I spot detail quickly.

People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.

Good taste shouldn't have to cost anything extra.

I like to prove things wrong.

America's companies are built to destroy creativity.

Ann Taylor - great name, great real estate, shitty business. Gap -great name, great real estate, declining business. J.Crew - Hellooo? Great name, better fashion image than the Gap.

A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.