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00:00Blaze has completely ghosted me.
00:03No, he hasn't.
00:03Yes.
00:04I'm raising a $40 million venture fund,
00:07and Blaze, we just did not hear back from him.
00:10The deadline is in a month, so the clock is ticking.
00:13We've got about $2 million left that we need to get.
00:16Getting Lauren is super important.
00:17Right now, I don't want to invest in a fund.
00:19If we cannot get to our deadline,
00:21I close the fund and we fail.
00:25Wow, nothing has been done.
00:27I've got to call Amber.
00:28Hi.
00:28He did nothing.
00:30Not even the staircase outside is done.
00:32I feel definitely taken advantage of.
00:35How do you not get a whole crew in there to build?
00:37Looks like it's abandoned.
00:39It's a very heartbreaking moment.
00:42We have a disaster zone on our hands.
00:45Just sucks.
00:47I will give you fire.
00:54I will give you fire.
00:59We're blessed.
01:02We're blessed.
01:03We're blessed.
01:08We're blessed.
01:09We're blessed.
01:09Oh, gosh.
01:11Sorry I'm late, guys.
01:13No problem.
01:14Hi, Gary.
01:15Hey.
01:15Hi, Lauren.
01:16Great to see you, Jerry.
01:17Nice to meet you.
01:18Pleasure.
01:18Good to meet you, too.
01:19Amber and I came to Miami for the launch of Moda's at the guest house.
01:24My house is under construction right next door.
01:27Right now it's in shambles.
01:28And it's a disaster zone.
01:30We have a lot of houses, but Miami is our main place.
01:33And now I have decided to find a new builder and hope I can find somebody who will really move
01:38forward with this.
01:39So I just wanted to talk about get everybody together because I don't know where the end is in sight.
01:44I already know I'm going to have to pay a premium to get this done.
01:48We know that.
01:49I've got to put my full focus on turning this around and getting back home again.
01:54I'm so happy that we are having this meeting.
01:57We're excited.
01:57I can't tell you how...
01:59Obviously, walking home into this was so disappointing because five months, nothing happened.
02:04But I want to just move past all that and try to, like, see the bright future ahead because this
02:10could be the most...
02:11It should be the most beautiful house in Miami it was before we started.
02:15You know, my husband died two years ago, so it's really important for me.
02:18This was the house we lived in for 25 years.
02:21We have three grandchildren and a beautiful daughter.
02:24And his dream was to see this house be passed on to those children one day who have done every
02:30Easter egg hunt since they've been born at this house.
02:32I want to see through his dream.
02:34I need to make this project perfect for him.
02:37That's what we want.
02:38We want to help you with this legacy project.
02:40We want this to be a great experience.
02:42This is positivity going forward.
02:44And we want you to be involved.
02:46One of the things that we like to do also is we just don't follow the drawings.
02:49I want to walk with you, the rooms.
02:51Me too.
02:51By the way, I'll just tell you about where we're sitting.
02:54This is the place that J.R. and I sat every day.
02:57This is where our kids jump on the sofas.
03:00Right.
03:00And they live their life.
03:01And everybody shouldn't eat in here, but they do.
03:04Right, right.
03:04And this is where I visualize, like, a beautiful, round, curved sofa with a table that I can play poker
03:10and beat Christian and take Mary's money.
03:13You know, J.R. used to say, Lauren, it's not about you and I. Our kids will never be able
03:18to afford something like this one day. Let's make sure we preserve this forever.
03:22This is where he visualized having big dinner parties.
03:25OK.
03:25I'm going to still do big dinner parties here or big events with the family. So I think building a
03:32table is going to be the best way to go.
03:34Yes.
03:35His goal was to add bigger spaces. He wanted me to have this gorgeous closet. He used to say, you
03:39deserve the biggest, the best closet.
03:42He wanted to put a soccer pitch. He wanted to do everything that would feel like a real compound, a
03:48home that had children in it laughing and having fun and where we could work together.
03:53I remember this room, of course, is nobody has this. Nobody has this.
03:59I see making this a room we can actually use as a family. I don't want to walk by this
04:04room and not use it anymore.
04:05No, you don't want this to be a museum.
04:07Exactly.
04:09This builder has given me enough confidence to believe they can get it done.
04:13I think seeing this through, being able to move in, will mark a turning point in my new journey.
04:20The last two years have been filled with a lot of doubt. I'm in the process of figuring Lauren out.
04:27I don't know this new girl. I'm discovering her.
04:30Do I miss the old Lauren all the time? I miss my old life with my husband.
04:34And my kids have grown up. And my daughter's grown up. And they all have their life. And you're so
04:38happy for them to have your life. So where do I fit in?
04:41It really comes down to me.
04:44This makes this official. Now we're just in a contract and I sent you some money.
04:51I won't let you down. I won't let you down. I won't let you down.
05:18Where is the next sentence?
05:20Exactly. That's why I'm asking you for help.
05:22Okay.
05:23That's why I'm asking you for help.
