Money is in the minds of everyone when the word Gates is mentioned. Billionaire Bill Gates has established his name as a mogul after being listed by Forbes as the richest man in the world for 20 years. Anyone carrying that name is expected to live by it. Bianca Gates,44, has done just that. She took her husband’s name on one hand and Bill Gates’s reputation on the other. She has become so wealthy that people think she is the daughter of Bill Gates. However, we would like to clarify that Bianca Gates is not Bill Gates’s Child. She is a woman who saw the potential of owning a business and trusted her guts. Now, she is one of the richest women in the country. Here is her story.
Bianca Gates Biography
Bianca Gates is an American businesswoman and the co-founder of a shoe company called Birdies. The company manufactures easy-to-wear shoes and recently they introduced sneakers. Birdies Company has become an internationally recognized brand after it has been featured in prominent media outlets. The company is located in San Francisco and hires 56 employees. The company also makes an average of $1 – $10 million in sales revenue per year.
Bianca Gates Age
Bianca was born on 20th May 1979 in California. She is the oldest of four kids born to her American mother and Argentinian father. She is the wife of Jackson Gates. The couple married 15 years ago on 29th March. The couple, which has two children, lives in Marina.
Bianca Gates Career
Gates’s thoughts on success were on education. She went to the University of California, Irvine where she pursued a degree in International Global studies. After graduating, Bianca worked for Johnson and Johnson as a Pharmaceutical Sales representative, an Account Executive for NBS, and Account Executive for Univision Communication in New York for three years. In May 2005, she joined Viacom also as an Account Executive. Her breakthrough came in 2011 when she joined Facebook in the department of Retail. Bianca left her job in 2017 to start Birdies with her long-time friend.
Bianca Gates Birdies
Bianca and Marisa Sharkey realized a gap in the shoe industry and took a risk by deciding to invest in it. The idea started off as a problem she wanted to fix. Bianca wanted light shoes she could wear while at home. She looked for the shoes but could not find them. Realizing this problem created a business opportunity.
In 2015, Bianca and Sharkey gathered $100,000 to manufacture a prototype shoe. To their surprise, they sold 1,800 pairs to friends and relatives. At that time, Gates was running the company and still working full-time at Facebook. The success of her initiative led her quit he job in 2017 to focus on her newfound passion.
As the market base began increasing Bianca realized that most of her clients were using the shoes for outdoor activities. Her entrepreneurial spirit told her that the people were demanding outdoor shoes with thick soles and hard leather. Like her initial step with indoor shoes, Bianca took the risk of manufacturing outdoor shoes. She manufactured running shoes, slides, and flats.
The brand became widespread after Prince Harry, the Duke of Syyxxes, and Meghan Markle the Duchess of Suxxes wore a pair of birdies. The shoes sold out and had 30,000 people waiting. Listening to customers online also helped Gates and Marisa to respond and deliver according to their demands. This helped the brand to have a close relationship with its clients.
As a strategy to improve their company’s brand, Gates actively participates in social matters. They showed their support for Kamala Harries and also partnered with Haley Sacks, who runs a financial literacy platform for educating women called Finance is Cool. Being of Latin origin, Bianca also stands up for the needs of the Latin people, encouraging them and representing them in the entrepreneurship sector.
Birdies has been featured on The Today Show, People Magazine, Forbes, and ElleDecor, and is heavily competing with long-established companies. In July 2021, Birdies announced the transition of its logo. Their previous logo appeared like a bird. However, the new logo was more mature, stronger, and iconic able to compete with notable brands in the world. Birdies also became a sponsor of Angel City Football Club, a women’s soccer team based in Los Angeles.
Bianca Gates Net Worth
Bianca has become an influential figure among women in the United States. Together with her partner, they have demonstrated the power of women to succeed in businesses that were once dominated by men. Bianca has been able to afford a decent lifestyle for her family. Her net worth could be $10 million. Her physique also makes her a perfect figure for representing her shoes. Bianca is 5 feet and 8 inches tall. Bianca Gates is not the only Latina doing big things in the entrepreneurial world. Others like Layana Aguilar are also making big moves in the fashion industry.
Nationality: American
Age: 44
Ethnicity: Latin American
Occupation: Entrepreneur
net worth: $10 million
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2
Height: 5 feet and 8 inches
