I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.

Everyone should work; it's good for the soul.

Give yourself time to work on your dream. If you want to start a stationery company or if you want to start an Internet site... Whatever it is, pick the thing that you love, and allot the time, but know and value the downtime as well.

When I look at pictures when I was younger, I do the quintessential cringe.

Choosing a job or business is the same thing. I'm not the best one to advise someone how to make billions of dollars; I don't know how to do that. But what I do know is how to create something that you love, and once you do that, you will have success. You just will because you'll love working on it, and anything truly authentic, the universe blesses.

I would not invest in any shoe that is too trendy.

I believe clothing tell a story.