ENTREPRENEUR Rose Dyson has been chosen as one of the most promising teenage chief executives in the UK and Ireland.
Rose, 18, founded Pura Cosmetics, a range of ethical lip balms, with only £25 investment, and last year turned over £50,000.
She has been named in a list of the 20 most promising CEOs who have the ability to become international success stories.
The list has been compiled by international payments company TransferWise, and is called 20 under 20. Those listed were chosen by a panel of leading entrepreneurs, investors and advisors.
Judge Robin Klein, a renowned investor and advisor, said: “Rose lives her business and has developed an original range of products. Originality in the beauty business is really important.”
Other judges included Deliveroo CEO Will Shu, Secret Escapes co-founder Tom Valentine, Brolly CEO and founder Phoebe Hugh and WAH Nails founder and columnist Sharmadean Reid.
TransferWise co-founder and chairman Taavet Hinrikus, said: “There’s an astounding level of determination and creativity out there amongst young people, our 20 Under 20 proves that. But growing a business globally is a journey that needs a ton of support, and without the benefit of wide networks built from years of career experience, it can be tough for teen CEOs to find those people to lean on.
“We want to help the brightest teen talent with practical support on the journey to scale up I’m really excited to be part of that.”
Rose was also chosen as one of the top five young entrepreneurs and received the opportunity to pitch to Hinrikus for up to £10,000 of no-strings attached investment, during a trip to Estonia which is home to TransferWise’s largest office.
