Time for my favorite part of the week, ICYMI!!!
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β‘ This Weekβs Mantra: Trust your instincts, even when advice from others suggests otherwise.
β‘ This Weekβs Quote: βThe visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.β - Malcolm Gladwell
β‘ This Weekβs Long Read: Paul Grahamβs essay on Founder Mode.
This Weekβs Mood Board
Welcome to New York
@maggiesellers_ You can try, but you will never rain on my parade #nyc
Welcome back, Queen Serena. I spent the best week in NYC and stayed at my home away from home, The Standard, East Village, who was truly the best host (you can use code HOTSMARTRICH for a friends and family rate). From a Columbia campus tour, to the ShopMy NYFW event, Paris Hiltonβs album launch party, and the menβs semi finals at the US Open, I think its fair to say I was BUSY! But thereβs nothing quite like September in NYC.
You can find all the pieces I wore in NYC on ShopMy!
Consumer News
β‘ the brands, people, places, things that have captured my attention β‘
β‘ Womenβs Health & Beauty β‘
The womenβs health and beauty supplements market is taking over - (from PR Newswire)
Goop refocuses business on beauty, food, fashion and Goop Kitchen raises $15M from Uber co-founder - (from WWD)
The Shiseido-OSEA deal is no more - (from Yahoo Finance)
β‘ Media, Entertainment & Creator β‘
Paris Hilton drops her new album, Infinite Icon - (on Spotify)
Selena Gomez reaches billionaire status - (from Bloomberg)
Can Snap snapback? Even Spiegel reflects on 13 years of Snapchat - (from Snap Newsroom)
How the Honey Deuce became a $10M obsession at the US Open - (from NY Post)
Pinterest issued itβs fall 2024 trend report - (from Pinterest)
β‘ E-Commerce, Retail & Social β‘
Loro Piana & New Balance Prove Dad Shoes Can Be Quiet Luxury - (from HighSnobiety)
J. Crew fans, get ready: the catalog is back - (from the WSJ)
Nordstrom might be going private - (from Retail Dive)
β‘ Tech, Business, & Investing β‘
The biggest trends young NYC investors are bullish about - (from TechCrunch)
The founder mode debate is raging in Silicon Valley - (from NYTimes)
The design agency behind Summer Fridays and Rare Beauty snags a PE investment - (from BoF)
HSR Updates
β‘ everything fun and exciting in the land of HSR β‘
β‘ Maggie is featured as one of the faces of the launch of the re-formulated Clarins Double Serum
β‘ The waitlist is OPEN for Lockerβs Shopping Payback feature that will allow all Locker shoppers to earn rewards for shopping and sharing their favorite finds!
β‘ De Soi co-founder, Katy Perry, launched the Orange You Glad I Love You Smoothie at Erewhon featuring Spritz Italiano for an extra little sparkle on your tongue.
TYSM, Iβ‘U!!!!
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This week Iβm sharing:
Why I need to change. Iβm too nice and itβs costing me time and money.
The one piece of advice every founder needs to hear before you expand your business.