Tory Burch Quotes
19 quotes from Tory Burch — Fashion designer and founder of Tory Burch LLC, a global fashion brand valued at ~$3.5B..
“My biggest challenge every day is to be a great mother and a great businesswoman.”
“Remember: if the most unique ideas were obvious to everyone, there wouldn't be entrepreneurs. The one thing that every entrepreneurial journey has in common is that there are many, many steps on the road to success.”
“I am always interested in designing things that have a great price point attached to it.”
“I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have you're an entrepreneur.”
“One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.”
“I think women want to look beautiful. I think that's an important thing. It is relevant.”
“We need to get women to the point where they aren't apologizing. It's time to take ownership in our success.”
“Sometimes women entrepreneurs are their own challenge, in terms of believing in themselves. There is no need to apologize for being ambitious.”
“We may live in an age of instant messaging, instant gratification, and Instagram, but there is no way to short-circuit the path to success. It takes hard work, tenacity, and patience.”
“Buckle up and know that it's going to be a tremendous amount of work but embrace it.”
“Think of negativity as noise and always believe in what you're doing.”
“She's always had a very practical, intuitive side as well as a creative side. It's a unique balance you don't see often. You either have total creatives, or you have people that are almost on the verge of merchandisers.”
“When I left my job in fashion and PR, I knew I wanted to help women and children. The plan was to start a global brand so that we could start a foundation, and I was basically laughed out of the room by potential investors and people telling me I shouldn't look at anything business or social-related in the same sentence. I went back to my gut.”
“A lot of the time, people want us to work on things that have sold in the past. I wanted to scrap that idea and think about the future.”
“We may live in an age of instant messaging, instant gratification, and Instagram, but there is no way to short circuit the path to success. It takes hard work, tenacity, and patience.”
“You have to have conviction and a vision and not deviate from that, but also be able to move into the current. It's so important to have a unique point of view and make your mark and do something that is answering a need, but also be able to move when you have to move in different directions.”
“People are really looking for authenticity. You attract the people that relate to who you are and what you stand for and what you propose.”
“Refining my role was the best decision I ever made, and I wish I could have done it sooner. In 2019, I gave up the CEO title after 14 years so I could focus exclusively on design, and the difference has been night and day.”
“The plan was to start a global brand so that we could start a foundation, and I was basically laughed out of the room by potential investors and people telling me I shouldn't look at anything business or social-related in the same sentence. I went back to my gut.”
