--- description: Natalie Massenet, one of the 100 most influential people in the world today, tells who and what helped her career, business and brand. title: Net-a-Porter Founder Discusses Key Influences image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100](/tag/time-100/) ## TIME 100 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Net-a-Porter Founder Natalie Massenet Talks About Her Biggest Influence by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 9:52 PM CUT by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 9:52 PM CUT TIME 100 honoree Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter, was asked to reflect on the most influential person in her life. In addition to her father, Massenet named her “partner-in-crime,” Net-a-Porter CEO Mark Sebba. The two have worked together for the past 10 years. “He’s taught me about business, about staying calm under fire, and about leadership, and I’m very, very grateful to his influence,” Massanet said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/74643/net-a-porter-founder-natalie-massenet-talks-about-her-biggest-influence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/74643/net-a-porter-founder-natalie-massenet-talks-about-her-biggest-influence/"},"headline":"Net-a-Porter Founder Natalie Massenet Talks About Her Biggest Influence","datePublished":"2014-04-24T21:52:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:15:20.006Z","description":"Natalie Massenet, one of the 100 most influential people in the world today, tells who and what helped her career, business and brand.","url":"https://time.com/74643/net-a-porter-founder-natalie-massenet-talks-about-her-biggest-influence/","keywords":["TIME 100","Influence","TIME 100"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/74643/net-a-porter-founder-natalie-massenet-talks-about-her-biggest-influence/","name":"Net-a-Porter Founder Natalie Massenet Talks About Her Biggest Influence"}}]}] ```