05:26I have no idea what to do.
05:31Okay, okay, okay, okay. There's a lot happening in my life at this point. There's the brand, there's Rangel, there's
05:38the kids, my husband.
05:40Especially for the jewelry, I design every single week.
05:43I need to design five tennis necklaces with a twist to it. So diamonds all the way around, a nice
05:52closure on the back.
05:54I have so much in my plate.
05:56Yeah, I see it. It's almost right. You just have to put a B in the end. A lamp.
06:02Okay.
06:03That's all. It's all right.
06:05But in the same time, I want to keep growing the brand. I want to keep expanding on the retailers.
06:11Clients are in the point now that they want more and then there's more people coming to see more.
06:16I always say for jewelry, the more is more and no time to be basic. So we put the more
06:22jewelry possible.
06:25Sam is a cat.
06:27Sam is a cat.
06:29You want to write that?
06:30I think he's not.
06:31My career and what I put out in the world is very important for me because I believe I want
06:36to build a great future for my girls.
06:39It's about creating legacies. I just have to keep going and push to the limit.
06:45I had an apple. A-N. Because you can't put A-A together, you have to put an N.
06:54I know.
06:57Do you feel the light shining inside? Shining so bright.
07:07Okay.
07:08Okay.
07:09Yep.
07:10Okay. Mom, I have a kiwi strawberry.
07:13Oh no.
07:14Kiwi strawberry? What is that?
07:15Well, it's an electrolyte, but I just want to make sure that there's no collagen.
07:19I can't have any collagen. I know.
07:22Yeah, because most of the collagen comes from beef.
07:24It says collagen defense, but it just means that it's keeping your skin hydrated and looking radiant.
07:31Okay. Well, I need to be hydrated and I'd love to look radiant.
07:37You're already radiant, Mom. Here. Maybe you'll like this flavor.
07:41You know, I'm really excited about what you're doing, Hannah. It's not easy.
07:47It's actually not that it's not easy. It's actually, like, really hard.
07:51My mom has always been, like, my biggest fan. You know, I definitely was super young when my parents divorced.
07:57And, you know, I think about my mom who was a single mom raising us. Like, she was an actress
08:02on Broadway.
08:02My dad traveled a lot and my mom just, like, made it work. And now she's so hands-on with
08:08our kids.
08:08I feel very lucky to have someone who is so devoted to my well-being.
08:13I missed every cocktail party or at least half of every cocktail party because I thought it was more important
08:20to spend time with you guys.
08:22The times have changed. And I think that the way we were taught is different. And there's no one way
08:33for everyone.
08:34Yeah, I mean, it's just, like, it's obviously such a challenging environment right now to raise capital.
08:40Yes. And so, like, meeting people in person, like, I feel like is really meaningful.
08:45That's very important. Yes.
08:46Fundraising has definitely taken a lot of my time. Early days are all about gaining momentum and getting validation from
08:53people within the industries.
08:55A lot of times I feel like I'm getting swallowed by this new endeavor. And it's very much filled with
09:02setbacks and, you know, doors that slam in your face.
09:06On the bad days, it's like, is this worth it? And on the good days, I still question myself sometimes.
09:11The pressure is always there. I feel like I've always had pressure.
09:15Yeah, you have.
09:16The way I grew up with pressure was definitely different from the way you grew up with pressure.
09:23I had people that, you know, didn't think that I was ever going to do anything. The doors were not
09:28fully opened yet.
09:29Mm-hmm.
09:30I got a lot of who does she think she is.
09:33And that definitely feels like same with moving into venture capital. People look past us very often or look over
09:43us very often.
09:44I feel that, like, whether it's society or even, like, in the family.
09:49Growing up was weird. I definitely always felt like I was trying to participate within a community.
09:54You know, I was the only Black girl in my class. I feel like people always tried to put me
10:00in a box and I felt like I never really fit in.
10:02I felt like people doubted my abilities. And so now it feels like a different circumstance, but a very familiar
10:09place in my, like, nervous system that I used to spend a lot of time in.
10:14You know, with grandpa and dad being, like, such prominent, like, business people and having that expectation of, like, not
10:26only living up to those expectations, but then also, like, changing the narrative.
10:30Like, I'm a different-looking Bronfman. I'm a female Bronfman. Like, everything I do is, like, public under a microscope.
10:39It took a minute for me to understand that, marrying into a family. And it's not easy.
10:47I actually, like, I've tried to really understand, like, what would this look like if this was a failure?
10:54If we don't raise the amount that we've set out to raise, this feels like something that is semi out
10:59of my control.
11:00But also, like, how do you, like, just change the narrative around a failure to be, like, a learning lesson
11:07in a stepping stool?
11:08It's like, if you don't have a test, then you can't have a testimony.
11:12You know, if you don't fail, then how can you understand what growth is?
11:19You know, we don't have all of the answers. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
11:24Yeah. For yourself.
11:26Growing up, you know, my mother would always tell me that I'm, like, not gonna fit into someone else's box
11:31that they have and, like, stay true to myself and my purpose.
