#389 The Founder of Jimmy Choo: Tamara Mellon

One of the reasons that Tamara wrote this book, and this story will shock and surprise you, but one of the reasons that she shares her story. is because she wants future generations of entrepreneurs to learn from her experience. And there is a warning in this story. And the warning is always retain control of your company. This is also something that John Mackie, the founder of Whole Foods, told me. I got to spend seven hours with John

over two days and I read his autobiography twice. And it was one of during one of our conversations That John told me one of the craziest things that anyone has ever said about the podcast. He had listened to over a hundred episodes. before we met and he told me that if founders existed When he was younger.

That Whole Foods would still be an independent company today. That since the podcast and all of history's great such readers constantly emphasize the importance of patrolling costs. He would have put much more of a priority on it. Especially during good times, during boom times. It is very natural for a company, for a person, for human nature

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