Parade Underwear CEO Cami Téllez Talks Colombian Roots
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For Hispanic Heritage Month, InStyle interviewed Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna Cami Téllez about being a first-generation American, starting a small business, and making a name for herself as a female entrepreneur. She also showed us her favorite pieces from her Instagram-famous lingerie brand.
Cami Téllez founded Parade, a direct-to-consumer intimates brand while she was an undergraduate at Columbia alongside her business partner…
Parade's Cami Tellez Wants to Build a Billion-Dollar Brand
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This College Dropout's $200 Million Company Is Changing How Gen Z Buys Underwear
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Parade Underwear CEO Cami Téllez Talks Colombian Roots
Parade's Cami Tellez Wants to Build a Billion-Dollar Brand
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How Cami Téllez is building Parade underwear into an intimates empire
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Parade Founders Cami and Jack Talk Underwear
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Glossy 50 2021: Cami Tellez, founder and CEO of Parade
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How Parade underwear CEO Cami Téllez built a $140 million business
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Parade Founder Cami Tellez On The Spirit Of Defiance She Sees In Young Entrepreneurs
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Parade Underwear CEO Cami Téllez Talks Colombian Roots
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Cami Téllez: A Day In the Life of the Parade Underwear CEO and Co-founder
Parade CEO Cami Téllez on Victoria's Secret, Underwear, and
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How Cami Téllez is building Parade underwear into an intimates empire
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Q&A With Parade Co-Founders Cami Tellez and Jack DeFuria