Okay, so imagine my delight when I on a lark sent a direct message to someone of whom I am a huge fan,

someone I follow,

someone who lives as a role model for my future,

somebody who has hundreds of thousands of followers

who's been on go daddy television commercials in the middle of my favorite sporting

events. Imagine what it felt like for me to send that direct message to invite

this woman to be on my podcast. She told me go ahead and

email her. I emailed her and her response was I'd be delighted. Holy cow I found myself sitting in my chair thinking, this is a dream interview.

Who am I talking about? I am talking about someone whose Instagram handle is icon accidental.

This accidental icon has a name, however. Her name is Lynn Slater. She lives in New York. She taught at Fordham University for 20 years in the field of social work. She has multiple degrees. We'll talk about that in the interview, but here's what I absolutely love about Lynn.

She's known as a fashion icon, but what really drew me to Lynn was her critical thinking.

Because of her work in the field of academics and her career teaching,

I discovered in someone a kindred spirit, somebody who had creative self-expression, but also was so

thoughtful about learning, about education, about what it means to be a person of integrity and depth.

Lynn tells us on her website that she started accidental icon

because she was having trouble finding a fashion blog or magazine

that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic.

You know, for women who live what she calls interesting but ordinary lives in cities.

Women like her who aren't famous or celebrities, but are smart, creative, fashion forward, fit, thoughtful, engaged, related, and most importantly,

clear and comfortable with who they are.

As a business owner, as a person in the field of education, as someone who actually

loves clothes, if you've ever seen me in my glitter heels at a conference, for me, Lynn Slater embodies that beautiful combination of elements that really speak to me.

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