Emily Blumenthal

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3,144 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Aug

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Handbag Designer 101: The Stories Behind Handbag Designers, Brands, and Industry Icons · Know Your Customer or Lose Your Brand | Emily Blumenthal & Alex Greifeld · 30 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah, look, I have been in this for a long, long time and I'm not bitter or angry. matched

And so many people who, as I'm sure you worked with, who've been in industries for a long time, get really bitter and frustrated and they're over it. matched

And if you ask anybody matched

to start a fashion business, a retail business, a handbag business, to go into anything, anyone you ask. matched

Like if you ask an older doctor, I want to be a doctor, the first thing they'll say is, oh, don't do it. matched

It's awful. matched

And I think sometimes it takes fresh eyes and a fresh perspective to be that I say if you're starting a business or a brand, you have to be the fastest, the first or the best. matched

And once you pick that lane, you have to kind of fight hard to stay in it. matched

And back in the day, retail uh e-com was kind of like a sidekick to in-store and now matched

Any designer who wants to get picked up hypothetically by Macy's has to subscribe to Dropship and they need to prove their sales on dot com before they're even remotely lucky enough to be in store. matched

So it's totally upside down now in terms of like, okay, we need to see that you're a brand with fans that can guarantee and show up that will buy or buy the product before I'm gonna commit to you. matched

So it's just an interesting. matched

tail and I and I I appreciate you sharing those too because they really speak to like matched

If you're gonna be an innovator and a disruptor, you better you better be ready for the fight because the CAC, the customer acquisition cost is gonna be that much higher because you need to educate the people to to show them that you're the pioneer and you're worth that trip. matched

But Alex, how can people find you, follow you? matched

And enjoy your very educated e-com growth marketing consultant specifically specializing in fashion content. matched

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Alex. matched

And I strongly recommend everyone to tune in, whether you are starting a brand or are very much interested in how brands work and grow, because Alex Alex seems to have the pulse on all of that. matched

Thank you so much for joining us. matched

Thanks for listening. matched

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