I'm Danielle Weisberk.

I'm Danielle Weisberg.

Welcome to Skim from the couch.

This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team.

To the rough stuff, like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where it began on a couch.

Hey everyone, this show might sound a bit different today because we are skimming from

three different couches the skim is working from home for the time being because of

COVID-19. Today Betsy Johnson joins us on Skim from the Couch, famous for her instantly recognizable designs and her cartwheels down the runway.

She has taken the fashion industry by storm since the 1960s.

Her new memoir Betsy is on sale now and gives readers an inside look at the woman behind the

iconic label.

Betsy, thank you for joining us. Welcome to

Skim from the couch. Howdy? It's such a treat to have you. So let's start off

with having you just quickly skim your resume for us.

Oh, Jeez. Born, Sunday Moon, and Leo, August 10th, Connecticut.

Then we go Connecticut, we go New York, we go Syracuse University now you just need to get the book you know my

favorite question is when a student or whoever I'm talking to says tell us how you got started because then we'll just copy that and we'll do it the same way.

And I'm like, no. But you know, to me it's been love my work, love of hard work and love of the good luck I get.

We'll dive into what you talk about in the book,

but what is something that we can't Google about you that you didn't put in the book that people

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