“In marketing there is no rules, you just have to keep your eyes open and find ways to get your product out there.”
Episode Summary: Listen to this episode as Karl Kani, Godfather of urban streetwear and legendary entrepreneur, shares the secrets to creating a cultural fashion revolution and explains the key reason some people achieve success and others don’t. He tells the story behind his famous label and how a time of crisis led him to re-focus his drive and become the 3rd most important brand in Europe.
Some Questions I Ask
- How does a kid from Brooklyn get into fashion? How did you get started?
- When you started, did you always know that it was going to go global? Or were you surprised as it was happening?
- How do you keep from being arrogant or complacent after so much success?
- During the time when things got challenging, did you ever feel like giving up?
- What was your worst and best business decision?
- What does success mean to you? How has it evolved?
In This Episode You Will Learn
- The key to being a good leader.
- How to stay inspired to keep creating and not get into a comfort zone.
- The code to success, in any area of your life.
- 3 key elements to creating a cultural impact.
- Two things you need to keep in mind to become a good marketer.
- How to get over the desire for wanting people’s validation.