Encore Episode: Amy Shecter on Creativity, Failure and Growth

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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*At the time of this interview, Amy Shecter was the CEO of Glamsquad. She is now the CEO of Ever/Body.* How would your life be different if you were less afraid to make mistakes, to “fail”? Amy Shecter doesn’t think women let themselves fail enough, and she thinks it’s high time we become less risk-averse. Statistically, she says, women will only take risks when they feel 95-100% confident in a favorable outcome, versus the average man, who will take the same risk at only 50% confidence. And what, really, is there to lose? Most of the time a supposed failure simply means you’re that much closer to the next success. Amy spent years in fashion and footwear before delving into the world of fitness and beauty. She immediately saw it as an expanding consumer market. Now the CEO of Glamsquad, a company that brings hair, nail and makeup artists to your door, Amy finds excitement not only in great products and services for clients, but also in the fact that Glamsquad gives freelance beauty professionals a platform to support themselves. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Big Ideas Why saving time is so valuable to consumers. H-Commerce - the home as a new basis for services and revenue. “Competition” as an opportunity to seed the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Rebecca Minkoff and you're listening to Superwomen.
0:06.7	Today my guest is Amy Schechter, the CEO of Glam Squad.
0:10.8	I'm not going to lie, this is not sponsored by Glam Squad, but I use them.
0:15.4	Well, she corrected me.
0:16.3	She said I use them at least twice a week.
0:18.3	I cannot do my hair.
0:19.8	I cannot do my makeup.
0:21.3	Believe me, people, I have tried. So this was a godsend to me, and I'm so excited to hear about how she runs
0:27.9	this incredible business. So take a listen with Amy Schechter. I'm with Amy Schechter, the founder
0:36.1	of Glam Squad. I'm so excited because I use the founder of Glam Squad.
0:42.7	I'm so excited because I use Glam Squad once a week, at least.
0:47.5	And once I discovered you, I was like, oh, thank God my life is about to change.
0:49.6	So I'm so excited to interview you today.
0:50.7	Thanks for being here.
0:52.3	Yeah, thanks for having me.
0:52.9	So excited.
0:55.4	And truth be told, you used us more than once a week. I probably do. I just don't want to admit it. And we love it. So I would love,
1:02.8	you know, for those who maybe haven't heard of Glam Squad yet or don't have it in their nearest city,
1:07.6	can you say what GlamSquad is? Sure. So GlamSquod is an on-demand beauty provider.
1:14.1	We offer hair, makeup, and nails anywhere, anytime. And the real purpose of Glam Squad, aside from
1:21.1	making you look good, is helping you feel the best you can when you're often about to do whatever adventure you have going on.
1:30.3	And I truly believe that when you look in the mirror and the mirror looks back at you and says,
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