
Eri Kikunaga (right), Inventor of Chrysmela earring back
Have you ever lost an earring? You are not alone!
That is the rallying cry for my business, Chrysmela, the most secure earring back ever. I brought this message to national television three times in the past five months, twice on HSN and once as a winning applicant on MSNBC Your Business & HSN contest.
Nothing in my background indicated I would have these opportunities.
I was born in Tokyo and immigrated to the United States in my early twenties working for the prestigious McKinsey and later, I worked as a securities analyst with several major international banks, specializing in cross-border transactions and investment research, very much a “big business” career.
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