Jamie Kern Lima's Billion-Dollar Journey: From Denny's Waitress to L'Oréal's First Female CEO

Podcast briefing

Jamie Kern Lima shares her personal journey from waitress to billion-dollar founder, highlighting the difference between self-confidence and self-worth.

Jamie Kern Lima discusses her evolution from a Denny's waitress to the founder of IT Cosmetics, which she sold to L'Oréal for $1.2 billion, becoming their first female CEO. She emphasizes the dominant role of self-worth over self-confidence, sharing evidence and tools from her new book 'Worthy' to help people overcome feelings of inadequacy. Statistics reveal that beliefs around self-worth deeply affect both women and men, making this issue universal.