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Miki Agrawal | |
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| Spouse | Andrew Horn |
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| Alma mater | Cornell University |
Miki Agrawal is a half-Japanese[1], half-Indian, french Canadian[2] social entrepreneur.[3]
Biography
Miki is from Montreal, Canada, and currently living in New York City.[4] She has been a professional soccer player and her alma matter is Cornell University. Miki is married Andrew Horn[5] and they have a boy whose name is Hiro Happy.[6] She has a twin sister named Radha Agarwal[7]
Entrepreneurship
Miki co-founded Thinx in 2011 with Antonia Saint Dunbar and Radha Agrawal[8]. Thinx is a New York based company[9] that makes feminine hygiene products[10]. Miki is also known to co-found [11] the bidet company Tushy[12], covered by SNL after its subway campaign was banned[13]. She is also known for founding pizza restaurant WILD with 2 locations in New York City and one in Guatemala.[14]
Author
Miki is known to author two books:
- Do Cool Shit: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business and Live Happily Ever After.[15]
- Disrupt-Her: A Manifesto For the Modern Woman.[16]
References
- ^ Forbes, Moira. "Can Sports Level The Playing Field For Women In Business?". Forbes. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (26 February 2016). "The Bohemian Capitalist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Miki Agrawal". Texas Conference for Women. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Change Agents 2016: Miki Agrawal, Thinx". www.canadianbusiness.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Go inside the Brooklyn home of entrepreneur Miki Agrawal, the ex-investment banker with a novel idea for women's underwear". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Agarwal, Miki. "gdaspeakers.com".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Garone, Elizabeth. "The woman behind the morning dance party craze". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Thinx Founder Miki Agarwal".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hoo, Fawnia Soo. "Finally: The Perfect Underwear to Wear to the Gym When You're On Your Period". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Miki Agrawal's Panty Raid". The Cut. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Famurewa, Interviews by Jimi (11 July 2020). "'My parents helped me pack lube': from sex toys to bidets, the lockdown businesses that boomed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Frances Dodds, Stephanie Schomer, and Jessica (7 July 2020). "5 Lessons from Businesses That Boomed During the Pandemic". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bizjournals". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WILD Restaurants | About Us". www.eatdrinkwild.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "a book review by Ted Sturtz: Do Cool Sh*t: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Disrupt-Her by Miki Agrawal: 9781401955588 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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