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 Apple and Microsoft. Exopolis executed the “ U2 Loves BlackBerry” campaign and had annual gross revenue of more than $30 million. [1]
Following Exopolis, Moj founded the agency, Made With Elastic, a Los Angeles–based agency for digital and consumer campaigns. MWE's investment roster includes Circa, Gobbler, Harry's, Hello Giggles, Zady. [2]
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. [3]
Beautycon Box was brought to market in 2016 and has partnered with multiple content and brand partners. [4] Beautycon is now owned and operated by ESSENCE Ventures.
She was included in both Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire Magazine's “Top Female” Lists for 2015. [5]
Year | Issuer | Award |
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2016 | Fast Company | The Most Creative People in Business 2016 [6] |
2016 | The Hollywood Reporter | LA's Most Powerful Digital Players [7] |
She is married to screenwriter Roya Rastegar and they have a son. [8]