The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number's up.

When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.

What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look.

When something I can't control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.

My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years.

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.