Jacquelyn Tran has recently had two entrepreneurial honors bestowed upon her: the Enst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Inc Magazine named her one of the ‘Hottest Entrepreneurs Under 30.” These accolades are in addition to being named one of 2006’s most successful businesspeople under 30 by Inc and OC Metro magazines.

30 year old Tran is the president of Perfume Bay, which is an extremely successful internet based perfume business. She grew up in a family involved in the perfume industry and decided in college that the internet was the way to truly be successful in the global marketplace. She launched Perfume Bay on her own and has been able to watch it grow and succeed over the past few years. She has even brought her family into the business as it has grown. With sales reaching $17 million last year, she certainly deserves the honors and recognition that she is receiving.

Tran was born in Soc Trang, in southern Viet Nam and moved to America with her family when she was three years old. Her recent awards recognize her vision and success within her business. Tran says that

…the secret to success is to have a vision and the will power to carry out your vision.

As parents we’re always looking for good role models for our kids. As a Caucasian adoptive parent of a Vietnamese daughter, my eye is drawn to stories about Asian women who present themselves as positive role models. Of course Ella’s too young to understand now, but if she were older I would point out this story to her to let her see a successful young Vietnamese American woman who has done amazingly well in the business world.

I would like to continue to give exposure to stories like Tran’s. It’s not only good for all of us to read, but a great idea to share with your kids. If there are any Vietnamese role models who you would like to see highlighted on this blog, please send me an email at adoptvietnamblog@adoptionmail.com with their information.



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