How to Be the Woman Everyone Wants in Their Circle with Ramy Brook
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How did Ramy Brook start her fashion brand at age 42?
Welcome back to Excuse My Grandma. It's Kim and my co host. Grandma Gail. So this week, Grandma, we are joined by another generational duo. Good. Fashion designer Raimi Sharp and her mom Helene. Welcome, ladies. Thanks for having us.
Thank you.
One of the things that stood out to me, Remy, when looking at your career was actually something that didn't really have to do with fashion. It was the fact that you started your brand at forty two and a lot of people write in and are always asking like how do I switch careers or have like a second lease on um whatever business they want to do and switching it up so I definitely want to ask you all about that. Um tell me kind of how you started the brand and your past in pre law and advertising. Yeah.
So I always say so both my roommates, we were all studying to be lawyers in college. Both of them actually went to law school and became lawyers. Um, I was like, you know what? I'm I'm not going to school. I'm gonna move to New York. And so that's what I did. I I got a job in advertising, I worked at Gray Advertising, so that was my career for I guess over ten years and then um You know, I got married, three kids, I'm going really fast. Okay. Um, and basically when my kids were five, seven and ten is when I started Raimi Brooke.
When got to school age. Yeah,
school age, picked up on the bus, I had time on my hands. Right. And I really was like shopping and buying these beautiful silk designer tops and it they seemed to be getting very expensive for what it was. It was just a plain black silk top and I came home and I'm like, this is so crazy. I'm just gonna learn how to make it myself. And, you know, living in New York, there's a lot of people in that garmental world. Right. And a lot of people were very helpful. The owner of Scoop, my friend Jennifer Miller.
TBT.
Right, I know. Um, but it turned out that a lot of people were extremely helpful and kind of like guided me in a way where I learned to make my own tops, one little dress, and I was on my way.
Mm-hmm.
So that's and and I was forty two at the time.
Yeah. I mean So what did what did your I I'm just curious, did your husband say, Are you crazy? What are you what are you doing? No,
like the opposite actually he was like, go for it. Okay, good. And and I don't know what he was saying like Go for it four. But he really was excited for me and he was that's so nice. And a and very helpful because the kids were so young. Right. So when I started my business, like I took fifty hours of quick book lessons and he was super busy, but he was able to like take the kids to the park and and help me in that way.
Mm-hmm. I feel like I've done a little research on the way that your brand grew so much and it seemed like you got a lot of help from your friends and the people around you and your network.
Absolutely.
I wanna hear from both of you and you grandma. Like the statement, it's all about who you know. Like do you believe in that?
Well
grandma.
Well, grandma.
Well, I think it helps uh if you have somebody that you can reach out and get advice from. Because if somebody like who's already in the business uh that you're friendly with, not because of that, you're just friendly, and you say, you know, I'm thinking of starting a uh a clothing line, could you help me? Give me some advice? And I most people do want to mentor. I really believe people want to share, uh, especially if they're successful, they're not looking that you're gonna take away their their two dollars. They want more people in the industry. Um and I think especially when you went into the industry, because I know a little about this 'cause my family used to be in this, they was moving overseas.
They were now coming back in and being made many times locally and they wanted more people involved to make the industry really viable in New York. So I think you're very you were very good and very smart to do it at the time you did it. Um Did mom help? I
I think mom's help from the minute that child is born. I I was a teacher for thirty years. So mom and teacher was a big influence on who I was.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Ramy Brook start her fashion brand at age 42?
0:00–6:11
2
What role did family and friends play in launching the business?
6:11–12:05
3
Why is a strong network essential for reinventing your career?
12:05–17:48
4
How can women overcome the “nothing to wear” feeling?
17:48–23:18
5
What strategies help organize a versatile closet without over‑buying?
23:18–29:13
6
How do you stay on‑trend without constantly buying new pieces?
29:13–35:01
7
What advice does Grandma Gail give for building lasting friendships?
35:01–40:35
8
Where can listeners shop Ramy Brook’s collections and stay updated?
40:35–46:07