Ever since she was a little girl playing dress-up in her aunt's closet, Kendra Scott loved fashion. Her first business was a hat shop, which she started at 19 – it failed. A few years later, she started a jewelry business out of her spare bedroom. Today the company is reportedly valued at more than a billion dollars.
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Oct 19
Sweet Loren’s: Loren Castle. How A Recipe Makeover Built a National Cookie Brand
Loren Castle started baking cookies after surviving cancer in her early twenties. Five years later, Sweet Loren’s refrigerated cookie dough was generating just $350,000 a year. But instead of giving up, she listened to customers, and reinvented the dough without gluten, dairy, eg ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2021
Kendra Scott, founder, Kendra Scott: “You have to be brave enough to get up and go for it because it's not just going to come to you.”
Kendra Scott built her jewelry brand (also called Kendra Scott) with a $500 dollar investment out of a spare bedroom in her house. And now, it’s a billion dollar business. That didn’t just happen overnight. In this special live (on Zoom) episode, Kendra told us how she’s been abl ... Show More
32m 25s
Oct 2025
Brainwash Yourself to Success | Kendra Scott
I sat down with Kendra Scott — yes, *that* Kendra Scott — to unpack how she turned $500 and a side hustle into her billion-dollar brand Kendra Scott. We talk about how she bootstrapped from her spare bedroom, sold jewelry door-to-door with a baby on her hip, and built an empire b ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2022
She Started With $500. Now It'S A Billion Dollar Business | Kendra Scott
<p>Designer, founder, and philanthropist Kendra Scott started her company in 2002 with only $500. Going door-to-door to Austin boutiques armed only with a tea box full of her jewelry, Kendra captivated businesses and customers with her vibrant personality and unique eye for desig ... Show More
1h 22m
Feb 2023
Merchandising Lessons from a Victoria's Secret Executive
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Today we're diving into the story of Kira Karmazin, a former VP of Merchandising for Carter's, Gap, and Victoria's Secret who took her knowledge of working at really high levels of fashion and the garment industry and started her own business, Ki ... Show More
40m 5s
Jul 2023
Victoria's Secret Angel & Founder Of KORA Organics, Miranda Kerr, On Building Her Award-Winning Business Through Creativity, Meditation, And Gratitude
Today, I’m joined by Miranda Kerr, Victoria’s Secret Angel and founder of KORA Organics, to discuss how she incorporates creativity, meditation, and gratitude into her business structure. Miranda self-funded and launched KORA Organics in 2009. Since then, the brand has grown into ... Show More
31m 7s
Mar 2025
Spanx vs Skims | Kim-Oh-No | 2
For over a decade, reality star Kim Kardashian was one of Spanx’s biggest boosters. She frequently spoke of wearing the product on the red carpet and on her social media pages, even if she was cutting it, dying it, and sewing multiple pieces together to make it work for her. And ... Show More
40m 7s
Mar 2025
Spanx vs Skims | Kim-Oh-No | 2
For over a decade, reality star Kim Kardashian was one of Spanx’s biggest boosters. She frequently spoke of wearing the product on the red carpet and on her social media pages, even if she was cutting it, dying it, and sewing multiple pieces together to make it work for her. And ... Show More
40m 7s
Apr 2024
509: Shark Tank Winner Reveals How to Create a Million-Dollar Beauty Brand | Alicia Scott
A year after filming, Alicia Scott anxiously watched her appearance on Shark Tank surrounded by friends and family. Her pitch was first on the episode, and she nailed it by securing a deal from Emma Grede, the business mind behind Kardashian brands like SKIMS and Good American. S ... Show More
49m 4s