Ceanne Fernandes-Wong, the CEO & co-founder of Cocoon, a luxury handbag subscription service, is smart, unassuming and so humble.
In this episode, we talked about doing impossible things like leading the way in creating circularity in fashion, starting a business just before a pandemic and yet securing a powerful investor like Kering - a global luxury giant.
We talked about vulnerability in leadership, having great advisors that open your mind and the differences in hiring between established companies like Net-a-Porter and startups.
We also discussed balancing motherhood and running a business and how it’s only women that get asked this.
WE DISCUSS:
00:00 - Intro
03:25 - Why Ceanne founded Cocoon
08:42 - Concept of ownership and circularity in fashion
14:05 - Investment from Kering and impact of great advisors
24:31 - Vulnerability in leadership, gender penality & balancing motherhood and career
39:25 - Relentless working culture, time off and modelling the right culture
44:59 - Hiring for a startup
52:44 - Startups and dealing with uncertainty
58:50 - The hardest decision Ceanne had to make
01:03:48 - Ceanne’s biggest fear
01:06:58 - Biggest failure
01:09:04 - Three pieces of advice to younger self
01:13:02 - The Impossible question
CEANNE FERNANDES-WONG:
**LinkedIn: **https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceannefernandes/)
Instagram: @ceanne https://www.instagram.com/ceanne/?hl=en
**Cocoon: **https://www.cocoon.club/)
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MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/
Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/?hl=en
Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo
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