11:35I'm realizing that you just have to, like, lean in and believe.
11:38You have worked hard. Give yourself some grace for what you've done and what you've accomplished.
11:46I'm definitely trying to make a name for myself. I understand that the expectations I put on myself, that's super
11:54not helpful.
11:55But, like, the amount of energy and time that I'm putting into this, I really, really want this to make
12:01a great imprint on the world with the work that I am doing and for it not to just be,
12:06like, in vain.
12:08I'm here for you.
12:10I love you.
12:11I love you, too.
12:13I'm so proud of you.
12:14Okay, you're doing great.
12:16You know, just stay the course.
12:33Today's Friday, can you believe?
12:35Uh, is it 5 o'clock yet?
12:37No.
12:38We're not ending today.
12:41So, um, I'm just gonna go over looking for, um, next fall.
12:46Mm-hmm.
12:46You've showed spring to the retailers.
12:49Mm-hmm.
12:49I wanna talk about, uh, when everything is arriving, which it should be arriving so that we can send them
12:56to the influencers.
12:58Mm-hmm.
12:58Mm-hmm.
12:59Things like that.
12:59The situation with my shoe license, I, I, you know, stuff happens.
13:06What can you say?
13:07What are you gonna do with the inventory?
13:09I'm, we're canceling all the orders for spring.
13:11I, I don't really see it as a failure.
13:13I see it as an opportunity to do something else, to do something better, to learn something new.
13:20So, in a way, it may have been a blessing in disguise.
13:23Now, um, I'm putting my focus on my own apparel line.
13:28I've partnered with a conglomerate called One Jeans Group.
13:32We'll be going into Macy's and Nordstrom.
13:36I'm trying to make comfortable everyday clothing that make women feel confident, and I call it casual elegance.
13:47How are you?
13:47Nice to see you. How's everything?
13:48Great. Everything's great. How are you doing?
13:52Today, we're meeting with the team.
13:54We're gonna go over mood boards and just the overall concept of the line,
13:58and trying to put together the final collection for fall, spring, and summer.
14:04Looks good.
14:07Well, the mannequins are the way that you set it up last time, and you styled it.
14:11You know what it is, the line is merchandised much better than it was, thanks to your help.
14:15So, uh, it just looks much more focused.
14:18Summer, we're, uh, going to review with you next week.
14:21Okay.
14:22Right. And then, simultaneously, we have to work on fall.
14:25Because I have to, like, coordinate the social media.
14:27We're working on the gift boxes now for the sweaters.
14:30Also, we're working with some other key retailers as well.
14:32So, I want to make sure that we start off this fall in a nice way with multiple retailers.
14:36Okay.
14:37I mean, listen, business is very challenging right now, but I must tell you, the customer's looking for newness.
14:42The retailers are looking for newness.
14:44So, we believe that this is an opportunistic time for, uh, for this brand.
14:49There's always pressure about timing.
14:52You're working the year before for the following season year.
14:57So, I'm a little bit worried about launching the line as we are a little bit behind schedule and launching
15:05a little late for fall.
15:07You want to be in the stores early because you have a longer selling time.
15:12The proof is always in the pudding, meaning it's always in the sales.
15:17It's all about sales.
15:18So, it can make or break a brand.
15:22All right.
15:23So, where do we start?
15:25Yeah.
15:25We could start with the, uh, fall concept boards.
15:29We, we heard your feedback.
15:31So, we're going back to the drawing boards, uh, with some of the prints.
15:34Yeah.
15:35And then, we could talk about the colors.
15:37So, military and uniformity is still a big trend.
15:41And done in an elegant and dressy, effortless way.
15:44I love, you know, I love to see, like, a mustard yellow.
15:48Okay.
15:48Just to pop it a little bit.
15:50Just give it something bright.
15:51Because I just think the color's looking a little bit sad.
15:56Even though it's fall and winter's coming, still, I like to have, like, a strong color.
16:02It's not always easy when you first start working with a team.
16:07I think it takes time for them to really, um, understand what you're trying to achieve.
16:14What your aesthetic is.
16:16I'm, I'm not sure I like that combination so much.
16:19I feel like it's off.
16:20It's like...
16:21Monochromatic?
16:22Yeah.
16:22There has to be a point of view and, like, a direction or a vision.
16:26Right.
16:26Otherwise, it's just stuff.
16:27Exactly.
16:28In order to sell something, you, I, I really do think you have to genuinely like what you're selling.
16:33Because I think the consumer can see right through that.
16:36My job is to make it look like me or my brand or something that I would like to put
16:41out.
16:42And if it fails, if it doesn't sell, then there might not be another collection.
16:48And that might be the end of my apparel line.
16:52I want it to be through your eyes.
16:53I want it to stand out on the floor and I don't want it to just...
16:57Be there.
16:58Exactly.
16:59You know what I mean?
17:17Oh, my God.
17:20You got the big man pajamas in the window.
17:25Oh, my God.
17:25This place is stunning.
