Meet Emma Grede, Shark Tank’s first black female investor: 6 things to know about the Kardashian’s Skims and Good American co-founder – but how does her net worth stack up?

Oct 16 , 2021

Emma Grede, serial entrepreneur and Kardashian bestie, joins the Shark Tank cast for season 13. Photo: ABC

As well as co-founding Skims with Kim K, she’s also collaborated with Khloe Kardashian in setting up Good American and mum-ager Kris Jenner for the brand Safely

CEO of ITB, Emma Grede is married to Swedish entrepreneur Jens Grede and in 2008, founded talent management company ITB before it was sold to Rogers & Cowan PMK

ABC’s Shark Tank is back, and with season 13 comes along a timely change in the wildly popular reality TV show’s line-up of panellists.

Emma Grede joins the other panellists for ABC’s Shark Tank. Photo: ABC

Emma Grede, the first black female investor on the show, is the 39-year-old co-founder and CEO of denim-brand Good American and a founding partner in Kim Kardashian’s shapewear line Skims.

Here are six more things to know about her.

She has a close business partnership and friendship with the Kardashians

Khloe Kardashian and Emma Grede work closely together with their brand Good American. Photo: Good American

Grede founded the brand Good American with Khloe Kardashian in 2016 because she felt that so many women are left out of the fashion conversation and so she wanted to focus on size inclusiveness – the foundation of their brand. Grede and Kardashian are very ambitious and have influenced other brands to begin expanding their size range.

Emma Grede and Kris Jenner pose together in a photo to promote their brand Safely. Photo: @emmagrede/Instagram

Not only is Grede close with the Kardashian sisters, but she also works with their mum-ager Kris Jenner for the brand Safely. The plant-based green home-cleaning products were introduced to Bed Bath & Beyond in March 2021.