Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer of Loeffler Randall

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jessie Randall is the cofounder and chief creative officer of the global lifestyle brand Loeffler Randall. Before she started her company, Randall began her career in advertising but, after a few years, made the leap into the fashion industry. Starting from scratch as an intern at Katayone Adeli, while also taking fashion classes, she then transitioned to Banana Republic, working as a junior designer. However, in 2005, alongside her husband, she decided to start her own footwear company, which quickly garnered recognition and expanded beyond shoes into the global success it is today. In 2007, she was awarded the CFDA Swarovski Award for Accessory Design, and in 2022, British Vogue dubbed the brand's Camellia heel “one of the best-selling bridal shoes in the world.” Currently, Loeffler Randall products are sold worldwide across retailers such as Nordstrom and Bergdorf Goodman as well as in its own digital and physical retail stores.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. I'm Hilary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who What Where,
0:11.6	and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:18.5	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process
0:22.1	of setting aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
0:29.2	Today on the show, I'm speaking with the co-founder and chief creative officer of Leffler-Randall,
0:35.2	Jesse Randall. Leffler Randall is a thriving, ready-to-wear business, bridal boutique, and accessories brand,
0:42.3	and their pleaded bow heels have been a mainstay on wedding vision boards for years.
0:49.3	Though Jessie always loved fashion, she actually began her career in advertising.
0:55.4	Eventually, she made the pivot into the fashion industry and began designing for companies, including Coach and Banana Republic.
1:03.4	After gaining design experience at these industry giants, Jesse and her husband Brian decided to launch a brand of their own.
1:11.7	They launched Leffler-Randall as a shoe brand, and within the first few years,
1:16.6	Jesse won a CFDA award and began expanding into additional categories.
1:22.7	Over 20 years later, the brand is sold at prestigious retailers like Netaporte and Nordstrom. They have
1:29.1	four brick and mortar stores with one more on the way and generate over $100 million in total
1:35.9	revenue. Jesse is such a delight and I'm so excited for you to hear from her today. Now,
1:42.2	on Second Life, it's Jesse Randall. All right, Jesse, you ready? I'm ready. Okay,
1:49.2	great. So, we like to start this podcast at the beginning. So, what did you study in school?
1:56.1	And, much more importantly, what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
2:00.1	So I studied English at University of Virginia. I think that was because my mom secretly
2:07.0	wanted to be a writer, so therefore I was supposed to be a writer. But I did minor in studio art.
2:13.8	So that was great because I could do the creative side as well. And what did I want to be when I
2:19.9	grew up? I wasn't sure. I definitely didn't even think that it was going to be an option for me
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