WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:04.559 This show is produced and hosted by Mark Webber. The show is sponsored by 2 00:00:04.599 --> 00:00:07.919 G three of Parow. The views expressed in the following program are those of 3 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:15.160 the sponsor and not necessarily the opinion of seven ten wor or iHeartMedia. Who 4 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:19.640 is Mark Webber. He's a self made business executive here to help you find 5 00:00:19.719 --> 00:00:24.559 your success from the New York City projects to the Avenue Montaigne in Paris. 6 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:30.000 His global success story in the luxury world of fashion is inspirational. He's gone 7 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:36.520 from clerk to CEO twice. Mark is classic proof that the American dream is 8 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:41.359 alive. And well, here's your host of Always in Fashion, Mark Weber. 9 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:45.240 Mark Weber. There are two types of chickens. One we all know 10 00:00:45.439 --> 00:00:49.240 chicken without a head. Well. The other type that we also know. 11 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:53.280 Why did the chicken cross the road to get to the other side. The 12 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:58.640 first is clueless wandering around. The other is purposeful, knows where he's going. 13 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:03.119 There are two kinds of ships. One is ruddless. The second one, 14 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:06.879 again we're all familiar with, the speed of the convoy is only as 15 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.359 fast as the last ship, or said differently, all ships must sail in 16 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:15.439 the same direction. The ruddless ship gets nowhere. The ship with the plans 17 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:19.680 knows where it's going. While I'm on leadership and ships for a second, 18 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.159 it's easy to hold the helm when the sea is calm. I'll tell you 19 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:27.959 one of the great inventions of our lifetimes computerized navigation. We don't think very 20 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:32.280 much about how we get from here to there anymore because of the applications. 21 00:01:32.719 --> 00:01:37.079 If you think about an airplane, for example, navigation direction setting above the 22 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:41.359 clouds, below the clouds, above the weather the most efficient route. We 23 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:45.439 don't think about it. We take it for granted, but navigational direction setting 24 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:49.719 is the key to flight. What we're directly familiar with his ways, Google 25 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.799 Maps, Apple CarPlay in our cars. Not only they point you in the 26 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:57.719 right direction, not only do they help us avoid mishaps, they lead us 27 00:01:57.799 --> 00:02:00.920 the most efficient route. They give this comfort, They provide us with a 28 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:07.079 sense of safety. That's what The clear direction, the clear communication, the 29 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:13.199 belief in the navigation leadership has changed the driving experience. Whether it's Harry Truman's 30 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:16.439 plaque on his desk, or where I first saw it was Ted Turner when 31 00:02:16.439 --> 00:02:22.800 he started CNN, or you can give credit to any of the people you've 32 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.800 seen it with lead, follow, or get out of the way. Every 33 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.080 one of these people. It could have been General Patent, Elon Musse or 34 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:32.560 me for that a matter, Lead, follow, or get out of the 35 00:02:32.599 --> 00:02:37.120 way. The point is you need to either be a leader or you need 36 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:39.080 to be a follower. You have to make that choice. But it's also 37 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:45.400 clear we all need direction. We all need a direction in this ever quickening 38 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:51.400 world. It's clear direction is more important than speed. Direction, director, 39 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:55.719 leader leadership. Interesting words, the purpose of leadership is to develop more leaders, 40 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.840 not followers. I never thought follow them would have a role in society, 41 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:06.479 let alone we humans march down the path as followers. I can't believe 42 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:09.159 it to set direction, to have a point of view, to convince others 43 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:14.439 that your way is the right way. I have always found inspiring leadership. 44 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:16.439 Yes, having said this, I like to lead from the front. However, 45 00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:21.520 I also take direction. Well. I don't care where the next great 46 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:24.400 idea comes from. I don't know everything. I'm ready to learn, try 47 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:29.560 new things. I like letting down my hair, releasing the pressure valve. 48 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.360 Lift someone else take the mantle of leadership. It's fine by me as long 49 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:36.280 as I can go in the right direction. As long as I can learn, 50 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:38.199 as long as something smart is happening, I don't need to lead. 51 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:44.840 I could sit at a table at dinner and direct a conversation completely. I 52 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:50.080 can be affable host I could be charming, but I love when someone else 53 00:03:50.199 --> 00:03:54.919 takes that role and I can be entertained. I respect in others the ability 54 00:03:54.960 --> 00:04:00.039 to command a room, develop a strategy, and see them all. I 55 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:01.919 tell you why you had spent time with Bono. We were at dinner one 56 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:05.759 night. There were twenty people around his table, and as the South of 57 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:10.840 France, he started talking. No one had to put in another word. 58 00:04:10.919 --> 00:04:15.240 This man was so interesting, going from subjects about how to save the world, 59 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:20.120 his views on Africa, Apple's one concept, everything amazing. Guy and 60 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:23.560 I never had a talk. I just had to enjoy myself. So I 61 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:28.199 can take a subservient or a smaller role. I don't need to be the 62 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:34.079 censor of intention. But leadership never changes. It's just refined by new approaches 63 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:42.959 and humans expanding intellect, helped dramatically by technology. Now, following has changed 64 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:49.040 to be a follower. Someone has morphed into this being acceptable stance. I'm 65 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:54.879 not a follower, but I am a listener. I'm a follower of many 66 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:59.160 podcasts. I don't like the term. I prefer listener, so be it. 67 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.199 Ever, never a follower, I can respect our leaders when they earn 68 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:09.079 it through good ideas and selling them to me. I don't respect political correctness, 69 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:12.480 yet I've come to understand we're all different. We all must be represented, 70 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:16.639 