17:26You haven't been here.
17:28No.
17:29And I am so excited.
17:31Oh, my God.
17:32This is the piece I wore for the CFDA.
17:34I was going to say.
17:35This, with that brown dress, this, I don't care if you went in naked, this was it.
17:40I was like, I wanted to do it all about the jewelry and not the dress.
17:43So you designed this whole thing.
17:44I sketched it.
17:45I picked all the stones.
17:47They're all Colombian stones and amazing, beautiful.
17:50It is spectacular.
17:53Me and Laura, from day one, we clicked.
17:57I always look up to her a lot because what she built is incredible.
18:04She's a very supportive woman to me, too.
18:07Like, from day one of my brands, she purchased my jewelry.
18:11It's like, oh, what do you have new?
18:13I want to, like, support you.
18:14And sometimes I don't even know.
18:16I'm like, Laura, do you really like this piece?
18:18Or are you just buying to be nicer?
18:21But then she wears it.
18:22I'm like, okay, so you like it.
18:24So that means you like it.
18:26Both of those would add to my stack just perfectly.
18:29What else is going on?
18:30How are the girls?
18:32They're so good.
18:33And they just need so much stimulation now that, like, I go crazy.
18:37No, because they need you, mom, mom, mom.
18:39Yeah, mommy, mommy, mom, mom, mom, the whole day.
18:42But the thing is, I'm already so busy with the store now.
18:45I have to keep up, right?
18:46Because my clients will come in a week.
18:48Because somebody inventory, they want new things.
18:49And then they come by the next week, and they're like, oh, what do you have new?
18:52So it's constantly new, new, new, new.
18:55But I love it because I'm, like, connecting with people.
18:58I'm getting so inspired.
18:59And, like, there's an opportunity for me to open another store in Palm Beach.
19:04Wow.
19:04That's big.
19:05My company's growing.
19:06I have a lot of clients.
19:07I'm looking for a new retail space because it's very important for me to have, like,
19:14my jewelry accessible to people to try on, to have the experience of coming to my store.
19:19I have an amazing partner.
19:21And he said, yes, let's do it.
19:24I don't know the area so much about Palm Beach.
19:27Yeah.
19:27But I think many people, they're going to come there.
19:30Because I think the people, they're going to love the style and what you're doing.
19:34It's nice.
19:34It's something different, you know?
19:36I'm looking at Palm Beach because it's a beautiful place.
19:40The air, the vibe, it goes very well with jewelry.
19:43I see my brand expanding a lot in America first.
19:47But in the same time, I do want to open a few places in Europe, maybe.
19:51Definitely, I see it growing globally.
19:54Babe, I am so proud of you with this.
19:57When did all this happen?
19:59You've been working nonstop.
20:00It's just, I'm just working every day.
20:01I'm designing every day.
20:03Best advice I can give you is tie a knot at the end of the rope and hang on.
20:06Right when you're ready to throw in the towel, it's all going to come together.
20:09It's like, you know.
20:10It's a challenge.
20:14I'm gonna give it, give it everything I got now.
20:17Give it, let it take over my heart now.
20:20I know, I know, I know I can.
20:25There's my old apartment right there.
20:26Look at the windows.
20:28Yeah, the ones right there with all the windows.
20:29Wow.
20:29That must be a nightmare to clean these windows.
20:32They probably have a cleaner.
20:33It's all windows.
20:34It's all windows.
20:35All of it.
20:35And I remember, I was like, Jared, there's a women's, like, correctional center.
20:40Next door, it's like, that's great.
20:42We'll meet all types of pen pals there.
20:45But I haven't, we didn't stay there anymore.
20:47Because, you know, we would stay on the boat.
20:48We hadn't stayed there in years.
20:49Oh, yeah.
20:50What's going on with the boat?
20:51I'm trying to get rid of it.
20:52I told her, I was like, Amber, it's a lot on me that I have to spend my days managing
20:56multiple things.
20:57I just want to spend my days figuring out where I fit in anymore.
21:01That's why I'm glad she is helping me take on more.
21:04She sees that I'm doing a lot.
21:06I really feel great about the future with Amber taking over motives.
21:11It's really taken a lot off my plate and a sense of comfort knowing that she has it.
21:16It was time.
21:17It was long overdue.
21:19Coming down to conclusion of what I'm going to do with the Greenwich House, I'm still making final decisions.
21:25But I haven't been all summer except once.
21:28And I think when we have young children, it feels really great because you can go here and dash here
21:34and go do this.
21:35And you get to a certain place in your life, the golden chapter.
21:40The golden bachelorette chapter?
21:41The chapter four.
21:42The golden bachelorette.
21:44And I keep saying to myself, like, I want a simpler life.
21:48The thought of getting rid of Greenwich feels like I'm giving up that time of my life.
21:57Like I'm...
22:01That I lost what we had.
22:03I'm not sure if I can do this or not.
22:06I'm not sure if I'm ready yet.
22:08And, you know, I always have this philosophy in life that if you don't know what to do, do nothing.
