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" Lots of people are going to sell clothes online. But not a lot of people have built a brand, a living, breathing brand that people feel like they're part of. "

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" A typical day for me involves a lot of meetings. "

" I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let The Man get to you. "

" 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. "

" I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from. "

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" I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions. "

" Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback. "

" I'm really good at hiring good people. "

" The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money. "

" Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go. "

" You can't convince someone else - whether it's a potential employer, a loan officer at the car dealership, or someone you've been crushing on - that you're amazing and terrific if you don't actually think you are. "

" My favorite magazine is the 'Harvard Business Review.' If someone sat across from me in a restaurant and didn't know me, that might surprise them. "

" You can work for other people and still be a #GIRLBOSS; it's more about a state of mind and knowing yourself well enough to know when you're making decisions for yourself or because the world expects them of you. And guess what? It's okay to do that sometimes, too. "

" I have this arsenal of high-waisted wide-leg '70s pants and overalls. They are more roller-disco than Alexander Wang overalls. "

" The best wisdom is earned through experience, particularly mistakes. "

" It was my full intent as a teenager to smash capitalism and eat dumpster food. "

" A big practice in chaos magic is the use of sigils, which are abstract words or symbols you create and embed with your wishes. "

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" I don't lead with an iron fist. I don't yell at people. I have a way of making my opinion clear. "

" It's important that people are open. Some people say, 'I'm going to be a doctor,' and they're a really good doctor. But for the rest of us, it's a big question mark. Just giving yourself a break, letting yourself try new things, and when something doesn't work out, moving along... it's all we can really do. "

" Every other fashion brand out there - including those that I call 'competitors' - are run by mostly old white men, and the customer knows it. "

" I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things. "

" There's no 'Chutes and Ladders' in life. "

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" I think I've just gotten really good at accessorizing personally. I've always been good at accessorizing other people, and intellectually, I've known how to accessorize, but I was pretty minimal personally - although I was wearing a ton of rings. "

" I've probably spent more time than any other brand reading every last comment. To listen to people the way you're able to online is very powerful. "