In Good Company: Female Founders
Paige Adams-Geller, Stacy Lilien, Amy Liu, Jamie Grossman
This Women's History Month, we were honored to listen and learn from some of the best in the industry. We sat down for a chat with Paige Adams-Geller from PAIGE, Stacy Lilien from LoveShackFancy, Amy Liu from Tower 28 and our own founder Jamie Grossman to discuss how they dreamed up the concepts for their brands, how they got their big breaks, women who inspire them and what they're doing to help usher in the next generation of women in fashion, beauty, and consumer lifestyle.
Read our Q&As with these inspiring founders and industry disruptors to take Women's History Month all the way through the year.
Paige Adams-Geller,
Creative Director at PAIGE
Paige Adams-Geller opens up about turning her trauma into a thriving brand entering its 20th year in business: “I realized that all the premium denim brands were founded and ran by men, and so I decided to start a denim brand with a fresh female perspective!”
Stacy Lilien, President of LoveShackFancy
Stacy Lilien’s time in the Executive Training Program at Saks Fifth Avenue forged the path to her role as President of LoveShackFancy. One thing she wish she would have known earlier in her career? “The importance of networking and making connections. It is so important to surround yourself with people who make you better at your job.”
Amy Liu, Founder of Tower 28 Beauty
Amy Liu went from a “safe” consulting job to a beauty intern to the founder of her own emerging brand. Her advice to women entering the industry? “Practice collaboration over competition. Beauty has always been full of women, but lacked equal representation at the executive level.”
Jamie Grossman, Founder of PRTNR Recruiting
Our own Jamie Grossman accidentally entered the world of recruiting after working in marketing in Hollywood. As a leader of a growing team, our founder knew she “wanted to show other women that working for or with one another could be fun and a safe place to grow their careers.”
