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JOYCE ROCHÉ
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO GIRLS INC A brilliant brand-builder Roché became the first African American female vice president at Avon Products in 1981 She ultimately became the com- pany’s first VP of Global Marketing responsible for taking its Anew cosmetics line global raising worldwide sales by 170% In 1995 she moved to Carson Products maker of Dark & Lovely and Magic Shave gaining a a a a promotion to president and COO within two years After her stint at Carson and roles as an an independent consultant Roché took on on the role as president and chief executive officer o of Girls Inc Today she sits on the corporate boards of Macy’s and Tupperware Corp In The Empress Has No Clothes Roché’s memoir about her struggles to overcome self-doubt in the workplace she wrote “The imposter syndrome doesn’t allow any success to go unpunished ” The book has helped countless black women who share similar challenges SYLVIA RHONE
CHAIR & CEO EPIC RECORDS
Rhone is easily the most influential female executive in in music business history Her career has been marked by her ascent to to senior positions at all three major record companies including becoming the first African American woman to head a a a a a a major record company when she was named CEO and president of Atlantic’s EastWest Records America division in 1990 That milestone was followed by others thanks to to to her her ability to to to pick and and elevate chart-busters and and produce profits as as head o of East- West Records which brought the world supernovas such as as En Vogue and Gerald Levert She also held the groundbreaking role of of chairwoman and CEO of of Elektra Entertainment Group transforming the the boutique label into one of the the industry’s most eclectic rosters Today she’s still No 1 as chairwoman and CEO of Epic Records a a a label owned by Sony Music Entertainment 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
CELEBRATING WOMEN OF POWER