Moj Mahdara, Iranian-American CEO of Beautycon Media, is an entrepreneur in the entertainment, digital, and emerging technology spaces. She has led three global agencies and launched a variety of consumer brands. Moj served as the CEO of Exopolis, a digital interactive studio with a client list including

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” campaign and had annual gross revenue of more than $30 million. Following Exopolis, Moj founded the agency, Made With Elastic, a

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–based agency for digital and consumer campaigns. MWE's investment roster includes Circa, Gobbler, Harry's, Hello Giggles, Zady. Beautycon Media is a global community of content creators, celebrities, fans, and brands that discussfashion, beauty, style. Its main demographic is Gen Z and Millennials. The company operates through a variety of methods including Beautycon Festivals and Beautycon Box. Beautycon Box was brought to market in 2016 and has partnered with multiple content and brand partners. Beautycon is now owned and operated by ESSENCE Ventures. She was included in both ''

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Awards and nominations

Personal life

She is married to screenwriter Roya Rastegar and they have a son.

References

External links

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