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LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

James Aguiar on Why Failure is Success, What Your Personal Style Says About You, and If You Don't Have Something, Make it

LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Aliza Licht

Business, Careers

5.0585 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

For 25 years, powerhouse tastemaker James Aguiar has brought a fresh stylized eye to every project in his career path. Coming to New York with $200 in his pocket and a dream, his first job was sweeping cigarette butts off the floor at a NYC night club where he saw Andy Warhol talking to Keith Haring. From that moment, he knew there was more to his future than what his upbringing "on the wrong side of the tracks," showed him. There are so many life lessons in this episode, starting with the idea that it's not just about being one thing, and that experience is really your best teacher.

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone.

0:08.7

It's Elisa Likt here, your host, and I'm so thrilled to share that my new book, On Brand,

0:14.3

Shape Your Narrative, Share Your Vision, Shift Their Perception, is out now.

0:20.6

I hope you'll pick up a copy because personal branding is for

0:23.9

everyone. It's for the new graduate starting out, the middle manager looking to level up,

0:28.9

the executive who wants to be a thought leader, the entrepreneur starting from scratch.

0:34.2

It's for anyone who wants to pivot or transition into something new.

0:38.5

Because having a strong personal brand means that your name gets dropped in rooms,

0:43.3

you're not in, and that you're thought of for opportunities that other people haven't

0:47.9

even heard of yet.

0:49.2

So pick up a copy, and I can't wait to hear what you think.

0:57.1

Hi, this is Elisa Lict and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast where I brew fresh

1:01.7

career advice in conversation with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

1:06.6

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your career or well on your way.

1:13.4

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still have time to post about it.

1:21.9

James Aguier, I am so super excited to welcome you to leave your mark.

1:26.8

I am so excited to be here. You have no

1:29.3

idea. Well, I have admired your work for a hundred million years. And for everyone listening,

1:36.5

literally for 25 years, James has been a powerhouse tastemaker. You have consistently brought

1:43.8

fresh style, visionary direction to every single

1:48.3

thing you've done, even from your early days as a stylist at Bergdorf-Goodman and ultimately

1:54.5

to the fashion director of Bergdorf-Gudman, to the world of Paris fashion at the creative

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