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I'm Not Really a Waitress

How One Woman Took Over the Beauty Industry One Color at a Time

by Suzi Weiss-Fischmann
Sarah Mollo-Christensen
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Inspiring women to pursue their own colorful dreams, I'm Not Really a Waitress tells the story of how Suzi Weiss-Fischmann transformed a small dental supply company into a #1 beauty brand around the world
Today, OPI is known as a global beauty brand, famous for its trend-setting colors, unforgettable shade names, and celebrity collaborations with the biggest stars from film, television, music, and sports. But behind all the glamour is the little-known tale of OPI's unlikely origins-an intimate and inspiring story of a timid schoolgirl who arrives in this country with little money and no English and becomes the business leader and industry game-changer known worldwide as "Suzi, the First Lady of Nails."
In I'm Not Really a Waitress—titled after OPI's top-selling nail color—Suzi reveals the events that led her family to flee Communist Hungary and eventually come to New York City in pursuit of the American dream. She shares how those early experiences gave rise to OPI's revolutionary vision of freedom and empowerment, and how Suzi transformed an industry by celebrating the power of color-and of women themselves.

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  • Release date

    March 12, 2019

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      • ISBN: 9781549175398
      • File size: 176481 KB
      • Duration: 06:07:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 15, 2019
      If you've had a professional manicure in the past 30 years, it's likely that you know Weiss-Fischmann's work. The co-founder of OPI, an industry-changing nail lacquer and beauty-supply company, Weiss-Fischmann was born in Hungary to parents who had survived the Holocaust. Her memoir, named for one of OPI's most popular shades of red, chronicles her upbringing in New York City, her early career experience in clothing manufacturing, and her move to California with her sister Miriam and brother-in-law George Schaeffer to take over a dental-supply company in 1981. During the 1980s, the nail polishes on the market were popular but not long-lasting when applied. When Weiss-Fischmann and Schaeffer learned that salon owners were buying dental acrylics to make artificial nails, they saw a potential new product, and created OPI's innovative nail lacquer. With an engaging tone throughout, Weiss-Fischmann takes readers through the company's history and her own growth as an executive. Her memoir is a fascinating look at brand creation and strategy, leadership, and the importance of storytelling.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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