but follower never. I suppose I'm not ever a follower, but I 71 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:21.000 can be a fan. I respect accomplishments of people. It could be watching 72 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:26.839 a parent or a mother or father interacting with their child. I respect all 73 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:30.160 first responders, people employed to help other people I couldn't do it. I 74 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:34.879 admire the courage of a policeman. Fireman are military, they're trained, they're 75 00:05:34.920 --> 00:05:41.879 smart, they're professional, they're courageous business leaders. I'm forever in debt to 76 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:45.759 Jamie Diamond, the chairman of Chase, for bailing out bear Stearns, with 77 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:49.759 whom I had account when they went bankrupt. I respect the former president CEOs 78 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:56.199 from the companies I worked in. They weren't great, some made me sick, 79 00:05:56.480 --> 00:05:59.879 but I got to tell you I was lucky. Although I automatically respect 80 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:04.240 we all should, doesn't mean I have to respect the person holding that office. 81 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:10.439 Unfortunately, I'm not alone. This country does not like our political leaders 82 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:15.439 at this time. Every poll shows were dissatisfied and it's in an all time 83 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:20.560 low. And then there's course personal style. I am never a follower. 84 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:25.480 I'm not a voice for fashion. In spite of writing two books and hosting 85 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:30.920 a radio showing podcast entitled Always in Fashion, I'm not about statements calling attention 86 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:35.120 to myself. Thomas Jefferson said it best when he said, in matters of 87 00:06:35.240 --> 00:06:40.240 style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a 88 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:46.920 rock. Fashion is defined by me is wearing, accessorizing, and grooming with 89 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:50.639 the goal of looking your best so you'll feel your best. So many people 90 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:55.240 out there jump on trends, whether it suits them or not. So as 91 00:06:55.279 --> 00:07:00.279 I think about this subject of leadership, I'm torn between leadership and I can 92 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:04.160 argue both sides. What do I know? I believe in setting a course, 93 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:10.920 developing a strategy or plan, and then executing it meticulously Ready aim fire, 94 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:14.959 no ready fire aim that I see happening every day. And the one 95 00:07:14.959 --> 00:07:19.639 thing I'm learned that I'm convinced under the heading of success is successful. Direction 96 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:27.439 is the key, and I know direction is more important than speed. I 97 00:07:27.560 --> 00:07:30.600 drive a fast car. I never want to be late. But the truth 98 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:34.920 is, if what I have to say is important, people will wait for 99 00:07:34.959 --> 00:07:42.199 me. Tonight's show is direction, not speed. Now joining me on this 100 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:47.959 very directional point of view show is my son, my lawyer, and co 101 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:51.879 host Jesse Weber. Hey, there, good to be back. I feel 102 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:54.759 like I haven't been on the show in a while. Did you miss me? 103 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:58.480 I've always missed you, but I had to soldier on. And what'd 104 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:01.240 you think of the shows I recorded when you weren't there? I thought they 105 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:03.319 were great. You know, I listened as if a listener was listening. 106 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:07.639 I thought it was great. I think you were missing something. I think 107 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:11.800 you were missing something very valuable. I agree with you wholeheartedly. You are 108 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:15.920 a value part of this show, any of my sons. I miss you 109 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:18.920 in general when you're not around. Well, thank you. I like this 110 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:22.519 topic, the direction topic. I like it particularly when you're focused on current 111 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:26.959 events. I've always said this, There's no question the business perspective you give 112 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:33.480 important for people. Fashion conversations relevant and interesting. I like when you discuss 113 00:08:33.559 --> 00:08:37.559 the world. I like when you discuss current events and we are talking. 114 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:41.279 I guess one of the biggest events is the war, right, the war. 115 00:08:41.720 --> 00:08:43.159 I did it last week. I'm not doing it again. Well, 116 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:48.120 what did you say? What did you say? I suppose it was so 117 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:52.679 subtle, directional, Probably you or anyone else didn't catch it. I said 118 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:58.759 it very simply, five words, nothing changes, if nothing changes. I 119 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:01.559 think that pretty much covers it without taking sides. Wouldn't you say, precisely 120 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:07.120 good? If not? A subtle form of leadership. But going back to 121 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:11.039 the directional conversation, where are we headed? Where are we going? What 122 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:15.360 do you want to talk about? Sheep? Sheep? Like that kind of 123 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:22.159 sheep? Your brother, Ah, okay, it's clever. I know where 124 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:24.159 you're going with this. I know where you're going with it. Well, 125 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:30.480 tell everybody my brother has amazing style, best style in the family, best 126 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:35.480 style I think of any person I know. And he did something that drove 127 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:41.720 me crazy crazy. He decided to buy a pair of shoes that are navy 128 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:46.159 on the top and have the white soles at the bottom. You look on 129 00:09:46.200 --> 00:09:48.679 television, all the sportscasters are wearing them. You're walking down the street, 130 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:52.559 everybody's wearing them with a suit. And I love my brother. I think 131 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:58.440 they're so lame. Everybody's wearing them and they skater fashion. I just am 132 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:01.120 not a fan. I'm not a fan of and it's like everybody's wearing them. 133 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:03.799 Somebody told them that's the thing you got to wear. It's like the 134 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:07.399 brown shoes you talk about with the navy suit. Everybody's wearing these things. 135 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:11.159 Well, what happened was you and I were going to meet him to take 136 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:15.799 a walk around the neighborhood. Beautiful sunny day. We show up at his 137 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:18.919 house to pick them up, and there is wearing these blue suede shoes with 138 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:22.200 the white bottoms. I wanted to scream, but I didn't. I told 139 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:24.879 him what a fool. He looked like he's trying to tell me how great 140 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:26.960 they are. I said, no, you know what really happened. He 141 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:33.159 saw David Beckham wearing them and they were from Laura Pianos. So they're very 142 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:35.919 expensive. They're very special, but they're very lame, and it really got 143 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:41.120 me thinking about cheap everybody's followers. People don't understand have their own identity. 