The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Emma Grede is The Catalyst because building businesses is only the surface of what she does. The deeper drive behind Good American, Skims, her book, and her expanding public profile is activating potential in others, particularly women.
“You know, I was a real dreamer and I've always been in my head, and I would have what I now know are visualizations. I don't think I thought about it that way when I was a kid, but I'm somebody that could take themselves off into a dream. And then, you know, when I was a kid, I used to be obsessed with fashion magazines.”
“Personal lives. And so when I speak about work life balance, it's because people have made it this default excuse that they should stay away from life. And I'm like, that is so sad. I met my husband at work, my best friends at work. I've had some of the best nights of my life after, you know, great days at work.”
“Experimented on the first kid. No, the truth of it is that I wasn't raised like that. You know, I saw my mum go out and go to work every single day and she left early and she came home late. And I think that me and my sisters turned out pretty good.”
“So you just think I just thought I wasn't smart, and I thought this place is not suited to me. I thought I was wasting my time at school. And I knew that when I was in these work placements, I was getting so much because I'm a superstar worker. I would turn up early. I would leave late. I would do whatever it took.”
Angie Martinez IRL: “Emma Grede: Know Your Worth - In Business and in Love”
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