Tory Burch

But I was traveling nonstop.

I had these three babies, three boys growing and trying to be a CEO and creative and manage both.

You know, I think I am very good at compartmentalizing.

And I also have this drive.

I think it's almost the opposite of my father.

He never had a proper job.

He was taught that he didn't have to work.

And so my brothers and I all saw that and we went the opposite way and it gave me more drive.

But at the same time, we saw money come and go.

And I will never forget the conversations that I had with my mother saying, you always need to be financially independent.

And that's something that she raised me with since I was a little girl.

I remember it was a conversation when she was telling me she got a credit card in her name for the first time, which is 1972 or three, which is shocking.

And she was saying how she never wanted to rely on her husband, a boyfriend, anyone to be financially secure.

And so that is something I was raised with.

And I think that is where my drive comes from.

In a startup, as you know, something happens every day.

It's almost grace under pressure.

And the more frenetic things get, I get more focused.

And that's something I get from my father.

My mom is a bit different.