Ashley Graham, supermodel, entrepreneur and host of Pretty Big Deal: "People want to [put] you into a box. But it's your decision if you want to go along with the molding or not.”

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Ashley Graham is the ultimate multihyphenate. Think: supermodel, entrepreneur, designer, author, advocate, and a new mom. On the road to success, she’s defied every label that people have tried to attach to her, and she’s become a trailblazer in the fashion industry and a voice for inclusivity and empowerment. Oh, and also: she’s a ton of fun. In this episode, Ashley shares why she never fit into any mold throughout her career (12:50), how she’s built her personal brand (21:09), and why jealousy prevents you from making progress (22:41).

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0:00.0	I never morphed into any of these boxes like you know people want to pop you into a
0:11.6	box but it's your decision if you want to
0:14.9	go along with the molding or not. I wasn't going to lose weight for anybody I
0:19.2	wasn't going to stop being loud and having my personality.
0:22.3	I'm stop being loud and having my personality.
0:22.6	I'm Carly Zaken.
0:25.6	I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:26.6	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:28.2	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.
0:31.8	From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.
0:34.6	To the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary
0:37.6	and giving or getting hard feedback.
0:40.1	We started the skim from a couch,
0:41.7	so what better place to talk it all out than where it began on a couch?
0:46.0	We are very, very excited about today because we have a special guest joining us.
0:57.0	Ashley Graham is here. She is the ultimate multi-hiphinate. She's a supermodel entrepreneur designer, author, advocate and she's a new mom.
1:08.3	She's known as a trailblazer in the fashion industry and has emerged as a voice for inclusivity and empowerment.
1:15.6	Ashley, I'm so excited to have you with us.
1:18.6	You are always someone that's so fun and interesting to talk to.
1:22.2	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
1:24.0	Thank you. Daniel, it's always good to see you.
1:26.0	I wish that I could see you in person so I could like rub some like baby juju all over your belly.
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