Jessica Simpson fronts Entrepreneur magazine: ‘Quite possibly my most meaningful cover’

Jessica Simpson has very adeptly managed to go from pop singer to reality TV star to fashion designer who steers her own empire.

So it is understandable that the 41-year-old blonde bombshell is finally getting recognize as a savvy businesswoman.

On Tuesday the mother-of-three shared that she is very proud to have landed on the cover of Entrepreneur magazine.

The siren looked slender and stylish in a low cut black suit with gold buttons and a matching belt.

The Public Affair singer’s blonde flaxen hair was parted in the middle and ran down her back as she flashed a Mona Lisa smile.

The Dukes Of Hazzard actress wore long light blue nails as she added several rings to her fingers.

In her caption she seemed to be as proud as can be over her cover.  

A closer look: The siren looked slender and stylish in a low cut black suit with gold buttons and a matching belt. The Public Affair singer’s blonde flaxen hair was parted in the middle and ran down her back as she flashed a Mona Lisa smile

‘Let them underestimate you! Quite possibly my most meaningful cover headline to date. Thank you @entrepreneur @francesdodds [the deputy editor of the magazine] for giving me a platform to share my Jessica Simpson Style story and seeing me for who I am,’ wrote the Texas native.

Then she offered some sage advice for her followers. 

‘Don’t put too much pressure on yourself because it’s never make-or-break, you know?’ wrote the wife of Eric Johnson.

‘There’s always a way to make that break. Let time move a little slower so you learn and grow along the way. Then, by the time you get there, you’ll be ready.’

She knows her worth: ‘Let them underestimate you! Quite possibly my most meaningful cover headline to date. Thank you @entrepreneur @francesdodds [the deputy editor of the magazine] for giving me a platform to share my Jessica Simpson Style story and seeing me for who I am,’ wrote the Texas native

In January Simpson said she considered borrowing money against her homes to regain ownership of her eponymous brand.

The 41-year-old star and her mother Tina were left with a minority stake of 37.5% in Jessica Simpson Collection when Sequential Brands Group Inc. bought a majority share in 2015, but four years later, the star wanted the lifestyle firm back.

Jessica made the decision while in hospital with bronchitis, 34 weeks into her pregnancy with daughter Birdie, now two.

She recalled pledging: ‘We’ll borrow against our homes. Even if I have to go live in a little, tiny place in Ireland, I will.’

My name is mine! In January Simpson said she considered borrowing money against her homes to regain ownership of her eponymous brand. The 41-year-old star and her mother Tina were left with a minority stake of 37.5% in Jessica Simpson Collection when Sequential Brands Group Inc. bought a majority share in 2015, but four years later, the star wanted the lifestyle firm back. Seen in 2014

She added to Bloomberg Businessweek: ‘We’re ready to go into the trenches. Pay it all back and earn it ourselves.’

In the time since she established the company, Jessica realized she was at the heart of what drove the firm.

She said: ‘At the beginning of the business, it was a lot about people-pleasing. Then we realized we actually are the leaders.’

In January 2021, Jessica and Tina hired boutique investment bank Threadstone Capital LLC to arrange financing so they could buy back the Jessica Simpson Collection and the With You singer had a clear brief for them.

A family type: Seen here with her husband Eric Johnson, a former football player

The little ones: Jessica has Birdie, as well as Maxwell, nine, and Ace, eight, with her husband Johnson

Threadstone managing director William Susman said: ‘Jessica’s message since I’ve been involved has been very, very clear: “I want my name. I want the control of my company.” She views it very much as part of her identity.’

The pair bought regained control of the firm in October 2021 and plan to keep all 20 of its licensees in over 30 categories, as well as expanding into new products and thinking about creating their own licensing company.

Tina said: ‘We want to build our own IP platform, so that we can sign other people under us, and our umbrella, and we will take good care of them.’

Jessica – who has Birdie, as well as Maxwell, nine, and Ace, eight, with her husband Johnson – admires the way her friend Kim Kardashian runs her business empire.

She said: ‘She reminds me of myself in a lot of ways: She’s very vulnerable, very honest, self-deprecating, and driven. I wish I had a little bit more of her confidence.’

A fan: The blonde said she admires the way her friend Kim Kardashian runs her business empire. She said: ‘She reminds me of myself in a lot of ways: She’s very vulnerable, very honest, self-deprecating, and driven. I wish I had a little bit more of her confidence’