144 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:46.039 This is where this whole idea of lead from the front, have direction or 145 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:48.320 be a follower, and he has wearing those shoes drove me crazy, got 146 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.799 me thinking everywhere you go, now you see those people with the rolled up 147 00:10:52.840 --> 00:10:56.320 pants with their ankles showing, what the hell is that all about? Well, 148 00:10:56.399 --> 00:10:58.000 let's be clear, he doesn't do that. No, I'm not on 149 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:01.240 him now. I got off him and his stupid shoes. He's a trendsetter, 150 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:05.159 and so it surprised me that he was. He purchased something that it 151 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:09.200 seems like everybody is wearing, and I don't know how when is that trend 152 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:11.600 gonna end? Because it doesn't look good. You think James Bond is gonna 153 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:15.559 wear those? I don't think. So here's the thing. You have to 154 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:18.279 know what looks good. Funny thing about shoes. Of the last couple of 155 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:22.919 years, particularly for men, shoes have become very directional. And as a 156 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:28.200 business guy in the industry whose companies have made hundreds of millions of dollars selling 157 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:31.159 shoes, I was the CEO of the Beast Shoe Company at one time. 158 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:37.039 You get into this, you know it's good for business. All these guys 159 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:43.120 wearing brown shoes with navy suits, or orange brown shoes with jeans, I 160 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:46.360 get it. It's a business. These blue shoes with the white bottoms. 161 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:48.600 You see a lot of fools wearing them. You're seeing some of the greatest 162 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:54.559 sports announcers who addressed impeccably wearing these shoes. It ruins the look. And 163 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:56.720 then you see the lame guys. I don't want to pick on anybody, 164 00:11:56.720 --> 00:12:01.879 but boomersiasin great guy, great football play, a great analyst on the TV. 165 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:07.159 But wearing those shoes does not serve him. Well, it doesn't make 166 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:11.279 you look cool. And this trend setting, these sheeps are driving me crazy, 167 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:13.960 so to roll up pants. I hate them. But you know what 168 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:18.840 I hate, really, really, really more than anything. You watch the 169 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:22.759 baseball playoffs at all, Jesse. Now have you seen the guys with the 170 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:28.960 long, long beards. They look like Abraham Lincoln and they're playing sports. 171 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:33.080 I can't find words to say. How out of place and stupid it looks, 172 00:12:33.360 --> 00:12:35.080 isn't that ad look to try to look more tough, or maybe to 173 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:39.759 cover up imperfections in somebody's face. Not everybody's got a good face, so 174 00:12:39.799 --> 00:12:41.960 the beard hides it. So they need a beard that they can curl and 175 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.200 roll up or put with a rubber band to hold in place. Look, 176 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:50.639 the beards are definitely a trend That's why I'm talking about sheep. If someone 177 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:54.879 would come down from Mars right now, they would think that it's appropriate to 178 00:12:54.919 --> 00:13:00.240 wear beards, because it seems as if more people are wearing beads, more 179 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:03.440 people are unshaven than people who are shaven. And wherever I go, I 180 00:13:03.480 --> 00:13:07.720 see this now and it drives me crazy. So you know, it got 181 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:09.919 me thinking. I saw your brother wearing those silly shoes, and I started 182 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:13.799 thinking about lead follower, get out of the way, and I started thinking 183 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.840 about direction, and I started to think about all this subject where it comes 184 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:22.240 into play in business, live politics. And you want to talk current events. 185 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:24.759 You said to me, you think current events are more interesting on the 186 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:28.799 show these days. I just think that you have so much to say about 187 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:33.639 what's happening today. You have such great knowledge and insight, your perspective on 188 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:37.919 what's happening currently. We don't hear that enough. I'm going to do that 189 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:39.840 tonight. But before we go there, we haven't talked Trump in a while. 190 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:43.960 You've been on TV talking about all this stuff. What's going on in 191 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.720 New York? Is he gonna make it or not? And how unfair is 192 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:48.799 this thing? Well, look, New York's a civil case. It's not 193 00:13:48.879 --> 00:13:52.639 a criminal case. It's not about whether or not he's going to go to 194 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:56.080 prison. It's just determined how much would he have to pay up, whether 195 00:13:56.200 --> 00:13:58.879 or not he'll even be able to operate any of his businesses again, including 196 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:03.919 in New York. And what does it mean how the Trump brand was able 197 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:07.840 to build its legacy? Was it built on lies or was built on really 198 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.320 a successful company? What drives me crazy? And I'm generally a Trump supporter 199 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:16.559 because when you think about life under Trump, let's just be politically correct here. 200 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:18.240 You want to hate him, go right ahead. You don't like his 201 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:22.080 personality, go right ahead. Does he say things that he shouldn't say that 202 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:28.240 offend people? Absolutely? Has he pushed every one of consequence off to the 203 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.440 side at one time or another, whether his allies or not. Yes, 204 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:33.279 this is a guy you don't want to cross. Yes, there are so 205 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:37.080 many despicable things about him. But I like him. I respect him because 206 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:41.039 I know him and I've seen what he's done. But you have to ask 207 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:43.000 yourself. Let me just finish. You have to ask yourself, Oh, 208 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:46.759 I'm going to roll here in Trump? What didn't you like about his presidency? 