Episode Details

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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You can also WATCH the episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw

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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