“Risk feeling what it is like to fail, it is indeed the only true way to find and earn success.” by Sowmya Krishnamurthy March 30, 2016 • 10:56 AM ET Lauren Maillian proves that there’s no one way to get to the top. The former model turned serial entrepreneur is the Founder and CEO of LMB Group, a strategic marketing and advisory company, the author of the bestselling memoir, The Path Redefined: Getting To the Top On Your Own Terms, and became the youngest self-made winery owner in the country at 19. As a host on Oxygen’s new show Quit Your Day Job, Lauren brings her diverse expertise to the next generation of female entrepreneurs.
“The biggest misconception about being a female entrepreneur is that women are looking for an easy way to the same destination as men,” she explains. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. Oftentimes, I find women are willing to work three and four times harder to achieve their goals.” Lauren says lack of opportunity is the biggest hurdle for women, as well as people of color. “Women aren’t really given these opportunities. We see this in the minority sectors as well. They’re not even given the chance because they’re not even offered the opportunity.”
