Josie Natori
- Para sa the company, hilingon an The Natori Company.
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Kamundagan | Manila, Philippines | Mayo 9, 1947
Nasyunalidad | Filipino, American |
Edukasyon | Manhattanville College |
Yaman | $150 million (September 2018) [1] |
Mga gawad | Order of Lakandula; Peopling of America, 2007; commissioner on the White House Conference on Small Business. |
Si Josie Natori, (pinangaki na Josefina Almeda Cruz) sarong Pilipino-Amerikanang tagadesinyo nin moda asin CEO na tagamukna kan The Natori Company. Nagsirbe si Natori bilang komisyuner nin White House Conference kan saradit na negosyo. Kan Marso 2007, natawan siya nin onra na Order of Lakandula, saro sa pinakahalangkaw na onra sibil sa Pilipinas.[2] Kan Abril 2007, nakaresibe si Natori nin "Peopling of America" Award hale sa Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation.[3] Pirmi niyang sinasabi na an saiyang pilosopiya sa negosyo nakabase sa "East-West mix" nin kultura asin desinyo.
Kaamayan kan saiyang buhay
[baguhon | baguhon an source]Si Josefina Almeda Cruz pinangaki sa Pilipinas kan 1947. An saiyang ina iyo si Angelita Almeda, tugang ni Fredesvinda Almeda. Parehas nakapangagom nin darakulang negosyante. An saiyang ina napangagom na si Felipe Cruz, na igwang saro sa pinakadakulang kompanya sa industriya. Pinadakula siya sa burunyog na pamilya, saro sa anom na magturugang. An saiyang hilig iyo an pagtugtog nin piano asin nagganap ini nin solo kaiba an Manila Philharmonic Orchestra sa edad na 9.[4] Nakanood na siya magnegosyo kan siya huben pa; an saiyang lola igwa man nin mga negosyo kaiba na an botika.[5]
Edukasyon asin Paglipat sa America
[baguhon | baguhon an source]Naglipat si Natori sa United States kan 1964 para magklase sa Manhattanville College, kun saen nagkua siyang kurso sa ekonomiya, asin nag-enrol sa Fordham University.[5]Siya naging mamamayan kan 1974.[6] Sinabi ni Natori: "There is no better place in the world for an immigrant to succeed than in the U.S. Follow your dream and make it happen."[6]
Karera
[baguhon | baguhon an source]Matapos makagradwae, nagkua siya nin position sa corporate finance bilang empleyado sa stock brokerage firm asin investment bank sa Bache & Co., na kun saen nagbalik siya sa Manila para magbukas nin opisina duman. kan siya 21, siya an assistant manager kan opisina nin duwang taon.[5] Kan magsara ini nagbalik si Natori sa New York asin nagtrabaho sa Merrill Lynch, kun saen siya naging enot na babaying Bise Presidente nin corporate finance.[3] Sa Wall Street niya nabisto an saiyang agom na si Ken Natori,na sarong Managing Director kan Shearson Lehman. An duwa kinasal kan 1972. Kan 1974, si Natori naging United States citizen.
Paglipat sa Karera nin Moda
[baguhon | baguhon an source]After six years at Merrill I had become the first woman V.P. in corporate finance, but I was really bored. I wanted to be like my grandmother and have my own company. In retrospect, there was a creative side of me that needed fulfilling, too.[5]
Si Natori naglipat hale sa Wall Street hanggang sa karera nin moda kan 1977, matapos ikonsiderar an iba pang negosyo arog kan pagbukas nin franchise McDonald, pagkakaigwang antique furniture.[7] Nagtutok siya sa moda kan an sarong parabakal saBloomingdale's nagtaong suhestiyon na labaan an blusa na pinadara saiya hali sa Pilipinas.[5]
This is a journey through my heritage, in a way. It's ancient Eastern inspiration for modern Western use. Beautiful is beautiful, whatever its time.[8]
Mga Onra
[baguhon | baguhon an source]Kan Oktobre 3, 2008, tinawan nin onra kan Bank of the Philippine Islands direktor na si Zobel de Ayala asin Labor Secretary Marianito Roque si Natori nin 2008 BPInoy Award sa Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Kan 2007, sinilebrar ni Natori an ika-30 na taon bilang CEO kan The Natori Company. Nakaresibe mn siya nin Galleon Award hale ki Corazon Aquino kan 1998.[9][10]
Miyembro man siya nin Council of Fashion Designers of America[11]
Mga toltolan
[baguhon | baguhon an source]- ↑ "Josie Natori". Forbes online. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Josie Natori Receives Top Philippine Honor". WWD. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2007. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Ellis Island 2007 Family Heritage Awards - 2007 Recipients". The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ↑ "Josie Natori - Designer/CEO The Natori Company, Filipino". Runway2Reality. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Wademan Dowling, Daisy (14 June 2009). "The Boss". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/jobs/14boss.html. Retrieved on 19 March 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Browne, Andrea (9 November 2012). "7 Self-Made Immigrant Millionaires". Yahoo Finance. Yahoo. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-self-made-immigrant-millionaires.html?page=all. Retrieved on 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Josie Natori Turns Dressing Inside Out". Time. September 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ↑ Owens, Mitchell. "JOSIE NATORI'S ORIENT EXPRESSIONS". ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140823045623/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/shop/2011-10/josie-natori-home-accessories-collection-article. Retrieved on 25 April 2015.
- ↑ BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos, BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos
- ↑ globalnation.inquirer, Natori, Hizon win world-class award Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "CFDA Members". Retrieved 25 April 2015.