Tamara Mellon Quotes
11 quotes from Tamara Mellon — Co-founder of Jimmy Choo, the luxury shoe brand..
“My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.”
“I always said I was determined to own a truly global brand. I didn't buy Jimmy Choo just to have a couple of shoe shops in London, did I?”
“Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.”
“My business savvy it's instinct. Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.”
“I had the idea to start Jimmy Choo when I was an assistant at British Vogue in the early '90s. I got fired for taking too many drugs; I started not functioning properly. So I went to rehab and after that started Jimmy Choo with a loan from my dad.”
“They're the sociopaths of investment banking. They come in and raid — raid your bank account and take your accomplishments. It's all about fattening the pig for the slaughter, with no care about the people or the product. They came in, their only focus was their exit strategy, and on exit, you are thrown to the wolves.”
“It may seem that now and then I need a rescuer. But over time, I learned to rescue myself.”
“I haven't let failure define me. You have to believe in every decision you make and allow yourself to try again.”
“I was the first customer that I wanted to reach.”
“The risky way is the safe way, and the safe way is the risky way.”
“They're the sociopaths of investment banking. They come in and raid — raid your bank account and take your accomplishments. It's all about fattening the pig for the slaughter, with no care about the people or the product.”
