I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.

There's no right time to have kids and no perfect formula. The good news is there isn't a wrong way, either.

I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive.

I attended private Catholic schools in Paris and Los Angeles through high school.

Part of creating the future is to follow this consumer. Women are working; we've moved the store to the desk. Now though, she's is in the back of a cab with her iPhone or her iPad, she's tweeting an outfit that her friend is wearing and desperately trying to find out where she got her shoes online.

In order to stay relevant, you have to stay open to new trends and keep educating yourself. You have to keep evolving.

I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work.