Cheryl Najafi

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Cheryl Najafi
Born1967/1968(age 54–55) [1]
Webb City, Missouri, US
Alma mater Arizona State University
Occupation(s)Author, speaker, businesswoman
Spouse Jahm Najafi
Children3

Cheryl Najafi (born 1967/1968) is an American author, speaker and businesswoman. She is the former CEO of Everyday Dishes & DIY (previously CherylStyle), a lifestyle media company and author of New York Times best-selling book You're So Invited: Panic Less, Play More, and Get Your Party On!. [2] [3] [4] In 2017, Najafi founded the direct-to-consumer apparel company, LoveOverH8.com, after seeing the effects of the Trump travel ban. [5]

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Early life and education

Najafi was born in Webb City, Missouri. [1] [6] She earned both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in communication from Arizona State University. [7] [6]

Career

In January 2011, Najafi founded CherylStyle, a multimedia lifestyle company based in Arizona. [7] [6] [8] She was the founding CEO of the company. [1] CherylStyle was later rebranded as Everyday Dishes & DIY. [4]

In 2012, Najafi wrote You're So Invited: Panic Less, Play More, and Get Your Party On [7] which was a New York Times best-selling book in June 2012. [9] [3] The book gives tips on entertaining and etiquette while focusing on using what you have and maintaining that it is not necessary to be perfect. [2] [10] Najafi wrote her second book, Mother Daughter Dishes: Reinventing Loved Classics in 2014. [7]

After the announcement of President Donald Trump's travel ban, Najafi searched online to find clothing that matched her views of inclusivity. She started LoveOverH8.com, a direct-to-consumer apparel company that advocates for social justice causes. Najafi instituted that $10 of each sale goes toward a cause of the customer's choice to raise money for people that have been disenfranchised. [11] [12]

Personal life

She is married to businessman Jahm Najafi. They have a son and daughter who are twins, and another daughter. [7] [6] Najafi and her family live in Phoenix, Arizona. [1]

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