Pleasant Rowland
Birthname Pleasant Williams Thiele Birthplace Bannockburn, Illinois, United States Education Wells College Profession Entrepeneur Net worth $300,000,000 Source of Wealth American Girl emblem Nationality American Country United States Marital Status Married (Jerome Frautschi)Pleasant Rowland is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, and reporter who has an estimated net worth of $300 million.
Pleasant Rowland started her occupation as an educator in different states. From being a trainer, she became a news anchor and anchor for a local ABC station, KGO-TV from 1968 to 1971. After she left the business, Rowland pursued writing textbooks. At that point, she has already established herself as a publisher and has created a language arts program known as Beginning to Read, Write, and Listen.
In 1986, she based Pleasant Company which manufactured American Girl dolls, books, and equipment. Twelve years later, Rowland offered the company to Mattel for $seven-hundred million. In 2001, she bought bankrupt ceramics producer, Mackenzie-Childs and bought to Lee Feldman and Howard Cohen, phase house owners of Twin Lakes Capital in 2008.
Aside from business, Rowland established Rowland Reading Foundation which promotes the Rowland Reading Program.
Pleasant Williams Thiele married to Jerome Frautschi in 1977.
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