Karla Gallardo and Shilpa Shah: Cuyana Co-Founders

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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

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In 2011, a new brand launched that would soon rewrite the minimalist’s playbook: Cuyana. Co-Founders Karla Gallardo and Shilpa Shah built a brand centered on intentional design and buying, establishing Cuyana’s ethos as “fewer, better.” Today, Cuyana has grown to eight stores nationwide and is known for timeless collections of premium leather accessories and luxe wardrobe essentials, from alpaca and cashmere. Yet before Gallardo and Shah began setting a new standard in the industry, their early career lives were shockingly different. Gallardo worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst, and Shah began her career in interaction design, where she gained over 15 years of experience designing web and mobile interfaces for companies such as Disney, AT&T, and Sun Microsystems. On this episode of Second Life, find out how Gallardo and Shah came together to create a dynamic, strategic brand without losing sight of their mission.

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0:36.2	Hi, everyone.
0:42.8	I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who Up Where.
0:47.7	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:54.3	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:58.7	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
1:04.8	Today on the show, I'm speaking with the co-founders of Kuyana, Carla Gaiardo, and Shilpa Shaw.
1:12.0	Ten years ago, Carla set out to build a company from the ground up.
1:16.2	Her vision was to create a global design house that inspires intentional buying through
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