Josie Natori
{{For|the company|The Natori Company}}{{Infobox fashion designer|||image=Mrs._Natori_portrait2.JPG|caption=Josie Natori in 2009|name=Josie Natori|nationality=Filipino, American|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|5|9}}|birth_place=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]|networth=$150 million (September 2018) <ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/josie-natori/| title = Josie Natori| publisher = Forbes online| accessdate = September 28, 2018}}</ref>|death_date=|death_place=|education=[[Manhattanville College]]|label_name=Josie Natori, Natori, Josie, and N Natori|significant_design=|awards=[[Order of Lakandula]]; Peopling of America, 2007; commissioner on the White House Conference on Small Business.}}

'''Si Josie Natori''', (pinangaki na '''Josefina Almeda Cruz''') sarong Pilipino-Amerikanang tagadesinyo nin moda asin CEO na tagamukna kan The Natori Company. Nagsirbe si Natori bilang komisyuner nin  [[White House]] Conference kan saradit na negosyo. Kan Marso 2007, natawan siya nin onra na  [[Order of Lakandula]], saro sa pinakahalangkaw na onra sibil sa Pilipinas.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-160727904.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516222330/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-160727904.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2011|title=Josie Natori Receives Top Philippine Honor|publisher=WWD|accessdate=December 11, 2007}}</ref>  Kan Abril  2007, nakaresibe si Natori nin "Peopling of America" Award hale sa [[Statue of Liberty]] - [[Ellis Island]] Foundation.<ref name="peopling">{{cite web|url=http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/2007_recipients.asp|title=The Ellis Island 2007 Family Heritage Awards - 2007 Recipients|publisher=The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation|accessdate=May 15, 2008}}</ref> Pirmi niyang sinasabi na an saiyang pilosopiya sa negosyo nakabase sa "East-West mix" nin kultura asin desinyo.

== Kaamayan kan saiyang buhay ==
Si '''Josefina Almeda Cruz'''  pinangaki sa Pilipinas kan 1947. An saiyang ina iyo si  Angelita Almeda, tugang ni Fredesvinda Almeda. Parehas nakapangagom nin darakulang negosyante. An saiyang ina napangagom na si Felipe Cruz, na igwang saro sa pinakadakulang kompanya sa industriya. Pinadakula siya sa burunyog na pamilya, saro sa anom na magturugang. An saiyang hilig iyo an pagtugtog nin piano asin nagganap ini nin solo kaiba an  [[Manila Philharmonic Orchestra]] sa edad na 9.<ref name="piano">{{cite web|url=http://runway2reality.blogspot.com/2007/11/josie-natori-designer-ceo-of-natori.html|title=Josie Natori - Designer/CEO The Natori Company, Filipino|publisher=Runway2Reality|accessdate=May 15, 2008|archive-date=December 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222120609/http://runway2reality.blogspot.com/2007/11/josie-natori-designer-ceo-of-natori.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>  Nakanood na siya magnegosyo kan siya huben pa; an saiyang lola igwa man nin mga negosyo kaiba na an botika.<ref name="The Boss">{{cite news|last1=Wademan Dowling|first1=Daisy|title=The Boss|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/jobs/14boss.html|accessdate=19 March 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 June 2009}}</ref>

== Edukasyon asin Paglipat sa America ==
Naglipat si Natori sa [[United States]] kan 1964 para magklase sa [[Manhattanville College]], kun saen nagkua siyang kurso sa ekonomiya, asin nag-enrol sa [[Fordham University]].<ref name="The Boss" />Siya naging mamamayan kan  1974.<ref name="Yahoo Finance">{{cite news|last1=Browne|first1=Andrea|title=7 Self-Made Immigrant Millionaires|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-self-made-immigrant-millionaires.html?page=all|accessdate=25 April 2015|agency=Yahoo Finance|publisher=Yahoo|date=9 November 2012}}</ref> Sinabi ni Natori: "There is no better place in the world for an immigrant to succeed than in the U.S. Follow your dream and make it happen."<ref name="Yahoo Finance" />

