In the past there were two things that motivated me then: independence, and passion about what I was doing. And those are still the things that motivate me now. I still have that passion for creating a product. And I will never be dependent on a man. I will never be dependent on a husband or a boyfriend or a father. That's one thing that's really important to me.

I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.

It's amazing how much resilience you can have when you're passionate about a project that you're doing.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

I actually have more shoes than anyone will ever know.

It felt like strappy sandals were looking really old lady-ish; really dated and not cool.

I often get the question from people, "well how can you sell luxury at that price?" What I'm explaining to everyone is I'm still paying the same factory cost as I paid when they were $800. I pay the same as my competitors who are in the luxury space pay, I just don't mark them up as much because I haven't put them in a wholesale channel. I don't have to put that extra margin on them.