Kendra Scott

I wasn't thinking about it as much as that.

I felt like this business was this almost, I always say all the time that Kendra Scott, the company,

is the DNA of all the people that are part of it.

And we've created this, I think now he is a tween, maybe.

We've still got a lot of growth to go with that brand.

But it was the DNA of all the people.

And so each thought about it was, how are we going to continue to grow and do more?

And success for us was also on our three core values, which was family, fashion, and philanthropy.

We were always giving back, even from the very beginning.

And the bigger we grew, the more we were doing and making an impact.

So it was like we were able to have this fashion brand, but also seeing how we could affect people's lives in a positive way.

And that was our fuel source because it was like, yeah, you have to pay your bills.

But it was also seeing something else that we were building and growing that was really cool.

I think the first time I had an investor, when I had those words said to me, I want to invest in you, Kendra, I was first like,

Wait, that's really weird.

Did you say what?

I couldn't believe it.

And it was an advisor.

I had built up an advisory board because I didn't have a typical board.

And I wanted to get other people's thoughts about my business.