Unicorn 32/32 – Kendra Scott Design

Unicorn 32/32 – Kendra Scott Design


# 257 – Kendra Scott Design

Founder / s: Kendra Scott
Key people: Marko Dejanovic (Retail Salesman) and Kendra Scott (President & CEO)
Employees: 501 – 1k

Kendra Scott is unique brand headquartered in Austin, TX. Our gemstone-inspired collections includ e Fashion Jewelry, Fine Jewelry, Home Goods and Beauty.

Early career

Scott moved to Austin at the age 19 and started her first company in a mall, a small hat store called Hat Box. Scott designed hats for people going through chemotherapy, to be “comfortable but stylish”.

Kendra Scott Design

In 2002, Scott started Kendra Scott Design, Inc. and success made jewelry out of her spare bedroom. She was frustrated that jewelry options were either high-fashion and expensive or low quality and she wanted to fill the gap. She begins by creating and selling jewelry to local stores. In 2010, Kendra Scott Design opened its first store in Austin, Texas. Kendra Scott Jewelry is now available in over 800 stores. The corporate headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.

In 2012, Kendra Scott Design was named the number one Fastest Growing Company in Austin in the under $ 10 million category by the  Austin Business Journal .