Jeff Springer
Business Accomplishments: Founder and president of Jimmy Choo.
Tamara Mellon is the president and founder of a line of designer shoes called Jimmy Choo. Tamara was born in London with a strong understanding of both fashion and business because her mother was a former Chanel model and her father was a successful entrepreneur. Mellon worked at various places before becoming the accessories editor for British Vogue where her fashion instinct noticed a lack of luxury goods accessories in the market. In 1996 Mellon joined forces with Jimmy Choo with an idea of launching a ready-to-wear shoe company, then opened her first shop in London back in 1997.
