Ellen Bennett: Hedley & Bennett Founder and CEO

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

If anyone has mastered the art of the hustle, it's Ellen Bennett. The entrepreneurial powerhouse behind Hedley & Bennett, a Los Angeles–based chef wear and handcrafted apron company, started her own business at age 24 while working as a line cook at not one but two prestigious restaurants in L.A. "I was permanently running on adrenaline, and I loved it," she tells Hillary Kerr. Now, she's outfitting top chefs around the world, including the likes of Martha Stewart, Jamie Oliver, Jon Shook, and Vinny Dotolo.

Originally broadcast on September 10, 2018.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who
0:11.0	have truly inspiring careers.
0:13.7	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:17.7	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
0:22.9	Today we are re-broadcasting our interview with Ellen Bennett, the founder and CEO of
0:28.4	Apron and Chef Gear Company, Headly and Bennett.
0:31.9	When we first aired this episode back in September of last year, we received an overwhelming
0:37.2	amount of feedback and it's easy to see why.
0:40.8	Anyone who has ever met Ellen Bennett or merely just listened to her for a few minutes
0:44.6	will tell you the same thing.
0:46.6	She is an absolute force of nature.
0:50.2	Ellen kicked open the back door of a local restaurant in Mexico City when she was just
0:54.8	18, I mean that literally she'll tell you all about it, and eventually cooked her way
0:59.9	into some of the most highly sought after kitchens in the world, including Bako Murkath
1:04.6	and Providence here in LA.
1:07.2	Then she founded Headly and Bennett and started an apron empire that now uniforms the employees
1:13.2	of over 6,000 restaurants and coffee shops all around the US and Canada.
1:18.7	She is the perfect example of how determination and hustle can get you a really long
1:24.7	way and if you need to feel inspired, I promise she's your girl.
1:29.3	This is Ellen Bennett, now on Second Life.
1:34.3	So Ellen, hello!
1:36.3	Hi!
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