443: Rebecca Minkoff - The New Rules For Unlocking Creativity & Courage

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Ryan Hawk

Careers, Management, Business

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🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In 2005, Rebecca Minkoff designed her first handbag, which she dubbed the “Morning After Bag. This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired the brands’ expansion into a lifestyle brand in the years to come. Actress Jenna Elfman wore her "I Heart New York" shirt on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Today, Rebecca Minkoff is a global brand with a wide range of apparel, handbags, footwear, jewelry, timepieces, eyewear, and fragrance.

When Rebecca was 8 years old, she wanted her mom to buy her a dress. Her mom said, "no, but I'll teach you to sew." From that point, Rebecca was fascinated with the idea of buying things for herself.
Rebecca doesn't love the word "mentor." She was forced to learn by doing.
She moved at age 18. Became an intern and then a designer. Eventually, she started her own business.
When Jenna Elfman wore her I heart NYC shirt on Jay Leno's show, it got her foot in the door.
"When Jenna asked if I could make her a handbag, I lied and said I could do it."
"I think everyone should get cozy with failure."
Self Care: “Work can be self-care, too." She’s particularly resistant to the notion that self-care can solve burnout — the feeling of acute exhaustion that has gained more attention recently. “There is no scented candle in the world that will make that feeling go away.” Self-reflection cures burnout, she argues, not self-care.
"You don't need to ask for permission. Don't seek permission. Just go for it."
Rebecca learned from her mom to be genuinely herself. "I learned to be tough, resilient, and fight back from my mom."
"Don't get scared to lead with strength."
- "Trying hard is not good enough. You must get results."
Advice for future generations? "There are no shortcuts."
"Failure is like a muscle. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."
"Success is the ability to keep going."
"The definition of happiness is overcoming barriers towards your goal."

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0:00.0	Before we get to tonight's episode, I wanted to take a moment to recognize a legend.
0:11.1	The great Bob Gregg, my high school football coach, he died last Sunday.
0:18.3	He was 88 years old, and I would say, you know, outside of my parents and my brothers
0:27.4	that he has had more influence on my life than any other person in the world.
0:35.5	And I think it's important to recognize people who have done that for you and appreciate
0:50.9	it, you know, and think about the impact they've had on you and how grateful you are that
0:58.0	they exist.
0:59.8	And as leaders that we have the potential opportunity to be that for others.
1:07.5	And Coach Gregg got a hold of me when I was going into my freshman year.
1:14.0	So I was an eighth grader leading up to the summer workouts.
1:19.0	And I just expected to be a part of the freshman team.
1:21.5	I was a pretty good player going into high school, but I wasn't even the best player on my
1:26.0	team.
1:28.0	But he came to me in the spring of my eighth grade year, and said, I'd like you to work
1:32.8	out with our high school guys, our varsity team going into the summer, just I think it
1:40.3	could be good for you.
1:41.3	He didn't promise me anything.
1:43.4	He didn't say, you'll be the starting quarterback as a freshman.
1:46.0	In fact, I never thought that that was even in the realm of possibility.
1:49.8	I thought maybe I could dress for games on Friday nights as a freshman, like that would
1:53.3	be really cool, but I would play with the freshman team.
1:57.0	But he did something for me that I think it's pretty cool was he believed in me.
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