Ashley Villa

VOLUME #5

Founder and CEO of
RARE GLOBAL

Ashley
Villa

12.16.2018

Downtown LA

Ashley R. Villa, Esq, is the Founder and CEO of RARE GLOBAL, a talent management company for today’s generation of social media superstars. RARE GLOBAL represents the biggest influencers in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle including: Forbes Magazine 2017 Top Fashion Influencer - Jenn Im, NAACP 2018 YouTuber of the Year - Jackie Aina, Wengie, Amber Scholl, and Stephanie Villa. She’s worked with some of the world's leading brands including Target, Too Faced, YSL, Vogue, Calvin Klein and Sephora. She recently launched The Be Rare Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to empowering the next generation of female entrepreneurs who share a mission of moving females forward.

Interview

Define your sense of style in three words.
Chic, luxe and sophisticated.

What do you wear to feel most confident?
A tailored trouser, a tight leather jacket and some Louboutins.

What is an app on your phone you can’t do without?
I know this is a really boring answer but my Mail and Calendar app.

What’s the best career advice you've ever gotten?
Don't let the hard road deter your from getting your dream job and where you wanna go.

Share a misstep that you made in your career and how you overcame it.
I really wish I tried a lot harder during college when I was going to UCLA. I should have paid more attention in school and picked a major that is more applicable to the job I have now.

What do you wake up every day looking forward to?
Everyday I wake up looking forward to meeting with my team at RARE and just getting going for the day.