Fashion Designer Rachel Zoe Gives a Tell-All Interview About Balancing Family and Business
The multi-talented Rachel Zoe, 44 isn't just a designer.
— -- The multi-talented Rachel Zoe, 44 isn't just a designer -- she's a powerhouse entrepreneur.
She's got her own clothing line sold in more than 250 stores, a new late night talk show “Fashionably Late with Rachel Zoe” and a widely read fashion blog with over 1.5 million subscribers and two published books.
“I feel little bit of a hamster on a wheel sometimes,” Zoe said in an interview with ABC News.
And if that doesn’t make your head spin, Zoe just launched a subscription business.
It's called Box of Style. You subscribe to the service, and Rachel sends you stuff that she would use right to your door, that includes clothes, beauty products, accessories and home décor.
“We work really hard, myself and my team on very carefully curating each box. And honestly I want every single thing in all of these boxes. They’re really different than everyone else’s boxes, because they have things that I think everyone really wants, whether it’s an amazing skin serum, a ring, a really unique piece of jewelry that no one has,” she explained.
On top of all of this, Rachel's a mother of two sons Kaius, one, and Skyler, four who refuses to go to the office if her kids are sick.
“I think any mom will tell you that, the chaos is real, and the exhaustion is real, but every second is worth it. They constantly make me happy.”
Zoe comes from a family of doers, her dad was an entrepreneur who balanced being a father and president of two successful companies and now she is applying that same model to her own life by working very closely with her husband, Rodger Berman, 44.
“We’ve been together for 24 years. We finish each other’s sentences, we are abnormally attached to each other. We do bicker of course. and I think the way we look at it, it’s better to bicker with the person you love most in the world, than someone you may not ultimately trust with your life and your business,’ said Zoe.
“It really does work. We travel together. It’s great because we bring our kids a lot of the time. Who do you trust more than your husband? He’s really smart in a very different way than I am. I just get upset when he tries to step on my area. Stay in your financial business side of things,” she laughed
ABC News' chief business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis also wanted to get to know the fashionista turned entrepreneur so she did Real Biz Rapid Fire.
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Here are 5 things your don’t know about Rachel Zoe.
1. Number One piece of advice to young entrepreneurs?
“Don’t expect things to happen for you. You have to work hard. Nothing comes easy,” she said
2. Worst fashion trend of all time?
Acid wash jeans.
3. One thing every woman should have on her closet?
Black leather jacket
4. One fashion rule it’s time to break?
“No white after labor day. White all year,” said Zoe.
5. Smartest business decision you’ve ever made.
“Launching the Zoe Report,” Zoe said.