{"id":1340,"date":"2024-05-23T03:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=334326"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:02:57","slug":"bozoma-saint-john-left-4-million-a-year-job-two-years-before-real-housewives-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/05\/23\/bozoma-saint-john-left-4-million-a-year-job-two-years-before-real-housewives-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Bozoma Saint John left $4 million a year job two years before Real Housewives fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bozoma Saint John&#8217;s net worth could&#8217;ve reached wild heights if she&#8217;d stayed working at Netflix but the businesswoman had different plans. She&#8217;s just been announced as a new cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Bozoma will star alongside long-standing Housewives including Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais, and Sutton Stracke.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mingling with the likes of Garcelle, <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/erika-jayne-moved-to-la-with-nothing-but-trashbag-of-clothes-before-making-millions\">Erika Jayne<\/a>, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle, and Sutton could be intimidating for some. But with chief roles at Netflix, and Uber on her resum\u00e9 and a published book, Bozoma Saint John appears to be more than equipped to contend with the RHOBH ladies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bozoma-saint-john-s-net-worth\">Bozoma Saint John&#8217;s net worth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bozoma is announced as the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills\">Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> newbie this May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 47-year-old hails from Connecticut and carved out an entrepreneurial career for herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show in February last year, Bozoma explained how her parents are from Ghana, and as a &#8220;first generation American&#8221; they wanted her to &#8220;have one of three careers &#8211; a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/kyle-richards-separation-attracts-more-attention-than-ariana-grandes-divorce\">Kyle Richards\u2019 separation attracts more attention than Ariana Grande\u2019s divorce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A life in marketing wasn&#8217;t initially on the cards. But, after college, she went to New York for a break and discovered marketing. She describes herself as a &#8220;hustler&#8221; after going to The Big Apple with &#8220;no money&#8221; and making a success of herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She reportedly has an estimated net worth of $30 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/netwealth.biz\/bozoma-saint-john-net-worth-and-bio-of-corporate-titan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per<\/a> Net Wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bozoma&#8217;s impressive career began with her working at Spike Lee&#8217;s advertising company, SpikeDDB, in the early 2000s as a receptionist. She then went on to become Senior Account Executive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bozoma-saint-john-0305441\/details\/experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per<\/a> her LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, she was hired as a Marketing Manager at Pepsi-Cola, before moving on to roles at Apple, Uber, and Endeavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, Bozoma worked at Netflix as Chief Marketing Officer earning a whopping $4 million a year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexttv.com\/news\/bozoma-saint-johns-netflix-exit-the-mystery-gets-curiouser-and-curiouser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writes<\/a> Next TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bozoma Saint John Reflects On Her Journey To Marketing Superstardom In New Memoir\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNbZBxOv0Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bozoma-s-biggest-achievement\">Bozoma&#8217;s &#8216;biggest achievement&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bozoma has had huge success in her marketing career and is known as a speaker, and author, as well as a giant in the advertising world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three years ago, she topped Forbes&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbespr\/2021\/09\/29\/forbes-ranks-worlds-most-influential-cmos-featuring-preeminent-chief-marketing-officers-who-are-challenging-the-status-quo-to-create-lasting-impact\/?sh=272653795951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list<\/a> as the &#8216;the World&#8217;s Most Influential CMO&#8217;. But, accolades aren&#8217;t all that she&#8217;s about, as she writes on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bozomasaintjohn.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> what her &#8220;biggest achievement in life is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It reads: &#8220;By far, her greatest achievement is in raising her 14-year-old daughter, Lael.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/instagram\">Instagram<\/a> this May, the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/bravo\">Bravo<\/a> newbie shared the love for her daughter on Mother&#8217;s Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C65TJiGLTtd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I wished on a star for my rainbow baby\u2026 and God delivered her. So every time I say her name LA- EL, it\u2019s a Biblical reminder in Hebrew that she belongs to God\u2026 and I smile, laugh, and praise in full joy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Bozoma joins the RHOBH cast, fans appear ecstatic on her IG page. Many say they&#8217;re going to tune in purely to see her on screen, and others write: &#8220;A boss is in the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/dorit-had-to-come-clean-about-pk-split-to-keep-spot-on-rhobh-says-dating-coach\">Dorit \u2018had to come clean\u2019 about PK split to \u2018keep spot on RHOBH\u2019, says dating coach<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bozoma Saint John&#8217;s net worth could&#8217;ve reached wild heights if she&#8217;d stayed working at Netflix but the businesswoman had different plans. She&#8217;s just been announced as a new cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Bozoma will star alongside long-standing Housewives including Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais, and Sutton Stracke. 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