209 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:52.559 Low inflation, wages were up, no wars, people were working, 210 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:58.120 the border was secure. We were friends and allies with the people we needed 211 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:00.919 to be. He reached out to our enemies to me take peace with all 212 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:03.159 of them. He was not easy on China, he was not easy on 213 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:07.039 Russia. He had a thing. What was wrong with the Trump presidency? 214 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:11.480 Nothing. First of all, he would never be facing any of these criminal 215 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.320 charges because he wasn't president. No, you know, I disagree with you 216 00:15:15.399 --> 00:15:20.039 that he's going through all this because he's running for president again. Hold on, 217 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:22.639 can I can I finish my thought before you interrupting? I let you 218 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:24.720 go. You said you want my opinion some being forceful. Well, let 219 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:28.600 me tell you my opinion before you jump in. Number one, if he 220 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:33.360 was never president, he would never be charged with anything he's currently being charged 221 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:35.519 with because everything he's being charged with with respect to him as being president. 222 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.720 That's number one. But number two, of course, if he never ran 223 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.399 for president, he would have never been investigated in New York for fraud and 224 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:48.879 his company overvaluating itself. That never would have happened. It was only because 225 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:52.399 he entered the political arena that he is being investigated. Technically, yes, 226 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:56.919 but I think what's going on now? Is that doing it to him because 227 00:15:56.960 --> 00:16:00.480 he's running for president again. Yes, Letitia James, who is the ag 228 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:06.600 going forward with this civil case against Donald Trump. When she was elected, 229 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:08.960 she said she was going to go after Trump before she knew anything about his 230 00:16:10.039 --> 00:16:12.200 finances. That's what makes it look so icky. That's what makes it look 231 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:17.600 so political. You know, it's funny. The big issue with the case 232 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:21.919 is is how he valued his real estate. I had to reinsure my house. 233 00:16:22.279 --> 00:16:26.159 I brought two inspectors in for the purpose of that. Their valuation of 234 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:33.320 the house was twenty five percent difference between them. I decided to sell one 235 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:37.159 of my sports cars during the summer, and I knew it was a good 236 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:40.799 time to sell because there weren't many of them around. And I actually, 237 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:45.320 after two years of owning this particular car, got what I paid for from 238 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:48.919 the dealership. This is unheard of. I've never, ever, ever, 239 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:52.759 ever, in all my years of life sold a car and got what I 240 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:56.120 paid for it, whether I owned it for a week or I owned it 241 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:00.480 for five years, never and all of a sudden it was valued differently. 242 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:06.000 How Donald Trump, or anyone from that matter values a piece of real estate 243 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:11.920 or values something that's important to them, or values whatever it might be. 244 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:15.200 Part of it is a real question mark out there. You don't know what 245 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:18.880 you're going to get. Part of its science. You have a building that's 246 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:22.240 one hundred stories tall and it's in the right neighborhood, it's gonna be worth 247 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:26.799 something. But your personal view on what something is worth is artsy and it's 248 00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:30.559 what it means to you. And that's what they're going after them on. 249 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:34.480 And I can't imagine for any point of view that they can find him at 250 00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:40.640 fault for not agreeing with anybody. He worked with his lawyers, his attorneys, 251 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:45.440 his executives, he viewed what he viewed his properties were worth. He's 252 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:48.240 a lot to fall in love with him. Wow, the judged disagree. 253 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:52.279 The judgeous say that he falsified it. And how much experience does the judge 254 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:56.279 have in real estate brokerage? How much experience and they have invaluating real estate. 255 00:17:57.039 --> 00:18:02.400 I heard that mar A Lago was valued at eighteen million dollars. I 256 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:07.680 know people have houses across the street that are a tenth of the size and 257 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:12.559 evaluated thirty million dollars. You're talking about the prime real estate values in Palm 258 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:18.799 Beach, one of the bastions of the rich people in America. Something's wrong. 259 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:19.720 Yeah, anyway, I don't want to talk about Trump. You want 260 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:23.319 to talk about stuff. I want to talk about direction and leadership. Direction, 261 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:29.799 on one hand, is more important than speed, getting yourself set in 262 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:33.680 the right course. I don't think anything is more important than that. I 263 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:37.039 also think we have decisions as people to decide whether we want to be leaders 264 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:41.720 or followers when we come back. We just elected the new Speaker of the 265 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:45.799 House, the third in line for the presidency. Back in a minute. 266 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:52.920 Always in fashion. As one of the world's most celebrated fashion designers, Carl 267 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:57.000 Lagefeld was renowned for his aspirational and cutting edge approach to style. His unique 268 00:18:57.079 --> 00:19:03.319 vision of Parisian shit comes to a through car Lagofeld Paris. He has women's 269 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:07.000 collections, men's collections, ready to wear, accessory, shoes and bags. 270 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:11.079 The fashion house Carlagafeld also offers a range of watches I wear in premium fragrances. 271 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:17.240 You can explore the car Lagofil collection at car Lagofelparis dot com. But 272 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:19.200 it's more than that. I, for one, love to shop. 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And now there's a color palette change and you get to change 318 00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:40.759 with it. ISOD, Come take a look j C Penny Cohal's and online 319 00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:45.440 ISID what a history, how much I enjoy this brand. Welcome back to 320 00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:52.359 Always in Fashion. Here's your host, Mark Webber Lead follow get out of 321 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:56.279 the way. That's what I'm thinking about. I'm thinking about leadership. I'm 322 00:22:56.319 --> 00:23:02.240 thinking about direction. I'm thinking about it in life, in fashion, business, 323 00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:04.359 in the political world. I'm thinking about what's going on in current events. 