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Fashion Editor Turns Manicure Gap into $40M Nails.Inc Empire

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Thea Green, a former fashion editor, spotted a gap in the UK market for speedy manicures and launched Nails.Inc in 1999. Despite having no beauty background or business plan, she turned it into a global success, selling one nail polish every minute. Green sold the company for $40 million but remains chair. She balances work and family life, waking at 5:45 AM daily.

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