22:21But I also am smart enough to know that it's just a house without JR in it.
22:28Look at this gorgeous place.
22:30You know, this is...
22:31I told you, this is my first place without JR ever.
22:34Oh, my gosh.
22:35So I got this little apartment.
22:37I'm happy with it.
22:38So this is little for you?
22:39This is little.
22:40I love you.
22:41You know my house in Miami.
22:42This is little.
22:46This is little.
22:47I want to heal and get my own space.
22:49I'm working on this whole new life.
22:51Yes.
22:52I love you for going through it with me.
22:53Because, you know, this is like first space alone.
22:56Moving into the house alone without...
22:58You know, I lived there with him my whole life.
23:00Yeah.
23:01It's all hard.
23:02I swear to God, you made me cry.
23:03Seriously.
23:03I know.
23:04I know it's hard.
23:05I know it's like we go through our stuff.
23:07I love having girlfriends like you.
23:09I love having you in my life.
23:10When I think about my favorite times, I've been with you so much lately.
23:14And I love you.
23:15You're so sweet.
23:16What are you doing here in New York, by the way?
23:18Well, I'm meeting the One Jeans group, which is my apparel.
23:22I'm launching my Dio line.
23:26Just having a little issues because it's...
23:29We're very late to launch.
23:31A lot of growing pains.
23:34And, you know, there's only so much I can't...
23:37You can't control everything.
23:38I can't control everything.
23:39If it was just you solely doing it, it's a different story.
23:41It would be done, by the way.
23:43We'd be finishing at the launch party right now.
23:45I would have launched two months ago, by the way.
23:47We were at the launch party already.
23:48Yeah.
23:49I'm super hands-on on everything I do.
23:52It's part of my control freak personality.
23:56You only have one chance to make a good first impression.
24:00So you want to come out on the launch with your best foot forward.
24:04If that doesn't work, you're not going to probably see yourself be doing other partnerships.
24:11Some things you can't control.
24:12And that's hard for you and I, people who are so driven.
24:15One thing I figured out.
24:17I realized my biggest crisis and the only crisis I've ever really had is losing JR.
24:22So now I keep it all in perspective.
24:24I can't control that.
24:25I'll give it everything I can.
24:27All I can do is do the best I can with it.
24:29And that's all you can do.
24:30That's kind of where I am.
24:31But we'll get it done.
24:33We'll get it done.
24:34And then when we do, you and I have our birthday.
24:37I know.
24:38I have anxiety too.
24:40It's like, I don't want to get older.
24:42It doesn't matter.
24:43I don't even think about it.
24:43This year we're turning 45.
24:45That's it.
24:45Like every year.
24:46Yeah.
24:54This weather is so nice.
24:56I feel like I'm on vacation right now.
24:59Okay.
24:59So this is the Paramount.
25:01Yeah.
25:02Here we are.
25:02Big part of Palm Beach's history.
25:05Yeah.
25:05And we're just looking to restore this retail part of it.
25:08So there's restaurants and more shopping down both of those.
25:12And then there's the breakers where we get a lot of foot traffic from as well.
25:16Yeah.
25:16So there's a lot of people that walk around here.
25:18It's just like a walkable area.
25:19Exactly.
25:20That's great.
25:20So do you have any jewelry stores around here?
25:23No.
25:24So it will be the only jewelry store.
25:26In the vicinity.
25:28Yeah.
25:28Wow.
25:28Okay.
25:29Let's go see the space.
25:30Okay.
25:30I'm excited.
25:32Wow.
25:33Potentially store number two.
25:35Okay.
25:36So it's 477 square feet.
25:39It's a really interesting space because it has three separate rooms.
25:43Okay.
25:44This is the entrance to the street.
25:45I love this vibe because I like how it's like has different areas.
25:50Like the client first walks in that area and then the second area it's a hangout.
25:54Okay.
25:55So we can sit with a client and take our time and create an environment for them.
25:59They sit, relax, like there's no rush.
26:02I like the natural life.
26:02And I think that's Palm Beach life, right?
26:04So I like how this place is, is a place that people walk by a lot.
26:10It has great visibility.
26:11So if people are driving by, they will all see the name.
26:14And that's very important to me.
26:15If people see it, they remind themselves, oh, I should stop by.
26:20Oh, I should get this for my mom.
26:22Oh, I should get this for myself.
26:24So this would allow you to have street exposure.
26:26I like the double entrance, the light, the...
26:29Double entrance means double security.
26:31But you can leave this door closed and just the ring, one of them, you know?
26:34Like a doorbell.
26:35Yeah, doorbell.
26:36What is this little area?
26:37So that's a little closet, but that's also something that we could, we could dress up.
26:41With the safe?
26:42Uh, you could.
26:43Oh!
26:44What was that?
26:45Something nearly fall on you?
26:47He's scared of me.
26:47No.
26:48He said it's insulation.
26:50Something about that.
26:51Did you think it was a polar bear or something?