324 00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:12.799 And I am intrigued watching leaders or followers, watching leaders that are excellent 325 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:18.400 or not. I'm intrigued by people in general. This week, That's what 326 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:23.039 I'm talking about. I am so motivated by what's happening around us that I 327 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:30.400 got into this subject. And here we are Wednesday, we finally elected a 328 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:34.839 Speaker of the House. Now, for those who don't know, because I 329 00:23:34.880 --> 00:23:38.000 assume there are a lot of you who don't, the Speaker of the House, 330 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:41.440 of course, is an important job to control what's going on in the 331 00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:47.039 House and to lead the direction of where the House moves. The Speaker of 332 00:23:47.079 --> 00:23:51.160 the House gets a majority vote from the party who's in power, who has 333 00:23:51.200 --> 00:23:56.039 the majority. But what is not known across the board that in times of 334 00:23:56.200 --> 00:24:03.680 difficulty, the Speaker of the House is the third in line for the presidency. 335 00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:08.119 So if something would happen to Biden or to Kamala Harris, the Speaker 336 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:12.640 of the House, this is the president of the United States. That is 337 00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:18.960 awesome, and it's a huge responsibility, and the decision making of who becomes 338 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:22.319 the speaker is enormous. So having said that, that's where I want to 339 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:26.039 talk about. Jesse likes talking current events. Here we go, Jesse, 340 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:29.000 what do you think about the new Speaker of the House. It's about time. 341 00:24:29.559 --> 00:24:33.519 My goodness. The circus that was the past two weeks of not having 342 00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:37.400 a speaker was really concerning, and I think it was very uncomfortable. So 343 00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:41.640 I'm happy that we have somebody. Look, he seems to be a very 344 00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:45.960 popular individual. I liked it what he had to say yesterday. He hugged 345 00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:49.000 Takeim Jeffries, who's the House Minority leader of Democrat. He liked the idea 346 00:24:49.039 --> 00:24:52.960 of trying to bridge both sides together. But he doesn't come without controversy. 347 00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:56.799 People have already painted him as an extreme. They say, well, not 348 00:24:56.839 --> 00:25:02.079 only does he an ardent supporter Ofnald Trump, but also he was helping Donald 349 00:25:02.079 --> 00:25:06.640 Trump and trying to stall the election. And so look he's got a lot 350 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:08.799 of hard right views, but I'm open to him. I think it's going 351 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:12.200 to be a good breadth of fresh air and he's got a lot on his 352 00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:15.559 plate. Well, thank you for that. I have a totally different point 353 00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:21.359 of view than you when it comes to the circus that you refer to in 354 00:25:21.400 --> 00:25:26.440 the Republicans. First of all, we didn't elect people to tow the party 355 00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:33.480 line. When we elect an individual for our state or for our geographical region, 356 00:25:34.200 --> 00:25:40.720 we are electing them to vote in Congress on behalf of what is important 357 00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:47.160 to the constituents that they represent. When someone tows the party line, they 358 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:51.680 don't care what we think. We don't vote across the board. We all 359 00:25:51.720 --> 00:25:55.440 have points of view what's important to us. That's what makes this country great. 360 00:25:55.480 --> 00:26:00.079 But we hire politicians by voting them to represents the needs of the community 361 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:06.200 in which we are. When you watch the Democrats behave and they all line 362 00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:11.039 up and agreed to do the same thing, it makes me sick. Now. 363 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:15.839 The Speaker of the House was elected this week, Jesse, do you 364 00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:22.240 know how many Democrats actually agreed to vote for him? Zero? Great answer, 365 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:25.759 zero? There, of course, was a Republican majority. There were 366 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:29.400 two hundred and twenty people that actually voted. They were all Republicans, and 367 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:33.799 he became the Speaker of the House, but not one Democrat voted for him. 368 00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:36.880 Does it bother you? Of course it bothers me. But I'm not 369 00:26:36.920 --> 00:26:41.599 surprised by it. Well, I am countries in turmoil right now. We're 370 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:48.559 involved in two massive wars. There are protests going on in every city and 371 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:53.799 every college, and we as a country are on fire. Now. I 372 00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:57.359 want to hold that thought because I think the problem is about respect, and 373 00:26:57.400 --> 00:27:00.359 I'm going to start there. It goes back back to Nancy Pelosi. You 374 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:06.160 want my opinion on stuff. The state of the Union. The President of 375 00:27:06.240 --> 00:27:14.799 the United States is standing up in front of Congress to share the state of 376 00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:19.240 the Union, the state of our affairs with the government and with the entire 377 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:27.440 American population and the world. And the disrespect that has taken place in that 378 00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:34.519 body at that point in time is beyond anything I could ever imagine. Nancy 379 00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:41.359 Pelosi tearing up Donald Trump's speech behind him. Nancy Pelosi not applauding for anything 380 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:51.119 the opposing parties president would talk about is disgusting. Now I happen to applaud 381 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:57.079 the so called circus that took place with the Republicans. Why for the world 382 00:27:57.160 --> 00:28:02.359 to see the Republican Party not agreeing on a candidate. One could take the 383 00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:07.279 position that were amateurs. I take the other position, the fact that they 384 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:11.400 couldn't all agree on one candidate or not for one reason or not. Is 385 00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:15.880 the American way? Dialogue, discourse, having a point of view, not 386 00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:19.400 just marching to whatever tells them to do, being independent, having points of 387 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:22.920 view. I don't know who I agreed with or don't agree with. I 388 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:26.079 have him to like Jim Jordan, I like McCarthy, and then the guy 389 00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:30.759 who came in in lest the week. I mean, as much as you 390 00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:33.680 can call it a circus, I could call it the American way. And 391 