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In November 2020, Aronson launched the cosmetics brand Be a 10.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Utroske |first1=Deanna |title=Carolyn Aronson launches Be A 10 color cosmetics brand |url=https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2020/11/09/Carolyn-Aronson-launches-Be-A-10-color-cosmetics-brand |website=Cosmetics Design |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> The stated goal of the brand is to simplify and streamline cosmetics for women.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Meghan |title=Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/megchristensen/2020/11/09/diversifying-the-empire-why-cult-favorite-itsa10-haircare-brand-is-expanding-to-beauty/?sh=5a3dd77d4534 |website=Forbes |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
In November 2020, Aronson launched the cosmetics brand Be a 10.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Utroske |first1=Deanna |title=Carolyn Aronson launches Be A 10 color cosmetics brand |url=https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2020/11/09/Carolyn-Aronson-launches-Be-A-10-color-cosmetics-brand |website=Cosmetics Design |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> The stated goal of the brand is to simplify and streamline cosmetics for women.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Meghan |title=Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/megchristensen/2020/11/09/diversifying-the-empire-why-cult-favorite-itsa10-haircare-brand-is-expanding-to-beauty/?sh=5a3dd77d4534 |website=Forbes |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>


Dun and Bradstreet reports It's a 10's annual revenue as being $36.72 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's a 10, Inc. |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.its_a_10_inc.91ed41ed102c9ee2ace11b6c6de18bfb.html#:~:text=It's%20A%2010%2C%20Inc.%20has,million%20in%20sales%20(USD). |website=Dun & Bradstreet |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>; however, elsewhere it has variously been reported as having annual revenue of over $400 million<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Meghan |title=Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/megchristensen/2020/11/09/diversifying-the-empire-why-cult-favorite-itsa10-haircare-brand-is-expanding-to-beauty/?sh=5a3dd77d4534 |website=Forbes |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> and half a billion dollars,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dahlberg |first1=Nancy |title=These Miami-based fashion and beauty brands are growing - despite the pandemic |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article247505360.html |website=The Miami Herald |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
Dun and Bradstreet reports It's a 10's annual revenue as being $36.72 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's a 10, Inc. |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.its_a_10_inc.91ed41ed102c9ee2ace11b6c6de18bfb.html#:~:text=It's%20A%2010%2C%20Inc.%20has,million%20in%20sales%20(USD). |website=Dun & Bradstreet |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>; however, elsewhere it has variously been reported as having annual revenue of over $400 million<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Meghan |title=Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/megchristensen/2020/11/09/diversifying-the-empire-why-cult-favorite-itsa10-haircare-brand-is-expanding-to-beauty/?sh=5a3dd77d4534 |website=Forbes |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> and half a billion dollars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dahlberg |first1=Nancy |title=These Miami-based fashion and beauty brands are growing - despite the pandemic |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article247505360.html |website=The Miami Herald |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 15:10, 17 June 2021

Carolyn Aronson (nee Plummer)[1] (born December 16, 1966[2]) is an American Latina entrepreneur who created the styling brand It's a 10 Haircare.

Early life

Some sources report that Aronson was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey[3] while others state she was born Iris Ernesta Reyes in Puerto Rico[4]. She is of Puerto Rican descent and was adopted by a family in Michigan as a child, along with one biological brother.[5]

Career

Aronson became a hairdresser when she was 18.[6] She founded the salon Allianza in Southfield, Michigan in 1998.[7]

Early entrepreneurial failure

Aronson, along with Scott Scharg founded the styling product range LINQ in 2002. The company used multiple vendors for its product line and had significant quality control issues.[8] It closed in 2005.[9]

It's a 10

In 2005, Aronson founded It's a 10 with Scharg in Detroit, Michigan,[10], each of whom invested $40,000 in the business. They launched their first product, Miracle Leave-In, in 2006.[11] The product was designed to solve multiple haircare issues for many types of hair. At the time, the product was positioned as a salon-only product, which hairdressers could both use and sell to their customers. They took what was at the time an unusual approach to publicizing their product, giving away samples to hairdressers and consumers in order to generate interest in the product.[12] As of 2020, the company sells over 14 million units of Miracle Leave-In Spray per year.[13]

Aronson bought out Scharg in 2017 and is now the sole owner of the business.[14]

It's a 10 ran an advertisement during the 2017 Super Bowl, becoming the first independently owned haircare product brand to do so.[15]

In November 2020, Aronson launched the cosmetics brand Be a 10.[16] The stated goal of the brand is to simplify and streamline cosmetics for women.[17]

Dun and Bradstreet reports It's a 10's annual revenue as being $36.72 million.[18]; however, elsewhere it has variously been reported as having annual revenue of over $400 million[19] and half a billion dollars.[20]

Personal life

Aronson married Scott Scharg in 2000. They divorced in 2004.[21] She later married Jeff Aronson, CEO of Titan FC, with whom she bought a mansion in December 2019.[22]

In October 2020 Aronson announced that she was 20 weeks pregnant at the age of 53.[23] She gave birth to her daughter, Aliyah Dream, on February 12, 2021, and currently has a blended family of three daughters and two sons with her husband.[24]

References

  1. ^ Tobias, Mary. "Salon Success: A Metro Detroit Company Goes Global". DBusiness. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Our Founder". It's a 10. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ Reiser, Emon. "Executive Profile: It's a 10 Haircare CEO Carolyn Aronson on betting on yourself". BizJournals. South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Koenig, Kevin. "Inside Mega-yacht She's a 10". Yachting Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sopeséns, Pilar. "Esta experimentada emprendedora latina quiere hacerte brillar con su nueva línea de maquillaje". People en Español. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ Calkins, Isabel. "How She Got There: Carolyn Aronson, Founder, CEO and Owner of It's A 10 Haircare". HerCampus. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ Klimley, April W. (September 2017). "Tressed to Impress". The Boca Raton Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ Dahlberg, Nancy. "These Miami-based fashion and beauty brands are growing - despite the pandemic". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ Klimley, April W. (September 2017). "Tressed to Impress". The Boca Raton Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ Tobias, Mary. "Salon Success: A Metro Detroit Company Goes Global". DBusiness. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  11. ^ Dahlberg, Nancy. "These Miami-based fashion and beauty brands are growing - despite the pandemic". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil. "It's a 10 Haircare launches in the UK". Concept Hair. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ^ Christensen, Meghan. "Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty". Forbes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ Klimley, April W. (September 2017). "Tressed to Impress". The Boca Raton Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  15. ^ Wylie, Melissa. "Why she took a chance on a Super Bowl ad". Bizwomen. The Business Journals. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. ^ Utroske, Deanna. "Carolyn Aronson launches Be A 10 color cosmetics brand". Cosmetics Design. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  17. ^ Christensen, Meghan. "Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty". Forbes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  18. ^ "It's a 10, Inc". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  19. ^ Christensen, Meghan. "Diversifying The Empire: Why Cult-Favorite ItsA10 Haircare Brand Is Expanding To Beauty". Forbes. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  20. ^ Dahlberg, Nancy. "These Miami-based fashion and beauty brands are growing - despite the pandemic". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. ^ Klimley, April W. (September 2017). "Tressed to Impress". The Boca Raton Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  22. ^ Bandell, Brian. "CEOs pay $20M for Miami Beach mansion". BizJournals. South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  23. ^ Pasquini, Maria. "Carolyn Aronson, It's a 10 Haircare CEO, Is Pregnant at 53: 'Can't Wait to Meet My Little Girl'". People. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  24. ^ Newcomb, Alyssa. "CEO mom shares what it's like to give birth at age 54". Today. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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