Burch: Tory Burch ran early business from apartment with 15 staff
Tory Burch · Tory Burch: Tory Burch · Jun 5, 2023 · at 41:11
Tory Burch, founder and designer, describes early operations after launching her brand in 2004 before moving into commercial office space.
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“I was working out of my apartment for the first two years. We didn't have an office, so it was doing everything in our kitchen or in our living room. It was taking my kids to school and then getting on the phone until four in the morning, falling asleep on the phone. You know, we ended up having maybe 14 or 15 people working out of our apartment”
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