Jennifer Hyman Quotes
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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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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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I actually think that self-expression comes, sometimes, from what you wear, and having the freedom to be able to wear whatever you want for whatever mood you want to wear it, but to not feel frivolous that all of those things that help you self-express have to be things that you're committing to forever.
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One of Rent the Runway's core values is 'Trust in Everyone's Best of Intentions.' We trust our team.
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I can dance to Beyonce, sing karaoke, create strategy, go on dates, and build a multi-billion company and show the world that women can build big businesses.
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I sleep around 8 hours, but I tend to wake up several times a night with constant dreams, thoughts, and ideas related to Rent the Runway.
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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 totally obsessed with Italian food and Mexican food.
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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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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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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 want to put H&M and Zara out of business.
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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'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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When we launched, we had to figure out every problem - big or small - on our own.
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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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I was sexually harassed while building Rent the Runway - propositioned, sent sexual text messages, harassed and threatened in person.
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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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Clothing enables people to self-express, and that's why variety, when it comes to our wardrobe, has become more and more important over time.
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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 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 think layering is key for fall along with a really colorful scarf to bring spiciness to the outfit.
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I can grow as a leader only if I'm willing to accept feedback.
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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.