Florence Sender
Encyclopedia
Florence Sender is an American
entrepreneur
. She has founded or served as a director of a number of companies. Sender taught at the MIT Sloan School of Management
and co-founded its MIT Entrepreneurship Center
.
. For her work with Nibbles, she was recognized in 1987 as a runner-up for Inc. magazine's "hottest entrepreneur in America." The French food company Bongrain
purchased Nibbles in 1988.
-based maker of food-based skincare products. Be Fine's line, which is formulated entirely from food products, has been distributed by retailers including CVS Pharmacy, Duane Reade
, and Rite Aid
. The company has been cited as an example of a green, sustainable enterprise.
began selling the start-up's products in January 2011. ClickR describes its products as "completely vegan" and designed to avoid irritating sensitive skin. In January 2011, the company announced that actor Cam Gigandet
had signed on as a spokesperson for the brand, and characterized him as the "first official male spokesperson for a beauty brand."
's Sloan School of Management
, where she taught MBA students and co-founded the MIT Entrepreneurship Center
. Sender has also lectured at Tufts University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. She has founded or served as a director of a number of companies. Sender taught at the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
and co-founded its MIT Entrepreneurship Center
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
The MIT Entrepreneurship Center is one of the largest research and teaching centers at the MIT Sloan School of Management, the business and management school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
.
Career in business
Sender has founded, directed, or participated in a number of notable business ventures. She has been described as a "serial entrepreneur."Nibbles International
In 1978, Sender founded Nibbles International, a seller of all-natural cheese spreads and snacks that Sender developed and that were produced and distributed by Beatrice FoodsBeatrice Foods
Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company. In 1987, its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International, after which the majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by Kohlberg,...
. For her work with Nibbles, she was recognized in 1987 as a runner-up for Inc. magazine's "hottest entrepreneur in America." The French food company Bongrain
Bongrain
Bongrain is a French food company specializing in the production of cheeses with headquarters in Viroflay. Notable brands/types include Saint Agur Blue, Saint Albray, Etorki. The company is currently headed by Alex Bongrain , son of Jean-Noël Bongrain, the founder and former CEO....
purchased Nibbles in 1988.
Be Fine Food skincare line
In 2006, Sender founded Be Fine, a Newton, MassachusettsNewton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
-based maker of food-based skincare products. Be Fine's line, which is formulated entirely from food products, has been distributed by retailers including CVS Pharmacy, Duane Reade
Duane Reade
Duane Reade Inc., a subsidiary of the Walgreen Company, is a chain of pharmacy and convenience stores, primarily located in New York City, known for its high volume small store layouts in densely populated Manhattan locations...
, and Rite Aid
Rite Aid
Rite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
. The company has been cited as an example of a green, sustainable enterprise.
ClickR
Sender is founder and CEO of ClickR, LLC, a 2010 retail start-up that she founded with her husband, Noam Sender. ClickR announced in September 2010 that it would launch a new skincare line in October 2010. SephoraSephora
Sephora is a chain of cosmetics stores founded in France in 1970 and acquired by Paris-based conglomerate LVMH in 1997. The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 17 countries...
began selling the start-up's products in January 2011. ClickR describes its products as "completely vegan" and designed to avoid irritating sensitive skin. In January 2011, the company announced that actor Cam Gigandet
Cam Gigandet
Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...
had signed on as a spokesperson for the brand, and characterized him as the "first official male spokesperson for a beauty brand."
Work in education
From 1989 to 1997, Sender was an Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
's Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
, where she taught MBA students and co-founded the MIT Entrepreneurship Center
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
The MIT Entrepreneurship Center is one of the largest research and teaching centers at the MIT Sloan School of Management, the business and management school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
. Sender has also lectured at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
.