hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs and today I’m
I believe in entrepreneurs and today I’m
I believe in entrepreneurs and today I’m launching a new series on how to start a
launching a new series on how to start a
launching a new series on how to start a fashion business the fashion business is
fashion business the fashion business is
fashion business the fashion business is very sexy it’s very fun it can be very
very sexy it’s very fun it can be very
very sexy it’s very fun it can be very profitable but it’s also filled with
profitable but it’s also filled with
profitable but it’s also filled with failure and can be very costly so many
failure and can be very costly so many
failure and can be very costly so many people who want to start in the fashion
people who want to start in the fashion
people who want to start in the fashion business take out our loan mortgage
business take out our loan mortgage
business take out our loan mortgage their homes the finance the initial
their homes the finance the initial
their homes the finance the initial inventory and end up with a garage or
inventory and end up with a garage or
inventory and end up with a garage or basement full of t-shirts and hoodies
basement full of t-shirts and hoodies
basement full of t-shirts and hoodies and being in debt for the rest of their
and being in debt for the rest of their
and being in debt for the rest of their life so this series is about how you can
life so this series is about how you can
life so this series is about how you can start a successful fashion company and
start a successful fashion company and
start a successful fashion company and do it the right way today’s lesson is
do it the right way today’s lesson is
do it the right way today’s lesson is you have to find your passion from a
you have to find your passion from a
you have to find your passion from a very young age Calvin Klein knew what he
very young age Calvin Klein knew what he
very young age Calvin Klein knew what he wanted to do be in fashion you see when
wanted to do be in fashion you see when
wanted to do be in fashion you see when his parents immigrated to the United
his parents immigrated to the United
his parents immigrated to the United States they were pretty poor they didn’t
States they were pretty poor they didn’t
States they were pretty poor they didn’t have a lot of money or connections his
have a lot of money or connections his
have a lot of money or connections his father set up a grocery store and Calvin
father set up a grocery store and Calvin
father set up a grocery store and Calvin worked there part-time during evenings
worked there part-time during evenings
worked there part-time during evenings and weekends instead of playing with the
and weekends instead of playing with the
and weekends instead of playing with the other kids are joining sports teams
other kids are joining sports teams
other kids are joining sports teams Calvin Klein didn’t have a lot of
Calvin Klein didn’t have a lot of
Calvin Klein didn’t have a lot of friends and decided to stay home he
friends and decided to stay home he
friends and decided to stay home he wanted to teach himself how to sketch
wanted to teach himself how to sketch
wanted to teach himself how to sketch and sew designs and he wanted to
and sew designs and he wanted to
and sew designs and he wanted to accompany his mother when she went on
accompany his mother when she went on
accompany his mother when she went on trips to buy discount clothing as he
trips to buy discount clothing as he
trips to buy discount clothing as he grew up his passion for fashion deepened
grew up his passion for fashion deepened
grew up his passion for fashion deepened he went to school to study to learn how
he went to school to study to learn how
he went to school to study to learn how to be a fashion designer and he became
to be a fashion designer and he became
to be a fashion designer and he became increasingly upset that there were no
increasingly upset that there were no
increasingly upset that there were no unique original designs coming out of
unique original designs coming out of
unique original designs coming out of America it seemed like all the Americans
America it seemed like all the Americans
America it seemed like all the Americans wanted to do was copy and rip off the
wanted to do was copy and rip off the
wanted to do was copy and rip off the European designs he wanted American
European designs he wanted American
European designs he wanted American fashion to be different and he was
fashion to be different and he was
fashion to be different and he was willing to lead the way it was that
willing to lead the way it was that
willing to lead the way it was that passion not just her making money but
passion not just her making money but
passion not just her making money but for having a positive impact that led
for having a positive impact that led
for having a positive impact that led him to become a Multi multi
him to become a Multi multi
him to become a Multi multi multimillionaire
multimillionaire
multimillionaire you see passion is so important because
you see passion is so important because
you see passion is so important because if you’re not deeply passionate about
if you’re not deeply passionate about
if you’re not deeply passionate about your business you’re going to quit it’s
your business you’re going to quit it’s
