Amber Atherton

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Amber Atherton
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)

Amber Atherton (born 9 February 1991) is a British entrepreneur.

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Early life and career

Atherton was born and brought up in Hong Kong, and educated at boarding school in England. [1]

In 2009 Atherton created My Flash Trash, [2] a jewellery e-commerce business that sold in 2016 to manufacturing company Nefertiti Group Ltd. [3]

Atherton appeared as a cast member on Channel 4 reality television show Made in Chelsea . [4] She appeared as a Business Buddy on the BBC's show Pocket Money Pitch and was a judge for the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge. [5] Atherton was listed as the "5th-Most Powerful Person in Digital Fashion" by British Vogue in 2011. [6]

Atherton was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe: Retail & E-Commerce in 2016. [7]

In 2021 Atherton joined Discord, as an employee, through the acqui-hire [8] of her community marketing startup Zyper. [9] [10]

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