurs/women-entrepreneurs-12668/15557.html . February 21, 2014 .
- Web site: Interview With Juliette Brindak – Founder Of Miss O and Friends. Retire At 21 . November 14, 2013.
- Web site: Juliette Brindak Worth $15 Million at 21 Years Old - ThirdAge. ThirdAge. October 21, 2010. November 14, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427103454/http://www.thirdage.com/news/juliette-brindak-worth-15-million-21-years-old_10-21-2010. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Juliette – Q&A – Million Dollar Intern – BBC HD – BBC Nordic . . November 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131124072826/http://www.bbcnordic.com/million-dollar-intern/q-and-a/juliette . November 24, 2013 .
- Web site: America's Coolest College Start-Ups of 2011. Lagorio-Chafkin. Christine. 2011-03-01. Inc. Magazine. November 14, 2013.
- Web site: What A Tween Startup Founder Learned When She Went To College. . June 28, 2012 . November 14, 2013.
- Web site: An Online Community for Tweens. Lagorio-Chafkin. Christine. 2011-03-01. Inc.com. 2019-11-02.
- Web site: What A Tween Startup Founder Learned When She Went To College. Cortez. Samantha. Business Insider. 2019-11-02.
- Web site: Juliette Brindak Blake, Official Member of Young Entrepreneur Council. Young Entrepreneur Council. 2019-11-02.
- Web site: How a Teenager Turned Doodles into a Million-Dollar Tween Website. 2017-04-17. The Story Exchange. en-US. 2019-11-02.
- Web site: How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network. Webster. Emma Sarran. 2017-05-31. Teen Vogue. en. 2019-11-02.
- Book: Write on! The Miss O & friends collection of rockin' fiction. 2006. Watson-Guptill Publications. Brindak, Hermine. 0823029409. New York, NY. 70791179.
