Florence Sender
Florence Sender (b. January 25, 1943 – d. October 19, 2012
Career in business
Sender founded, directed, or participated in a number of notable business ventures. She was described as a "serial entrepreneur."[2]
Nibbles International
In 1978, Sender founded Nibbles International, a seller of all-natural cheese spreads and snacks that Sender developed and that were produced and distributed by
Be Fine Food skincare line
In 2006, Sender founded Be Fine, a Newton, Massachusetts-based maker of food-based skincare products.[5] Be Fine's line, which is formulated entirely from food products,[6] has been distributed by retailers including CVS Pharmacy, Duane Reade, and Rite Aid.[7] The company has been cited as an example of a green, sustainable enterprise.[7]
ClickR
Sender was founder and CEO of
Work in education
From 1989 to 1997, Sender was an Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, where she taught MBA students.[12] Sender also lectured at Tufts University.[13]
Notes
- ^ Obituary: Florence Sender. Tributes.com
- ^ Albion, Mark S. True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2006. p. 38. [1]
- ^ Richman, Tom. "The Hottest Entrepreneur In America." Inc.. 1 February 1987. [2]
- ^ Friedman, Marty. "Spread the word: new varieties of cheese." Dairy Foods. May 1990. [3]
- ^ Murphy, Jen. "Farm-fresh Beauty." Food & Wine. September 2008. [4] Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vegan Beauty Products: 'Be Fine' Skincare Made of Food." Trendhunter Magazine. [5]
- ^ a b "Ride the wave of green business, sustainably." ukfast. 11 September 2008. [6][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Florence Sender’s Latest Start-up Clicks in at $1.5M." citybizlist.com. 17 April 2010. [7]
- ^ Press release: "clickR Skin Care Launches Complete Line For Acne and Blemish Prone Youthful Skin." 24 September 2010.[8]
- ^ Field, Adrian. "Sephora Launches New 'ClickR' Skin Care Line." Huffington Post.18 January 2011. [9]
- ^ a b Press release: "clickR: New Skin Care Collection Clicks with Youthful Skin." 24 September 2010.[10]
- ^ Goodison, Donna. "Call it food for the skin: Local co. looks healthy." Boston Herald. 16 March 2007. [11] Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tufts Initiative for Leadership and International Perspective: 1999-2000." Tufts University. [12]