Moj Mahdara

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Moj Mahdara, Iranian-American CEO of Beautycon Media, is an entrepreneur in the entertainment, digital, and emerging technology spaces. She has led three global agencies and launched a variety of consumer brands.

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Moj served as the CEO of Exopolis, a digital interactive studio with a client list including Apple and Microsoft. Exopolis executed the “U2 Loves BlackBerry” campaign and had annual gross revenue of more than $30 million. [1]

Following Exopolis, Moj founded the agency, Made With Elastic, a Los Angeles–based agency for digital and consumer campaigns. MWE's investment roster includes Circa, Gobbler, Harry's, Hello Giggles, Zady. [2]

Beautycon Media is a global community of content creators, celebrities, fans, and brands that discussfashion, beauty, style. Its main demographic is Gen Z and Millennials. The company operates through a variety of methods including Beautycon Festivals and Beautycon Box. [3]

Beautycon Box was brought to market in 2016 and has partnered with multiple content and brand partners. [4] Beautycon is now owned and operated by ESSENCE Ventures.

She was included in both Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire Magazine's “Top Female” Lists for 2015. [5]

Awards and nominations

YearIssuerAward
2016Fast CompanyThe Most Creative People in Business 2016 [6]
2016The Hollywood ReporterLA's Most Powerful Digital Players [7]

Personal life

She is married to screenwriter Roya Rastegar and they have a son. [8]

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