== Karera ==
Matapos makagradwae, nagkua siya nin position sa corporate finance bilang empleyado sa  stock brokerage firm asin investment bank sa [[Bache & Co.]], na kun saen nagbalik siya sa Manila para magbukas nin opisina duman. kan siya 21, siya an assistant manager kan opisina nin duwang taon.<ref name="The Boss" /> Kan magsara ini nagbalik si Natori sa New York asin nagtrabaho sa  [[Merrill Lynch]], kun saen siya naging enot na babaying Bise Presidente nin [[corporate finance]].<ref name="peopling" />  Sa Wall Street niya nabisto an saiyang agom na si '''Ken Natori''',na sarong Managing Director kan [[Shearson Lehman]]. An duwa kinasal kan 1972. Kan 1974, si Natori naging United States citizen.

== Paglipat sa Karera nin Moda ==
{{quote box|quote=After six years at Merrill I had become the first woman V.P. in corporate finance, but I was really bored. I wanted to be like my grandmother and have my own company. In retrospect, there was a creative side of me that needed fulfilling, too.<ref name="The Boss"/>|source=—Josie Natori, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June, 2009.|width=50%|align=right}}Si Natori naglipat hale sa [[Wall Street]] hanggang sa karera nin moda kan 1977, matapos ikonsiderar an iba pang negosyo arog kan pagbukas nin franchise [[McDonald's|McDonald,]] pagkakaigwang [[antique furniture]].<ref name="time">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664382,00.html|title=Josie Natori Turns Dressing Inside Out|magazine=Time|accessdate=May 15, 2008|date=September 21, 2007|archive-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613134605/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1664382,00.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>  Nagtutok siya sa moda kan an sarong parabakal sa[[Bloomingdale's]] nagtaong suhestiyon na labaan an blusa na pinadara saiya hali sa Pilipinas.<ref name="The Boss" />{{quote box|quote=This is a journey through my heritage, in a way. It's ancient Eastern inspiration for modern Western use. Beautiful is beautiful, whatever its time.<ref name="ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST">{{cite news|last1=Owens|first1=Mitchell|title=JOSIE NATORI'S ORIENT EXPRESSIONS|url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/shop/2011-10/josie-natori-home-accessories-collection-article|accessdate=25 April 2015|agency=ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST|publisher=Conde Nast|archivedate=23 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823045623/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/shop/2011-10/josie-natori-home-accessories-collection-article}}</ref>|source=—Josie Natori, on the launch of her home goods line in ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', October, 2011|width=50%|align=right}}

== Mga Onra ==
Kan Oktobre 3, 2008, tinawan nin onra kan [[Bank of the Philippine Islands]] direktor na si  [[Zobel de Ayala]] asin Labor Secretary Marianito Roque si Natori nin  2008 BPInoy Award sa Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Kan 2007, sinilebrar ni Natori an ika-30 na taon bilang CEO kan [[The Natori Company]]. Nakaresibe mn siya nin Galleon Award hale ki  [[Corazon Aquino]] kan 1998.<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/125013/BPI-awards-two-outstanding-overseas-Filipinos BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos,  BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos]</ref><ref>[http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081011-165895/Natori-Hizon-win-world-class-award globalnation.inquirer, Natori, Hizon win world-class award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012033419/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081011-165895/Natori-Hizon-win-world-class-award|date=2008-10-12}}</ref>

Miyembro man siya nin [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]]<ref name="CFDA">{{cite web|title=CFDA Members|url=http://cfda.com/members#!josie-natori|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>

== Mga toltolan ==
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== Panluwas na takod ==