your business you’re going to quit it’s going to get too hard you’re going to
going to get too hard you’re going to
going to get too hard you’re going to get a lot of roadblocks thrown in your
get a lot of roadblocks thrown in your
get a lot of roadblocks thrown in your face and you have to be crazy in love
face and you have to be crazy in love
face and you have to be crazy in love with them enough to want to keep going
with them enough to want to keep going
with them enough to want to keep going because most people would just give up
because most people would just give up
because most people would just give up facing those odds
facing those odds
facing those odds when Klein was trying to get started in
when Klein was trying to get started in
when Klein was trying to get started in the fashion business his father actually
the fashion business his father actually
the fashion business his father actually sold his grocery store to his friend
sold his grocery store to his friend
sold his grocery store to his friend Barry Schwartz Schwartz turned it around
Barry Schwartz Schwartz turned it around
Barry Schwartz Schwartz turned it around and made it a highly successful
and made it a highly successful
and made it a highly successful enterprise and invited Calvin to come in
enterprise and invited Calvin to come in
enterprise and invited Calvin to come in and be a partner at the time Calvin was
and be a partner at the time Calvin was
and be a partner at the time Calvin was struggling he wasn’t having any success
struggling he wasn’t having any success
struggling he wasn’t having any success in the fashion industry yet he was
in the fashion industry yet he was
in the fashion industry yet he was struggling and trying to break through
struggling and trying to break through
struggling and trying to break through he felt like he tried everything
he felt like he tried everything
he felt like he tried everything he could and he wasn’t getting any
he could and he wasn’t getting any
he could and he wasn’t getting any momentum with his clothing designs and
momentum with his clothing designs and
momentum with his clothing designs and so he thought long and hard about taking
so he thought long and hard about taking
so he thought long and hard about taking that offer and taking over the grocery
that offer and taking over the grocery
that offer and taking over the grocery store he set up an appointment with his
store he set up an appointment with his
store he set up an appointment with his dad to talk about the idea and he was
dad to talk about the idea and he was
dad to talk about the idea and he was ready to tell his dad I’m ready to join
ready to tell his dad I’m ready to join
ready to tell his dad I’m ready to join the family business and what his dad
the family business and what his dad
the family business and what his dad said shocked him he told Calvin that
said shocked him he told Calvin that
said shocked him he told Calvin that entering the grocery store business
entering the grocery store business
entering the grocery store business would be a tremendous mistake he told
would be a tremendous mistake he told
would be a tremendous mistake he told them that he didn’t really understand
them that he didn’t really understand
them that he didn’t really understand everything he was doing and what he was
everything he was doing and what he was
everything he was doing and what he was studying but that he was giving up on
studying but that he was giving up on
studying but that he was giving up on his dream too soon and so Calvin stuck
his dream too soon and so Calvin stuck
his dream too soon and so Calvin stuck with his passion continued building in
with his passion continued building in
with his passion continued building in fashion and ended up building an empire
fashion and ended up building an empire
fashion and ended up building an empire the point here is that if you’re in this
the point here is that if you’re in this
the point here is that if you’re in this business just trying to make money
business just trying to make money
business just trying to make money you’re gonna go broke you have to really
you’re gonna go broke you have to really
you’re gonna go broke you have to really want it you have to really feel it it
want it you have to really feel it it
want it you have to really feel it it has to keep you up at night it energize
has to keep you up at night it energize
has to keep you up at night it energize you to want to keep going if you’re
you to want to keep going if you’re
you to want to keep going if you’re trying to get into the business just as
trying to get into the business just as
trying to get into the business just as a get rich quick scheme then try
a get rich quick scheme then try
a get rich quick scheme then try something else but if you really love
something else but if you really love
something else but if you really love fashion you really want to have an
fashion you really want to have an
fashion you really want to have an impact you really want to make a
impact you really want to make a
impact you really want to make a difference then stay tuned because in
difference then stay tuned because in
difference then stay tuned because in the next couple of weeks we’re going to
the next couple of weeks we’re going to
the next couple of weeks we’re going to have a lot of fun believe if you guys
have a lot of fun believe if you guys
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