Jennifer Hyman Quotes
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As opposed to thinking about ourselves as disrupting the fashion industry, we're thinking about ourselves more broadly - about disrupting the closet and how you get dressed.
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Our goal is to teach young women who were brought up on H&M and Forever 21 that designer clothes are expensive for a reason. They're works of art.
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I'm obsessed with 'New York' magazine.
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I've found that entrepreneurship only gets harder every year, and as your team gets bigger, the stakes get higher.
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I think sales is the most important skill set young people can learn. Understanding how to pitch an idea with confidence and secure a client are valuable skills that apply to every single aspect of business.
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Our company wouldn't exist and wouldn't be around without our warehouse employees and our call center employees. And these employees - not just at Rent the Runway but at tens of thousands of other companies throughout the country - are treated unequally.
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If I am looking to impress people, I'll be in a Rent the Runway dress and great accessories.
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I kick off every monthly team meeting with 'core value stories' - team members stand up and recognize how another team member exemplified a core value.
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I want to put H&M and Zara out of business.
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I think about people like Jeff Bezos or Reed Hastings, and I really marvel at the stamina they've had to keep on trucking no matter what happens.
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When we launched, we had to figure out every problem - big or small - on our own.
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I'm totally obsessed with Italian food and Mexican food.
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As leaders, we've all seen the painful effects of team members not keeping pace with company growth - it's called up-leveling, and it's all too common when a company goes from zero to something to hopefully an IPO.
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I have no desire to sell Rent the Runway. I have a 50-year vision for Rent the Runway, at least, to change consumer behavior and actually put the closet in the cloud.
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I've always felt the connection between clothing and confidence, which is why I probably was such a shopaholic.
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I studied social studies at Harvard, which makes it sound like I was in seventh grade. It was a choose-your-own-adventure major, where you could decide what you were going to focus on.
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I was sexually harassed while building Rent the Runway - propositioned, sent sexual text messages, harassed and threatened in person.
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I'm constantly running to meetings outside of the office, and I think that you can't go wrong with a great pair of Lanvin pumps.
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Mentors don't just have to be people who are older or more experienced than you are. Mentors are people who really care about you, know you, and want to offer feedback and advice to help you grow.
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In early 2011, I had the opportunity to meet and spend significant time with Alfred Lin, a partner at Sequoia Capital and co-founder of Zappos.
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As a little kid, I would watch Oprah almost every day.
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I think layering is key for fall along with a really colorful scarf to bring spiciness to the outfit.
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I'm an auditory learner, and if you put something into a song, I'll remember it forever.
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I can grow as a leader only if I'm willing to accept feedback.