The Make It Happen Show

Kate Morris — From 21-years-old to $430M Empire with Adore Beauty

Written by Ryan Terrey | November 24, 2021

The realities and hard-earned lessons from 20 years in business

If there's anyone in business that you need to learn and absorb knowledge from, it's Kate Morris, the Co-Founder of Adore Beauty, Australia's first and largest beauty e-commerce store. Starting from the age of 21 in her garage to now being valued at $430M and listed on the ASX, Adore Beauty's journey over the last 2 decades has garnered Kate a whole wealth of hard-earned lessons in business which she didn't hold back in sharing on this episode of The Make It Happen Show.

Everything from the scale and frequency in which things broke in her business as it grew, to a period in time where she ended up crying every day on the way to work, to a toxic situation in the business which led to a reset in culture, this episode shows all of the true realities and hardships of being an entrepreneur, but also the exact methods and strategies Kate used to overcome them and make it happen.

Now known as one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs and industry experts, Kate is a mentor for many business owners and entrepreneurs as recent Co-Founder of growth equity firm, Glow Capital Partners, sharing the lessons from her experience to help others make it happen too, and she's done exactly that on this episode as well. So don't miss out, take notes, and let us know what your biggest takeaway from this ep was.