26:53I thought it was a scary doll coming out.
26:56I kind of thought like a mouse or something.
27:00There's a lot that goes into building a new store.
27:02I have to invest on the inventory, build up the place, make it look the way that I want it
27:08to look.
27:08Could I remove this wall?
27:10This went in for the previous tenant, so this could go.
27:12Oh.
27:13So it requires a lot of my attention.
27:15The important thing, we need to check for the insurance, because I don't think the store is safe.
27:21I don't want to do something that I don't feel 100% comfortable doing, so I want to talk to
27:28Nisim about it and see if that's the right move for us.
27:31I'm going to have to get back to the office and make a lot of pieces.
27:34I know.
27:36And then, got Nisim.
27:38Yeah.
27:39Maybe you take one store, I'll take one store.
27:43You stay in Palm Beach.
27:44Or like we'll rotate.
27:46I actually want to go shop in this little store now.
27:58Okay, so I just need to like finish my hair and put some makeup on.
28:04Where are you going again?
28:06I have the event for Ula.
28:10I'm speaking on a panel.
28:11I have to leave here at 5 o'clock.
28:14What time is it?
28:164.36.
28:17I'm so excited to...
28:19Oh, my God.
28:21What happened?
28:21I almost just burned my face.
28:24It was really scary.
28:25When it comes to like fundraising, like I actually need to kind of get myself out there in front of
28:31potential investors who are actually interested in women's health.
28:35Okay, can I have a kiss?
28:36My mom really helped me.
28:37Sometimes you just have to create the grace for yourself.
28:39And I'm not going to give up that easily on creating this.
28:44Hi!
28:45Hi.
28:45Nice to see you.
28:46Nice to see you.
28:47Nice to see you too.
28:48I was really excited to discover Ula and actually have my second child with them and go through their care
28:56service and use their midwives and their OBs.
28:59I am headed to my prenatal appointment this morning at Ula and I'm so excited to tell you about them.
29:05And so I made a deal with them that I would showcase my experience and it just made me want
29:13to also advocate for positive health outcomes within the maternal health space.
29:19I do have some like high profile people.
29:22Okay.
29:23Family office people that I think would be a good fit.
29:26Okay, amazing.
29:27Well, I'll send you an email in the morning.
29:29Send me this stuff.
29:29Yeah.
29:30Working with Ula allows me to FaceTime with folks within the industry and tell them about what we're building.
29:37You have to be optimistic in order to make this happen.
29:41If you could take your seats, we're going to get started.
29:44Thank you so much.
29:45I am so excited to be joined by entrepreneur, activist, friend, and Ula mom, Hannah Bronfman.
29:53Welcome.
29:58What would you say the main difference was between your two birthing experiences?
30:04Was there something that happened specifically within your first pregnancy that made you want more of this personalized care?
30:12Yeah, I gave birth in a pandemic.
30:14While I did really love my OB, I just carried a lot of anxiety, not to mention the black maternal
30:20health crisis that we're dealing with currently.
30:23And I found myself literally screaming while delivering my baby saying, please don't let me become a statistic.
30:34With my second birth, I just wanted a different experience.
30:38I really wanted midwifery.
30:40This is so TMI, but my midwife, and she was like, okay, you're like at five and a half centimeters.
30:47And she like manually manipulated my cervix and got me to nine centimeters dilated.
30:56I didn't tear.
30:57I mean, obviously she massaged.
30:59Like, okay, you guys get it.
31:01It was insane.
31:02My husband was like, what the hell is going on?
31:05Storytelling is powerful, right?
31:07Because it's not fake.
31:08It's not fluff.
31:09It's real experiences.
31:11It's lived experiences.
31:12It's community.
31:13And then my baby girl popped out and it was just like unbelievable.
31:18So much of what we do is based in community building.
31:23I've been able to do that through my work as an influencer.
31:25And I feel like, you know, I've really been trying to bring that to the investor side of my business.
31:31You go every morning to get your blood done and you see so many different faces, so many like different
31:39cultures.
31:40And just made me think like, even if we didn't even speak to each other, like it just made me
31:45feel like I wasn't alone.
31:47I'm realizing, you know, how lucky am I that I get to live in my purpose.
31:51That's been my through line from the beginning.
31:53I invest in places that I advocate for, which is my superpower.
31:57Thank you so much for sharing so honestly.
31:59I am so, you know, proud of what I've built.
32:04Like I have to make this happen for myself.
32:06I just sent you my email.
32:08You send me yours.
32:09I'll send you affordable.
32:10You can put us all together.
32:12Yeah.
32:12Thank you. I appreciate that.
32:29I need to go.
32:31Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
32:32Yeah, I'm my name.
32:33Hello, hello.
32:35Hi, Christy.
32:35Good afternoon.
32:36How are you?
32:37Good.
32:38You recognize?
32:39I do not.
32:40I love it.
32:41Head to toe in D.O.
32:43Hey, that could be our logo.
32:44Okay, let's go.
32:46Where are we in the development of the fall?
