Hannah Bronfman
Hannah Bronfman (born October 26, 1987[1]) is an American DJ,[2] social media influencer,[3] and entrepreneur from Manhattan.[4][5][6][7] She was a co-founder of Beautified, a now defunct mobile app for finding last-minute beauty services.
Hannah Bronfman | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Bard College |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Spouse(s) | Brendan Fallis (m. 2017) |
Parent(s) | Edgar Bronfman Jr. Sherry Brewer |
Relatives | John Langeloth Loeb Sr. (great-grandfather) Samuel Bronfman (great-grandfather) Edgar Bronfman, Sr. (grandfather) Benjamin Bronfman (brother) |
Website | hbronfman |
Early life and education
Bronfman was born in New York City to a Jewish father, former Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr., and an African-American mother, actress Sherry Brewer.[8][9][10][11] She is a member of the Lehman family through her paternal grandmother, Ann Loeb Bronfman.[12]
She graduated from Bard College in December 2010 with a degree in sculpture.[4]
Career
When she was 20, Bronfman invested in the restaurant Hotel Griffou.[13] She was a co-founder with her older brother, entrepreneur and musician Benjamin Bronfman, of Green Owl, an ecologically oriented multimedia company, which she managed.[4][13][11][14]
In 2012, Bronfman co-founded Beautified, a mobile app that allowed users to secure last-minute beauty services such as salon, spa, and gym bookings.[8][15][16] The app originally covered only New York City, but expanded to Los Angeles and San Francisco in August 2014.[17] Beautified's expansion coincided with an announcement that it had raised $1.2 million in seed funding. Bronfman was ousted from the company in 2014;[18] as of April 2018, the app was defunct.[19]
She was featured in the fashion documentary This is My Reality in 2013,[20][21] and was a featured model at DKNY's Fall 2014 Fashion Show and walked the runway.[22] It was her first appearance on a runway.[22] In 2015, Bronfman became a Clinique ambassador for their 3-Step System as well as a part of their #FaceForward Campaign, an initiative to capture the attention of millennials.[23]
She has published a health and wellness book titled Do What Feels Good, and runs an associated website, HBFIT.com.[2]
Bronfman is an event DJ in New York City.[2]
Filmography
- Grand Street (2014) – Mia
- American Milkshake (2013) – Cheerleader
Personal life
On August 17, 2015, Bronfman became engaged to her long-time boyfriend, fellow DJ Brendan Fallis.[24][25][26] They were married in Marrakesh, Morocco, on May 20, 2017,[3] and have homes in Amagansett, New York,[2] and Manhattan.[27][28] Their first child, a son, was born in 2020.[29]
References
- Kelsey Hendrix (November 17, 2015). "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Casting Call". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- "Two D.J.s Trade in Their Turn Tables for More Time Outdoors". The New York Times. June 12, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Lauren McCarthy (May 21, 2017). "Inside Hannah Bronfman and Brendan Fallis's Moroccan Wedding Extravaganza". W. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Alessandra Codinha (August 11, 2008). "Hannah Bronfman Saves the World". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Emily Zemler (January 24, 2007). "Hannah Bronfman's Grammy Playlist". Elle. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Lauren Kaplan (December 10, 2013). "Hannah Bronfman: Beauty Entrepreneur, DJ, and Lipstick Whisperer". Glam. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Julie Ma (August 21, 2013). "See Hannah Bronfman Reveal Her Wardrobe Contents". New York Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- "Hannah Bronfman, Entrepreneur. New York". The Coveteur. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Jessica Pressler (February 18, 2014). "202 Minutes With the Busy, Glitzy Bronfmans". New York Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Jenny Singer (April 18, 2017). "The 6 Jews You Need To Follow On Instagram". The Forward. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "Style Profile: Hannah Bronfman". Ebony. August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "Ann L. Bronfman: Obituary". The New York Times. April 10, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2013 – via Legacy.com.
- Alexandria Symonds (August 12, 2010). "A Night in the Life of Hannah Bronfman". Paper. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
- Joe Pompeo (November 24, 2009). "The Bed-Stuy Bronfman". The New York Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Kathleen Hu (February 27, 2013). "From It Girl to Tech Entrepreneur: Get the Scoop on Hannah Bronfman's New Beauty App". Fashionista. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Hannah Bronfman (August 18, 2014). "How It Girl Hannah Bronfman Made the Must-Have Beauty App of the Moment". Teen Vogue. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Sarah Buhr (August 13, 2014). "Beautified Gets $1.2 Million Seed, Updates Its Look And Takes On StyleSeat In SF And LA". Tech Crunch. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- "The Ugly Side Of Beautified: Hannah Bronfman Sues Partner". Jewish Business News. December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- "Publisher profile: Beautified, LLC". Sensor Tower. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- Celia L. Smith (May 13, 2013). "Who's That Girl?: Hannah Bronfman". Essence. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Lauren Levinson (February 5, 2013). "Bar III Gets into the Reality Show Biz". Elle. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Chrissy Rutherford (February 9, 2014). "Hannah Bronfman's Runway Debut". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- "In Her Bag: Hannah Bronfman's Workout Essentials". Clinique. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Annie Georgia Greenberg (November 16, 2012). "Inside The Soho Love Nest Of NYC's Cutest Power Couple". Refinery29. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Clara Cheeseman. "Fashion and Fine Whisky with Brendan Fallis & Hannah Bronfman". Interview. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- Zachary Weiss (August 20, 2015). "New York's Favorite 'It' Couple Is Finally Engaged". The New York Observer.
- Melissa Minton (May 5, 2017). "Hannah Bronfman and Brendan Fallis's Home in New York City Is a Minimalist's Dream". Architectural Digest. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Jennifer Gould (May 9, 2018). "Hannah Bronfman and Brendan Fallis list stunning triplex". The New York Post. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- Jen Juneau; Gabrielle Chung (December 3, 2020). "Hannah Bronfman Announces the Birth of Her First Child with Help from Barack Obama". People. Retrieved December 24, 2020.