Aviator Nation: Paige Mycoskie

Hey, it's Guy here. You know, we talk a lot on this show about hustle, and recently I spoke to actor Andy Garcia, who shared some amazing stories about starting out in Hollywood, where he worked on a loading dock with another newcomer, Brian Cranston. And he was also a catering waiter at the Beverly Hilton serving dinner to stars like Jane Fonda. But just a few years later, he was literally making dinner and talking about the Corleone family with Francis Ford Coppola. Check out my conversation with Andy Garcia on my other podcast, The Great Creators. Just search for the great creators with Guy Raz wherever you listen to podcasts. And now

On to today's show. So I first set up a tripod in my apartment and I took photos of myself wearing all the clothes. And I printed out a little pamphlet. And so my theory was to go into Fred Siegel and basically be wearing the cloth. And I just walked in and I was like, Hey, is the buyer here? And the girl at the counter I remember just kinda laughed at me, you know. I mean the thing is it was such a high profile store that I think she thought I was nuts. Nobody walks in off the street to Fred Siegel. and gets a meeting.

Welcome to How I Built This, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements. they built. I'm Guy Raz and on the show today, how Paige Mykowski couldn't find the clothes she liked.

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