32:49We, well, we worked a color palette last time.
32:52And we haven't received protos yet, but we do have CADs for you today.
32:55I'd love to look at it.
32:56I just want to make sure of the colors.
32:58I think it's really good to come into the office as much as possible to see if, you know,
33:05if everybody's on the same page.
33:07Last week, I didn't necessarily like the fall collection.
33:11So I need to continue to work on that.
33:14So therefore, today with the team, I want to make sure that the color stories are correct.
33:20And I want to make sure that we're good on timing on deliveries.
33:24Hopefully they'll have translated my vision into the clothing and get it out on time for the launch.
33:32So we basically, you know, took the palette that you put together with the team last time
33:37and then the prints, we completely changed what you saw.
33:42So this is all the denim, right?
33:44Yeah, so this is the denim for August.
33:45So we have the whole printed patchwork idea.
33:49This is off the jean that you passed us of your personal, which was really nice.
33:53Here you can see, like, we adjusted the colors.
33:56I love this.
33:57I think this is going to sell really, really well.
33:59Yeah.
34:00I think this is going to take off.
34:01Yeah.
34:01I think I love this group.
34:03I also have to talk to you guys about spring and then summer.
34:08So I can bring in summer.
34:09In the meantime, they're going to bring down some of the fabrics to show you.
34:12Okay.
34:12And the prints for this.
34:13All right.
34:14I'm working with a team of very experienced designers, but I think that there's some growing pains.
34:20So you have to make sure everybody's on the same page and everybody knows what's going on.
34:25You know, you've got the same end goal.
34:27It's to win and to sell.
34:29But it's just so competitive in the fashion industry and you have to catch the eye.
34:35You know, how do you do that?
34:37Like, that's the magic question.
34:40So this is May, and then June, July is over here on the far end.
34:45This is the whole thing for May, June, and July?
34:47It is.
34:47Yep.
34:48Huh.
34:49This is summer.
34:50I'm looking for, like, the bright, happy colors.
34:53And this looks like September delivery.
34:56We do have, like, the turquoise pieces.
34:58Yeah.
34:59Do you want us to pull it?
35:00For sure.
35:01Well, these, I mean...
35:02Yeah, so these were, um...
35:03Those aren't bad.
35:04These are brighter, for sure.
35:06I think these are quite cute, these prints.
35:10Little off-the-shoulder pieces.
35:13Yeah.
35:13I mean, we could try to mix back in here, but it was just from here to here.
35:19It just took it to different...
35:21But what if you take out the yellow?
35:24Take out the yellow.
35:25Like, take out the yellow and just do the denim, the blues.
35:28The blues.
35:29Blues.
35:30I just feel like this feels, like, super fresh and summery.
35:34You guys, I really like this.
35:35Okay.
35:35You know what else I like that you guys did and you listened is, like, this pink, this pink short
35:40set is really super cute.
35:43Yes.
35:43Okay.
35:43I know.
35:44I just think it makes it happier and a little bit more summery and a little bit less sad.
35:49I love it.
35:50It's really nice.
35:51Thank God I was able to go in and review everything.
35:54And I think right now we're all on the same page.
35:57You know, they're all professionals.
35:59They've all been in the business for a long time.
36:00And you have to trust them.
36:02And in turn, I hope they trust me that I also know what I'm doing.
36:06I knew we'd arrive at the solution.
36:09I'm feeling pretty good about the direction for the collection.
36:13Dealing with the retailers is like dating.
36:15If you prove yourself with sales online, then maybe they might give you a ring.
36:21Then they marry you.
36:23Now, we're at the bar and they're buying me a drink.
36:26Or I'm buying them a drink.
36:27I don't know.
36:27Whichever way you look at it.
36:29Got to make her a little sexier.
36:31Got to show some lag.
36:33Oh, yeah.
36:33Come on, girls.
36:34Sex it up.
36:36Sexy cells.
36:38Oh, too much.
36:39Well, that's a little okay.
37:01I feel like we should also do this one in white gold.
37:04It'll be so good.
37:06Hello.
37:07How are you?
37:08How are you?
37:08Good to see you.
37:09Good to see you.
37:10How is everything?
37:11Whoa.
37:12So good.
37:13Okay.
37:14We have to talk.
37:17So, we went to see that store in Palm Beach.
37:20Yeah.
37:20And we really liked it.
37:21And I think it's a beautiful location.
37:23It's a great store.
37:25But I wanted to talk to you because I think it's very important for me to focus on this store
37:31right now.
37:32Yeah.
37:32The brand is growing so fast.
37:34Yeah.
37:35And it's getting so busy.
37:37There's so much going on that I think maybe we should pass it to next year, like end of next
37:43year, maybe September or November.
37:45We open with more time.
37:47I do want to grow the brand.
37:48That's my purpose.
37:49But I know that my kids are missing me and my husband is missing me.
37:54I think that being a mother makes me want to do things slower.
37:58I love to see those little girls grow.
38:01When they were babies on me, I would be like, oh, they're so cute.