00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:40.200 I love seeing that process in place and them finally coalescing on a young guy 392 00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:44.680 that they all thought could take and handle this job, the third in line 393 00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:47.880 for the presidency. Now, is he prepared to be the president of the 394 00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:52.279 United States. No, that's very scary, particularly when the country doesn't believe 395 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:56.440 the Kamala Harris. She's the least liked politician in this country right now. 396 00:28:56.759 --> 00:29:00.519 Now we put another guy in who really doesn't have the experience to take the 397 00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:06.440 mantle over a president having said it. He was young, articulate, and 398 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:10.680 energetic, and he stood up and didn't just talk to the Republicans. He 399 00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:15.960 talked to the Republicans and Democrats. And he reached out immediately to that guy, 400 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:18.640 Jeffreys, and said, we can work together. We have a lot 401 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:22.960 of things to solve, we have things that we need to do together. 402 00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:26.519 I'm ready to work with you. And then he started laying out those things 403 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:32.279 that he thought were important to him. And if you watched it, we 404 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:36.480 need to get spending in line. All the Republicans stood up and clapped. 405 00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:38.799 Not a single Democrat, or if there was a Democrat in the crowd, 406 00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:47.599 sparsely. This was the beginning of disgusting display. He said, we're a 407 00:29:47.599 --> 00:29:51.720 country with laws and rules. We need a border. Republicans stood up, 408 00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:56.920 the Democrats did not. He begged for people not to be partisan. He 409 00:29:57.039 --> 00:30:02.039 had a point of view. Only the Republicans stood up to deploy it. 410 00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:06.200 In the case of the war in Israel, all the Republicans, all the 411 00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:12.079 Democrats were united. This world is watching this country, Our country is watching 412 00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:18.160 this country. We know we're divided, but here we got a fresh new 413 00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:25.920 start with a young, intelligent, articulate new Speaker of the House. Why 414 00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:30.440 at this point in time, when we're involved in two wars, when people 415 00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:33.319 are talking World War III for the first time, and I can remember when 416 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:37.599 the words nuclear are coming out of people's mouth. I want to cringe. 417 00:30:37.640 --> 00:30:41.519 I can't believe what I'm hearing. They get a new Speaker of the House 418 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:45.480 and the most disgusting display I've ever seen in my life that they didn't rally 419 00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:49.920 around this man yesterday. They want to talk about he supported Trump, as 420 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:52.559 you said, Jesse, and they want to talk about it he denied the 421 00:30:52.599 --> 00:30:57.599 election. Look what the Democrats did when Donald Trump got elected. They denied 422 00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:02.559 the election for three years. They came up with a farce. It's all 423 00:31:02.599 --> 00:31:06.240 admitted now. They made it all up that he was a traitor to Russia. 424 00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:12.240 Where is this hypocrisy? This was a disgusting display of our country at 425 00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:17.480 a time where they all could have rallied around the new Speaker of the House. 426 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:19.559 I was so impressed with this guy, and I was so impressed with 427 00:31:19.599 --> 00:31:25.000 the process until I watched it happen. It was disgusting and I hated it. 428 00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:30.599 I'm so upset. And then you got the governor of California. What 429 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:34.279 a putts? What is he doing in China speaking on behalf of the nation. 430 00:31:36.119 --> 00:31:41.160 He's cutting his own deals for California Governor Newsom. I don't know if 431 00:31:41.200 --> 00:31:44.559 anybody ever heard him talk, but I was told when he's the mayor of 432 00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:48.400 San Francisco, he ruined the San Francisco. San Francis as the city's in 433 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:52.680 embarrassment. Everybody knows it, nobody wants to say it. With all the 434 00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:56.880 homeless, all the crime. Now he has the most taxed state in the 435 00:31:56.960 --> 00:32:05.200 country. He keeps putting rules and regulations on everything. He is a mess. 436 00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:08.920 He is the scariest thing that has ever happened to this country. He's 437 00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:13.759 a handsome guy. He's well dressed, he's articulately. He cuts a dashing 438 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:16.279 figure. He could speak with authority. He understands how to run a state 439 00:32:16.640 --> 00:32:22.039 unsuccessfully, but he understands. What's he doing in China cutting deals directly with 440 00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:24.400 the premiere of China. It's a joke. It's great that the premiere of 441 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:28.599 China met him. I happen to agree. You've heard me talk about it 442 00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:32.319 a million times. There's no reason for us not to be great allies with 443 00:32:32.480 --> 00:32:37.279 China, what they've accomplished in the last fifty years, I don't know that 444 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:42.000 any country in the history of the world has ever accomplished with perhaps the exception 445 00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:45.160 of the United States and what we've done. Have they done wrong? Absolutely? 446 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:49.559 Have they played with our intellectual property? Absolutely, I'm going to talk 447 00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:54.000 about that tonight. And we should be close. We're our own two largest 448 00:32:54.079 --> 00:33:00.200 trading partners. Now, are they scary, yeah? Are they moving at 449 00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:06.039 a rapid place to militarize, yeah, But at this stage in human development, 450 00:33:06.079 --> 00:33:09.480 they should be our biggest ally And this guy, Gavin Newsom is going 451 00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:14.799 on the behalf of what I have no idea. So when I watch politics 452 00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:19.079 and my faith in politics, I'm looking for leadership, I'm looking for direction. 453 00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:23.920 This was a disgusting week in politics. This was a chance for America 454 00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:29.920 to see its leaders coalesce around a new Speaker of the House. It was 455 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:34.720 a chance for the world to see that America is one nation that we are 456 00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:37.880 not divided, that we know what we're doing. We have a vision and 457 00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:42.200 a direction and leadership going into the future. At a time where the country's 458 00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:46.000 involved with two wars. What a mess. Lead follow get out of the 459 00:33:46.039 --> 00:33:51.480 way, how about some good direction. Take a break back in a minute. 