My days of being the tardy employee at the record store gave me a cultural and musical understanding that was more unique than if I'd just listened to garbage-y pop on the radio my entire life.
I don't read fashion blogs all that much. I do read magazines, and I trust my friends' opinions, even though we all dress very differently.
Creativity is incredibly important, but drive is equally so.
I feel like there's so many places to shop today that just feel like an Excel spreadsheet put between four walls.
I think there are very few brands with a person's point of view behind them.
A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description.
It's the beauty of the Web. You can pretend to be anything you want. But people figure out pretty quick if you don't live up to it.
Every woman who has a business book has a platform. For the most part, they're either a television personality or someone who had the perfect pedigree and worked their way up the career ladder.
You are not a special snowflake.
I want to give other creatives the opportunity to find the entrepreneur inside themselves and teach them how to build their own platform.