38:05I'm obsessed with them.
38:06But now that they talk and they say the cutest little things, I don't want to miss special moments in
38:14their lives, you know.
38:15I don't want to be there when they come home and they want to do their homework.
38:18The love that we have is the most beautiful thing because we love to be together.
38:23And I'm so grateful for them, like the best thing ever.
38:29You know, I can tell you one thing.
38:30I think we need to pass it for next year and we'll be like, when I have the time to
38:35build it properly.
38:37Because, you know, I don't like and I'm sure you don't like also to do like something and a pressure.
38:42I know exactly what I want for my company.
38:44Like my brands are successful.
38:47I'm growing my brands the way I want them to grow.
38:50And I'm learning how to be a leader.
38:52I'm learning how to be an entrepreneur.
38:54Deep inside, I want things to go the way it's going right now.
39:01Good to see you.
39:03Bye.
39:19Morning.
39:20Good morning.
39:21Good afternoon.
39:22You look great.
39:23What are you wearing?
39:24Where are you?
39:25Greensboro?
39:26Are you back in the real pit, huh?
39:29Back in the saddle again.
39:31You look great.
39:32First of all, Taiwan, Malaysia.
39:35I want to talk about that.
39:36How did that?
39:36Are we good on the tickets, right?
39:38We're sold out.
39:38But we've sold more tickets to the Southeast Asia event than we've sold to the U.S. event.
39:45That's amazing.
39:45The question might be is do we want to, you know, hit Hong Kong, which would be right either before
39:51or right after.
39:52It's just something we don't have to make that decision.
39:53Well, that's one thing I was going to mention to you.
39:55I would like to have a meeting next week with all country managers at once.
39:59While I'm getting on the phone with these leaders and having a conversation and understanding how things are,
40:05I've got to figure out a way to make things work more efficiently for you and me.
40:11I agree.
40:12The best use of mining your time is with people.
40:16Yeah.
40:16So there you have it.
40:17So that's done.
40:18The second thing is I just need your thoughts on this.
40:21This has been such a challenge for me is Greenwich.
40:24You know, I turned down the first offer I got in June because I just wasn't ready to make that
40:31decision.
40:32I was just not emotionally or mentally prepared to sell.
40:36You know, I don't like to do things when I'm rushed in a decision.
40:39Now, Mark and Christian, I received this offer that is almost, you know, too good.
40:50I would, it would be enough to cover the cost of my project in Miami, the construction of the house
40:54here.
40:55It would give me till May to move out, which is what I need, as you know.
41:00Wow.
41:01A lot.
41:01I need to rethink how we handle this.
41:04Every home had a different purpose for us.
41:06Greenwich was a place that I dreamed that my grandchildren would spend their summers and bring their children back to
41:13one day and run in the yard.
41:15And, you know, the children see Greenwich as the summer home exactly as J.R. intended it to be.
41:22But yet, I haven't spent any time in Greenwich since J.R. passed.
41:25It's too hard.
41:26And now, I have, you know, unsolicited offers.
41:30The house wasn't listed for sale.
41:32Double of what we paid, J.R. and I.
41:35Offers that are almost too good to not take.
41:39But I also remember that J.R. gave me the home for my birthday, so it's a catch-22.
41:43It's very sentimental.
41:44I'm not sure I'm prepared.
41:46As you know, when I'm not ready to make a decision, my answer is make no decisions.
41:51And the hardest decisions to make are the emotional decisions.
41:54Yep.
41:55And, you know, we're grateful for you, so.
41:59At the end of the day, I'm gonna do the right thing.
42:03Mm-hmm.
42:05Yeah.
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42:43Body of life is not focused on...
42:46Having more.
42:48It's less.
42:48Ultimately, I have to move into the future by myself, and so I need to have less things and more
42:54of me.
42:56I need to take a lot of that extra stuff off of me so I can move into the future
43:00and I can do the things I need to do.
43:03It's time to go.
43:08We are hosting this breakfast targeting industry insiders.
43:12Thank you all so much for coming this morning.
43:15Hopefully, the breakfast allows us to meet our goal.
43:19I mean, the clock is ticking.
43:21The deadline for the first close is imminent.
43:24Does anyone have questions?
43:29Thank you so much, darling.
43:33Kyle's in season, but he has a little bit of time, so he was like, babe, I want to go
43:37to Turks and Caicos.
43:39I'm so excited.
43:40I'm so happy.
43:41One of the values that Kyle and I both have is how important family is to us, and I always
43:47wanted to build my own family.
43:51Oh, um... Tell me what happened.
43:56Oh, oh, oh!
44:02And the heat is a battle, yeah, you know I'm not giving up.
44:09Cause I'm flying for a man to tell you
44:11Lord, that I'm flying for love
44:15Not afraid of the fire or the flame
44:18I won't run to go
44:22Cause I am a warrior
44:28Yeah, yeah
44:34Oh, I am a warrior
44:40Yeah, yeah
44:42Oh, I am a warrior
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