460 00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:57.319 Always in fashion, I spent a lifetime of my career building the van 461 00:33:57.480 --> 00:34:00.880 Usen brand, and I am so pleased that they're back with us now talking 462 00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:07.480 about suits. Men, we're dressing up again and it's become cool to wear 463 00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:10.400 a suit. Suits can be won on multiple occasions, in multiple ways. 464 00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:15.079 You could wear a suit formally to go out at night or to an event. 465 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:16.920 You can wear a suit to the office with or without a tie. 466 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:22.519 If you look closely, now fashion trends, suits are being worn with turtlenecks 467 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:28.400 or mark next. The choices are endless, and every one of them looks 468 00:34:28.760 --> 00:34:32.719 right. You could really really look the part. I believe that packaging yourself 469 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:37.320 is as important does the products you package, and wearing a suit is one 470 00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:42.360 of those things that make men look their best. Venues In invented a new 471 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:46.719 idea. It's called the cool flex suit. It's been engineered with stretch technology, 472 00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:52.320 giving you the most comfortable fit and mobility. It's wrinkle resistant fabric, 473 00:34:52.360 --> 00:34:55.519 it's cool moisture wiki. It makes it perfect for all occasions. As we 474 00:34:55.639 --> 00:35:01.400 discussed just now, this new style of looking while feeling cool and comfortable is 475 00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:07.639 amazing, and I'm so excited that the ven using company is involved in this 476 00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:13.079 new technology and is embracing the whole idea of dressing up. Let's not forget 477 00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:16.039 Van using mane It's name with dress shirts. It's only proper that the suit 478 00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:22.320 business follows strongly in its way. You can find Van using kol Flex men's 479 00:35:22.320 --> 00:35:28.400 stretch suits at jcpenny are online at jcpenny dot com. Guys, they're great. 480 00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:31.440 You should go look at them. Welcome back to Always in Fashion. 481 00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:37.719 Here's your host, Mark Webber. I'm talking about direction. Direction is more 482 00:35:37.719 --> 00:35:45.559 important than speed. Direction leads direction is leadership. We all need to decide 483 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:50.280 whether we're leading or following. I wouldn't feel so bad about following now, 484 00:35:50.360 --> 00:35:52.280 because all of a sudden, in this day and age, in this generation 485 00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:57.239 where we are in time, being a follower is okay. The application of 486 00:35:57.280 --> 00:36:01.079 being a follower has seemed to be perverse throughout our country and the world, 487 00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:05.079 and I guess it's okay to be a follow up. But we need leaders. 488 00:36:05.199 --> 00:36:10.360 We need people who stand up and lead our businesses, our personal lives, 489 00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:15.440 our country in the right direction. And that's what I'm talking about. 490 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:19.559 Tonight. As it turns out, I've already talked about chickens, I've talked 491 00:36:19.559 --> 00:36:22.760 about sheep. It's like a barnyard show. This is a farm show, 492 00:36:22.960 --> 00:36:25.920 but in reality, it's about current events and what's going on in the world. 493 00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:31.800 I'm going to talk a bit about distinguishing yourself, Jesse. I'll tell 494 00:36:31.800 --> 00:36:35.639 you what. I'll start with you. Who are you? How would you 495 00:36:35.679 --> 00:36:38.159 define yourself? If somebody asked who you are? I would say I'm a 496 00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:45.400 very driven person. I'm a very people person. I'm happy, family oriented, 497 00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:50.960 and I just want everyone to be having a good time. Okay, 498 00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:52.760 I'm not sure I agree with the order in which you did it, but 499 00:36:53.719 --> 00:36:59.760 nonetheless it's an answer. What about you? I am an independent individual who 500 00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:05.519 care most about family, who cares a great deal about business and making a 501 00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:09.119 success of myself, setting up a world in which my family has a chance 502 00:37:09.159 --> 00:37:15.400 to succeed, being part of a country that has a tremendous reputation in the 503 00:37:15.440 --> 00:37:19.039 world and does good for its people and everyone else in the world. On 504 00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:24.719 a personal note, I am dedicated, driven, hard working, and willing 505 00:37:24.760 --> 00:37:30.239 to do whatever it takes to do things well. But I always want to 506 00:37:30.280 --> 00:37:32.440 do the right thing. I want to be able to put myself and my 507 00:37:32.559 --> 00:37:37.119 head in the pillow at night and sleep soundly. That's who I am now. 508 00:37:37.159 --> 00:37:39.880 In between all of that, I'm a recluse. I don't particularly like 509 00:37:39.960 --> 00:37:43.239 humans, and I don't want to be with them. But if you ask 510 00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:46.360 me, I know who I am, and I'm different for different occasions. 511 00:37:47.039 --> 00:37:50.920 If you put me with a group of people in the family, I will 512 00:37:50.960 --> 00:37:53.280 be quiet, and at times when I need to interject what I think is 513 00:37:53.320 --> 00:37:57.480 the right thing for the family to do, I'll do it. You put 514 00:37:57.480 --> 00:38:00.639 me in a business setting where I'm at the focal point, I am going 515 00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:05.079 to lead the conversation. I'm going to be directional. These days I go 516 00:38:05.119 --> 00:38:07.400 to events with you or your brother, Jared, I am not the player. 517 00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:10.760 You're inviting me to an event or he's inviting me to event. You 518 00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:15.639 know I'm going to show up dressed appropriately. You know I'm going to stand 519 00:38:15.719 --> 00:38:19.519 tall. You know I'm going to be able to talk in such a way 520 00:38:19.800 --> 00:38:23.280 as to distinguish myself and get my ideas out there. And I will be 521 00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:28.519 charming until I run out of charming. And depending on who I'm talking, 522 00:38:28.639 --> 00:38:30.880 male or female, whatever the subject matter is, I'll be able to hold 523 00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:35.880 my own and as soon as I can recluse and go back to myself, 524 00:38:35.920 --> 00:38:37.639 I'm going to do it. But I know who I am and I know 525 00:38:37.679 --> 00:38:40.840 what I stand for. And why am I talking about this? I bet 526 00:38:40.880 --> 00:38:44.960 you don't have a clue. I don't. I really I'm lost. I 527 00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:50.599 want to talk about the new phenomenon in business, particularly luxury fashion retail business 528 00:38:50.800 --> 00:38:57.400 collaborations. I got a request for a collaboration to go online and buy these 529 00:38:58.199 --> 00:39:05.119 van shoes from Adidas, from this famous skateboarder. They did a patent leather 530 00:39:05.360 --> 00:39:08.280 version of sambas and a first glance, I looked at them and I really 531 00:39:08.400 --> 00:39:13.320 liked them. I like Adidas sneakers. But then I remembered one time before 532 00:39:13.800 --> 00:39:19.840 I tried to buy a collaboration between Adidas and Gucci. They did this thing 533 00:39:19.880 --> 00:39:22.119 that looked incredible, and I said, you know, I'm not a Gucci 534 00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:24.119 fan, but I got to like these sneakers and I had to sign up 535 00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:29.760 and I waited online for it for fifty minutes to purchase these sneakers, and 536 00:39:29.880 --> 