* [http://www.natori.com Natori Company Official Website]
* [https://instagram.com/natoricompany Instagram]
* [http://www.natoriinside.com/blog Natori Inside Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707170135/http://www.natoriinside.com/blog/ |date=2016-07-07 }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNatoriCompany YouTube]
* [https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/items/show/917 FIT Talks oral history interview with Josie Natori, recorded on June, 2017]
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Si Josie Natori, (pinangaki na Josefina Almeda Cruz) sarong Pilipino-Amerikanang tagadesinyo nin moda asin CEO na tagamukna kan The Natori Company. Nagsirbe si Natori bilang komisyuner nin  White House Conference kan saradit na negosyo. Kan Marso 2007, natawan siya nin onra na  Order of Lakandula, saro sa pinakahalangkaw na onra sibil sa Pilipinas.  Kan Abril  2007, nakaresibe si Natori nin "Peopling of America" Award hale sa Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation. Pirmi niyang sinasabi na an saiyang pilosopiya sa negosyo nakabase sa "East-West mix" nin kultura asin desinyo.

 Kaamayan kan saiyang buhay 
Si Josefina Almeda Cruz  pinangaki sa Pilipinas kan 1947. An saiyang ina iyo si  Angelita Almeda, tugang ni Fredesvinda Almeda. Parehas nakapangagom nin darakulang negosyante. An saiyang ina napangagom na si Felipe Cruz, na igwang saro sa pinakadakulang kompanya sa industriya. Pinadakula siya sa burunyog na pamilya, saro sa anom na magturugang. An saiyang hilig iyo an pagtugtog nin piano asin nagganap ini nin solo kaiba an  Manila Philharmonic Orchestra sa edad na 9.  Nakanood na siya magnegosyo kan siya huben pa; an saiyang lola igwa man nin mga negosyo kaiba na an botika.

 Edukasyon asin Paglipat sa America 
Naglipat si Natori sa United States kan 1964 para magklase sa Manhattanville College, kun saen nagkua siyang kurso sa ekonomiya, asin nag-enrol sa Fordham University.Siya naging mamamayan kan  1974. Sinabi ni Natori: "There is no better place in the world for an immigrant to succeed than in the U.S. Follow your dream and make it happen."

 Karera 
Matapos makagradwae, nagkua siya nin position sa corporate finance bilang empleyado sa  stock brokerage firm asin investment bank sa Bache & Co., na kun saen nagbalik siya sa Manila para magbukas nin opisina duman. kan siya 21, siya an assistant manager kan opisina nin duwang taon. Kan magsara ini nagbalik si Natori sa New York asin nagtrabaho sa  Merrill Lynch, kun saen siya naging enot na babaying Bise Presidente nin corporate finance.  Sa Wall Street niya nabisto an saiyang agom na si Ken Natori,na sarong Managing Director kan Shearson Lehman. An duwa kinasal kan 1972. Kan 1974, si Natori naging United States citizen.

 Paglipat sa Karera nin Moda 
Si Natori naglipat hale sa Wall Street hanggang sa karera nin moda kan 1977, matapos ikonsiderar an iba pang negosyo arog kan pagbukas nin franchise McDonald, pagkakaigwang antique furniture.  Nagtutok siya sa moda kan an sarong parabakal saBloomingdale's nagtaong suhestiyon na labaan an blusa na pinadara saiya hali sa Pilipinas.

 Mga Onra 
Kan Oktobre 3, 2008, tinawan nin onra kan Bank of the Philippine Islands direktor na si  Zobel de Ayala asin Labor Secretary Marianito Roque si Natori nin  2008 BPInoy Award sa Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Kan 2007, sinilebrar ni Natori an ika-30 na taon bilang CEO kan The Natori Company. Nakaresibe mn siya nin Galleon Award hale ki  Corazon Aquino kan 1998.BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos,  BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinosglobalnation.inquirer, Natori, Hizon win world-class award 

Miyembro man siya nin Council of Fashion Designers of America

 Mga toltolan 

 Panluwas na takod 

 Natori Company Official Website
 Instagram
 Natori Inside Blog 
 YouTube
 FIT Talks oral history interview with Josie Natori, recorded on June, 2017