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Kendra Scott Bootstrapped Her Brand for 10 Years on Credit Card Debt
“No one would invest in me. Okay. So I had to do it on credit card debt and a line of credit for 10 years. I bootstrapped this business.”
Kendra Scott Says Her Jewelry Company Is a Billion-Dollar Business
“We are never like, Ooh, our business is a billion dollars. Let's all be happy and go, you know, drink margaritas on the beach.”
Dolly Parton Offered to Write the Foreword for Kendra Scott's Book
“Well, she loved it so much. She said, well, she offered to write the foreword of my book.”
Pete Davidson Invested in Double Soul Socks and Joined Shark Tank
“Pete Davidson is an investor. It was a couple. I like him. I like him. But they sent him socks, so they did what I did, like, let people taste it, let people get, you know, see it. Pete put on that sock, and it is the most comfortable sock you'll ever wear in …”
Kendra Scott's First Business Was a Chemotherapy Hat Store That Failed
“My first business was a hat company. I created headwear for men and women undergoing chemotherapy. He inspired that business. People were not buying hats, Cody. Okay. I wanted it to be the thing. I opened a little hat store called the hat box here in Austin. I…”