Susie Ma is a British-Chinese entrepreneur, philanthropist, and sustainability advocate best known as the founder and CEO of Tropic Skincare, one of the UK’s fastest-growing ethical beauty brands.

Who Susie Ma Is

  • Born in Shanghai in 1988 and raised in the UK, she studied Philosophy and Economics at University College London before going into business.
  • She started making natural, homemade body scrubs as a teenager to help her family with household bills, selling them at Greenwich Market in London.
  • Those early products evolved into Tropic Skincare, a multi-award-winning brand focused on natural, cruelty-free, sustainably produced skincare.

Career Highlights

  • In 2011 she appeared on BBC’s “The Apprentice,” finished third, but impressed Lord Alan Sugar enough that he invested £200,000 for a stake in Tropic.
  • With that backing, Tropic scaled up and has since been cited as one of the fastest-growing skincare brands in the UK, with revenues reported in the tens of millions of pounds.
  • In 2023 she bought back Lord Sugar’s shares, regaining full ownership of the company.

Impact and Recognition

  • Tropic operates a social-selling model with tens of thousands of mostly female “Ambassadors,” giving people a way to earn income through selling the products.
  • The company links sales to charitable and environmental projects, such as funding education, supporting food banks, planting trees, and marine conservation initiatives.
  • Susie Ma has featured in lists like Forbes 30 Under 30 and in UK entrepreneur award platforms for her business growth and social impact.

Why She’s Trending Lately

  • Recent coverage has focused on her buying back full control of Tropic and the brand’s continued growth as a leading “green beauty” and female-powered business.
  • Interviews and talks over the last couple of years highlight her emphasis on purpose-led entrepreneurship, sustainability, and empowering women through flexible work.

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