I read this quote earlier this week in a fantastic cover story from Fast Company, detailing Jenna Lyons rise at and approach to J.Crew (which you should totally read when you get a second!). To give the quote a bit of context, she was talking about doing a review of jewelry for a spring catalog, and noticed the picks made by the stylists were a bit underwhelming. Instead of getting upset or placing blame, she immediately tried to get to the root of the problem — that is, why the designers chose such uninspired pieces in the first place. In the case of such a big corporate retailer, the issue stemmed from a miscommunication between the stylists and merchandisers, but Jenna’s comment to the team that “It seems like you guys feel you didn’t have a lot to play with?”and the above quote really struck a chord with me. Read more »
Have I seemed out of it lately? Distracted? Slow to respond to email? Like I have a lot of crazy s**t going on behind the scenes? Um, check, check, check, and CHECK. So here’s the secret that I can finally reveal: after nearly seven amazing years of living in San Francisco, we’re moving to New York. And in about six weeks. The moving process has not been one that we’ve been preparing for — in fact, this has all happened pretty quickly.
When I wrote this post, I mentioned a huge shift in direction, expectations, and mindset. What did that entail? If I’m completely honest with you, had we been talking about this six months ago, I would’ve expected us to be looking for a house right about now, maybe even about to close on one. Late last year, we were thinking we were ready to put our roots down deep here in the Bay Area. (Have I mentioned this whole new adventure is crazy yet? It’s crazy.) Read more »
There’s a fun new meme floating around the blogosphere. Have you seen it? It’s all based on bloggers sharing five simple things most people don’t know about us. Well, last week, Jacquelyn reached over, tapped me on the shoulder, said “Tag, you’re it!” Like her, I’m not always up for an Internet meme, but in this case, I’ll make an exception. Part ‘Things I’m Afraid to Tell You,’ though perhaps less serious, I love opportunities like this to fill you guys in on random facts about my past and present. Plus, I can’t say no to my sweet blog friend, so as prompted by her and the Internet at large, here are five random things you probably don’t know about me: Read more »
