Wish I'd Known That
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Wish I'd Known That is hosted by Betsy Pearce where she goes deep with creative founders on lessons learned the hard way. She also features investors, journalists, and other insiders discussing the pitfalls and perils faced by creatives building their own business.
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What You Should Do When You Are A Creative And You Are Fired
June 15, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBBetsy Pearce is the Founder of Pearce LLP, where she helps creative founders, leaders, and executives navigate mergers and acquisitions' legal fields with humility and grace. Betsy is also a coach and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. She has worked with designers and other creatives as she continues to help them find the right investors with her legal expertise and guidance. In this episode… Rejection is one of the hardest pills to swallow as creati...
Happiness vs Productivity for Creatives in Business
June 04, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBBetsy Pearce is the founder of Pearce LLP, where she helps creative founders, leaders, and executives navigate the legal field of mergers and acquisitions with humility and grace. Betsy is also a coach and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry where she has worked with luxury brands and the commercial sector as she continues to help creative founders find the right investors with her coaching and guidance. In this episode… How does happiness relate to the ...
The Value of Creativity and Fashion Management with Keanan Duffty, Owner and Creative Director of Keanan Duffty Studio
May 28, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBKeanan Duffty is the Founder and Creative Director of Keanan Duffty Studio Keanan has worked with countless brands to create inspiring designs such as Gola, Reebok, Gwen Stefani's LAMB, Ben Sherman, Doc Martens, and many more. Currently, he is a contributing Fashion Editor for SOMA Magazine. Keanan is also the Founding Program Director for the Masters in Professional Study of Fashion Management at NYU, Parsons. Apart from being an award-winning British fashion designer, Keanan is also an a...
Learning How to Adapt in a Creative Space, with Daniel Caudill, Creative Director of Shinola
May 21, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBDaniel Caudill is the Creative Director at Shinola, a Detroit-based brand creating handcrafted leather goods, bicycles, journals, and watches. Daniel has worked as a design consultant, wardrobe stylist, accessory designer, and apparel designer where he makes use of his talents in furthering the impact of craft and design to the world. He continues to pull inspiration from his team as Shinola enters a new era of American design. In this episode… The fashion industry is continuously changi...
How and When to Hire a Coach for Creative Founders
May 21, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBBetsy Pearce is the founder of Pearce LLP, where she helps creative founders, leaders, and executives navigate the legal field of mergers and acquisitions with humility and grace. Betsy is also a coach and a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry where she has worked with luxury brands and the commercial sector as she continues to help creative founders find the right investors with her coaching and guidance. In this episode… There are many types of coaches ...
What Makes a Good Marriage between an Investor and a Creative Founder?
May 15, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBBetsy Pearce is the founder of Pearce LLP and ranked as one of the most influential women in her field. She uses her expert knowledge on mergers and acquisitions in the fashion industry to help executives, creatives, and founders get through the acquisition process and get their questions answered with clarity and consideration. Betsy aims to help creative founders find the right investors with similar visions and life goals to carry on their dream for the company. In this episode… When ...
Success and Pitfalls of A StartUp From An Investor, With Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV
May 14, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBBenjamin Joffe is a partner at SOSV, a venture capital accelerator and the world's number one global investor in hardware startups. Ben uses his expertise in marketing and strategy to help startups go from the initial stage to being fully functional. He has worked with over 200 companies through the investment phase and is a frequent speaker at leading tech conferences. Ben is a guest writer for Forbes, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat, and he has also made appearances in several other magazines ...
Three of the Most Common Challenges for Creative Founders
May 14, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBBetsy Pearce is the founder of Pearce LLP, she is a lawyer and a coach who works with an international clientele of founders, executives, and creative leaders. Betsy has worked with over 50 companies before the establishment of Pearce LLP through the merger and acquisition phases of their organization. As a coach, Betsy provides business leaders with insights on how to find investors and build companies that age well after the sale. In this episode… There are so many questions that creat...
Making Your Transactions Worth It, with Richard Kestenbaum, Co-founder and Partner at Triangle Capital LLC
May 07, 2020 21:31 - 21 minutes - 21.5 MBRichard Kestenbaum is the co-founder and a partner at Triangle Capital LLC for almost 20 years. Richard is an investment banker who focuses on acquisitions, mergers, and capital-raising for consumer-facing companies. He is also a frequent contributor to Forbes Magazine for almost four years now, and with over 35 years specializing in retail, consumer sectors, and retail, he brings to the table expert advice on how to create financial success in a commercial setting. Buying and selling a co...