On Negativity, Ambition, and Building a Serious Business (Tory Burch)

About this episode

<p>Tory Burch started her company in 2004 with a single store on Elizabeth Street in New York City, a friends and family round of funding, and a belief that purpose and business belong in the same sentence.</p> <p>Twenty two years later, she has 400 stores in 70 countries. And she still hasn't had lunch.</p> <p>In this conversation, Tory sits down with Emma to talk about what it really took to build one of the most recognizable names in American fashion — navigating criticism, surviving a lawsuit that threatened everything she'd built, and rediscovering the creative spirit that reinvigorated the brand.</p> <p>Tory shares:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Why ambition is still a complicated word for women  and why she refuses to shy away from it</p> </li> <li> <p>How she maintained ownership and control of her company through a very public divorce and lawsuit</p> </li> <li> <p>What she learned about scaling a brand without losing its identity</p> </li> <li> <p>How stepping back from the CEO role unlocked her most creative chapter yet</p> </li> </ul> <p>What would you build if you stopped letting other people define your ambition? Drop it in the comments — we're reading. And subscribe to Aspire with Emma Grede so you don't miss what's next.</p> <p><br></p>