Suzi Weiss-Fischmann

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Suzi Weiss-Fischmann
Born1956 (age 6667)
Hungary
Occupation(s)Company Founder, cosmetics businesswoman

Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (born 1956 [1] ) is a Hungarian-American businessperson. She is the co-founder of OPI Products (Odontorium Products Inc.) with her brother-in-law George Schaeffer. Weiss-Fischmann is a second-generation Holocaust survivor born in Hungary and the author of the book I'm Not Really a Waitress. [2] [3] The name of her book refers to one of Weiss-Fischmann's most well known nail colors. The color, which Weiss-Fischmann named, was inducted into Allure's Beauty Hall of Fame in 2011 and won the Best Nail Polish award nine times. [4] [5]

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Biography

Weiss-Fischmann grew up in communist Hungary and came to the United States as a teenager. [6] She first lived in New York before moving to Southern California in the 1980s. [7]

In California, she started working for her brother-in-law who had purchased a dental supply company, Odontorium Products Inc. in 1981. [7] [8] Weiss-Fischmann started working in sales for the company. [8] In 1987, Weiss-Fischmann felt that there were not enough color choices for nails on the market. [7] She is known as the "First Lady of Nails" after creating the OPI nail lacquers starting in 1989. [9] OPI was sold to Coty, Inc. in 2010 for close to $1 billion. [4]

Weiss-Fischmann was named to Jewish Women International's board of trustees in 2012. [10]

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References

  1. Blomquist, Mala (Jan 13, 2020). "Suzi Weiss-Fischmann: First Lady of Nails". Arizona Jewish Life. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "This Jewish Mom Is the Mastermind Behind OPI Nail Polish". Times of Israel. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. Weiss-Fischmann, Suzi (2018-07-03). I'm Not Really a Waitress. Basic Books. ISBN   9781580058193.
  4. 1 2 Kickham, Debbi. "Suzi Weiss-Fischmann: My First Big Travel Splurge". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. "Tough As Nails: OPI Co-Founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann". FOX News Radio. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  6. "OPI's Suzi Weiss-Fischmann shares life lessons". Fashion Network. Reuters. March 1, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Schleier, Curt (5 April 2019). "OPI Co-Founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann Added Glamour To Nail Care Business" . Investors Business Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via EBSCOhost.
  8. 1 2 Larkworthy, Jane (June 2011). "Welcome to the Pun House" . W Magazine. 45 (6): 74 via EBSCOhost.
  9. Larkworthy, Jane (2019-04-19). "The Founder of OPI Sees Tie-Dyed Nails in Our Future". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  10. "Five Outstanding Women Join Board of Trustees" . Jewish Woman Magazine. 15 (2): 43. 2012 via EBSCOhost.

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