Kim Kardashian was a speaker at a hedge fund conference in Miami on Jan. 31. She reportedly earned around $1 million for speaking at the event, an unnamed source told Page Six. Kardashian opened up about her partners at private equity firm SKKY. Something is loading.
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Kim Kardashian reportedly earned about $1 million speaking at a hedge fund event in Miami, an unnamed source told Page Six.
The reality TV star turned business mogul spoke at the iConnections Global conference on January 31 about his private equity firm, SKKY Partners, which launched in October.
Kardashian started the business with former Carlyle Band partner Jay Sammons, known for investing in Beats By Dre and Supreme. Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, is also a partner.
The company will invest in consumer products, media, entertainment, hospitality and luxury brands. Axios announced that SKKY plans to raise more than $1 billion for its first fund, which will be earmarked for investing in or buying unlisted companies.
Ron Biscardi, CEO of iConnections, a platform that connects dispatchers with fund managers looking to invest in companies, did not verify how much Kardashian earned at the event, but said that he needed two more rooms to accommodate all the people who wanted to watch it. talk.
“I was happy to see so much support for a female fund manager in a male-dominated industry,” Biscardi told Page Six.
SKKY is just one of multiple brands in Kardashian’s $1.8 billion empire, which includes her skincare line SKKN and her shapewear line, SKIMS.
In January, Kardashian spoke at Harvard Business School about SKIMS during a lecture for a course called “Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer,” which used the brand – valued at $3.2 billion – as a case study.
Kardashian said she spoke about “our marketing, our challenges and our biggest wins” in an Instagram post.
SKKY Partners did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.