00:39:32.239 finally when the operator or when it Zabimi, turned to purchase it was shut 537 00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:35.960 off and said, we're sold out, and I can't tell you how angry 538 00:39:36.039 --> 00:39:38.079 I got at Adidas and how angry I am still am when I think about 539 00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:43.880 it. So when I saw it got me thinking about collaborations, because why 540 00:39:43.960 --> 00:39:51.039 in the world do great brands or great companies need to align themselves with other 541 00:39:51.079 --> 00:39:58.079 companies to be relevant. My greatest collaborator in life was my wife. My 542 00:39:58.199 --> 00:40:01.119 wife Mishi rest in peace, was beautiful. She was smart, she was 543 00:40:01.199 --> 00:40:06.719 elegant, and didn't need me. When she and I went to an event, 544 00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:10.400 whether it's a family affair where she excelled or a business affair where she 545 00:40:10.480 --> 00:40:15.679 also excelled, we knew when we got there we'd spend a few minutes together 546 00:40:15.719 --> 00:40:17.519 and then we would work the room. And whether I worked it with her 547 00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:22.079 or she disappeared and met people she knew and I knew, we know at 548 00:40:22.119 --> 00:40:27.000 the end save the last stance for me. I was so proud of her, 549 00:40:27.519 --> 00:40:30.079 letting her circulate the room, she letting me circulate the room, and 550 00:40:30.159 --> 00:40:35.320 in the end we would go home together and it was a feeling of great 551 00:40:35.400 --> 00:40:39.280 joy and collaboration. We were marketing and Susan Weber, or Susan and Mark 552 00:40:39.320 --> 00:40:46.000 Weber. That's a collaboration I understand, But why all these other collaborations are 553 00:40:46.000 --> 00:40:52.400 going on between all these companies and I'm not going to mention them. I 554 00:40:52.559 --> 00:40:57.960 don't understand it, and I don't respect it. There's all kinds of collaborations 555 00:40:58.280 --> 00:41:01.159 and I see it and I understand it, and I get the idea of 556 00:41:01.199 --> 00:41:07.719 these things. And it's great for followers for any Internet all these Internet influencers 557 00:41:08.559 --> 00:41:12.920 bringing people to brands and selling it. I get it, but I don't 558 00:41:12.920 --> 00:41:15.280 know why they need it. My view is, though, if you are 559 00:41:16.360 --> 00:41:22.000 strong of mind, strong of conscience that you do what's right for your brand, 560 00:41:22.039 --> 00:41:24.039 I don't know why you need it. I want to take this another 561 00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:34.360 further because I'm looking at all these celebrity endorsements. Take George Clooney, He's 562 00:41:34.519 --> 00:41:38.840 now an Espresso, which is a coffee company. Is anyone in the world 563 00:41:39.480 --> 00:41:45.400 going to buy coffee because George Clooney is in an ad? Maybe not, 564 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:50.360 but the first thing that people will say is an espresso. Huh. Isn't 565 00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:54.119 that that George Clooney thing? That's the draw. It catches people's attention. 566 00:41:55.119 --> 00:42:01.280 Now you see all these celebrities. Kate Winslet for lawn Jeans is there anyone 567 00:42:01.320 --> 00:42:06.119 in the world who's going to buy a watch because Kate Winslet was in their 568 00:42:06.159 --> 00:42:13.840 advertising. No. Now the question is whether or not seeing her face with 569 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:19.079 that name puts a recognition factor. The next time someone goes in to buy 570 00:42:19.119 --> 00:42:22.880 a watch and they see lawn jeans and they remember they saw it once before, 571 00:42:22.280 --> 00:42:25.320 which brings me to I want to take you behind the scenes of runway 572 00:42:25.360 --> 00:42:32.159 shows for a second. Let's say you're in Vogue. When last I looked 573 00:42:32.159 --> 00:42:37.320 at Vogue, I'm going back a few years. If you wanted two pages 574 00:42:37.400 --> 00:42:40.840 or that they say in the industry, a double page spread of an advertiser 575 00:42:40.840 --> 00:42:45.960 in the centerfold or the front of Vogue. It's at least one hundred thousand 576 00:42:45.960 --> 00:42:51.480 dollars now Vogue circulation at the time, meaning how many books they were shipping, 577 00:42:51.519 --> 00:42:54.400 call it six hundred thousand. And when a magazine would ship, there's 578 00:42:54.400 --> 00:43:00.320 a certain pass along effect that if you had the book in your house house 579 00:43:00.559 --> 00:43:02.199 and your children came home for the weekend, they might look at it, 580 00:43:02.239 --> 00:43:06.920 so you'd have some other people besides the people they said it to. If 581 00:43:06.920 --> 00:43:08.480 you're in a dentist's office, you put it down on the table, a 582 00:43:08.480 --> 00:43:13.679 whole lot of people. So let's say your ed in that magazine has a 583 00:43:13.800 --> 00:43:19.079 chance to be shown to a million people. You spend one hundred thousand dollars 584 00:43:19.119 --> 00:43:22.920 on it, You got that something in return. I take a pause now 585 00:43:22.960 --> 00:43:29.960 to say the following Runway show. When it's fashion week, when anything's happening 586 00:43:29.960 --> 00:43:34.440 with a brand, the first thing they do is bring in celebrities to have 587 00:43:34.519 --> 00:43:38.639 them in the front row. It doesn't matter which brands you're talking about, 588 00:43:38.719 --> 00:43:45.159 they all fight to get celebrities. Now, I am sure you go to 589 00:43:45.280 --> 00:43:51.639 Donna Tella Versaci show and sitting there she might be surrounded by Lady Gaga, 590 00:43:52.719 --> 00:43:57.639 Blake Lively. Same thing for Detone, same thing for this, same thing 591 00:43:57.679 --> 00:44:04.599 for that, I would say with a certain degree of authority, those great 592 00:44:04.679 --> 00:44:08.360 friends of those brands are being paid to sit there. I can tell you 593 00:44:08.559 --> 00:44:15.079 uncategorically. We were putting on a Donna Karen Runway show and I was told 594 00:44:15.679 --> 00:44:19.800 one of those celebrities who are going to be at that show, one of 595 00:44:19.800 --> 00:44:23.039 the most famous actresses in the world. And I said to the head of 596 00:44:23.119 --> 00:44:28.320 pr why is she coming to our show? She's that good of a friend 597 00:44:28.320 --> 00:44:31.079 with Donna, And the woman laughed at me like I was an amateur, 598 00:44:31.760 --> 00:44:34.880 and she said, you don't need to know, Mark, She's just coming. 599 00:44:35.679 --> 00:44:37.679 I said, now that you said that, I do need to know, 600 00:44:37.800 --> 00:44:40.760 tell me, well, we're paying her one hundred thousand dollars to sit 601 00:44:40.840 --> 00:44:45.039 with us. I screamed, what are you out of your freaking mind? 602 00:44:45.280 --> 00:44:47.719 How can we waste money on that? Just think no, no, dah. 603 00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:51.519 And she sat me down and said, I need you to listen, 604 00:44:52.000 --> 00:44:55.760 and she gave me that example of Vogue that I just gave you, and 605 00:44:55.800 --> 00:45:02.360 then she said to me, you know the platform for the press at our 606 00:45:02.559 --> 00:45:07.239 shows, and she was referring to off to the side by the runway, 607 00:45:07.280 --> 00:45:14.400 there's a platform built that at least fifty photographers and video cameras are sitting there 608 00:45:14.480 --> 00:45:21.639 representing the fashion press of the world, the world including magazines, television, 609 00:45:21.840 --> 00:45:27.440 radio, whatever, the podcasts, YouTube, whatever it was at the time, 610 00:45:27.480 --> 00:45:30.119 whatever it is, and they will all cover it, and they will 611 00:45:30.159 --> 00:45:36.679 all post pictures of Donna, Karen or this Runway show with them sitting there. 612 00:45:36.920 --> 00:45:39.840 And you know those million viewers you were chasing for one hundred thousand, 613 00:45:40.559 --> 00:45:45.360 multiply it by twenty because we're going to have this brand in front of twenty 614 00:45:45.559 --> 00:45:51.159 million people. With that actress in it, she's going to draw that attention. 615 00:45:52.320 --> 00:45:57.159 Now. It bothered me as the CEO that my brand wasn't strong enough 616 00:45:57.159 --> 00:46:00.960 that I needed this actress to help us. After all is said and done, 617 00:46:02.280 --> 00:46:06.880 when you really look at what's going on in the world between leadership, 618 00:46:07.639 --> 00:46:14.280 what does a brand represent versus who's following It is an ongoing battle that's going 619 00:46:14.320 --> 00:46:19.280 to last the test of time. And I wanted to share that story with 620 00:46:19.360 --> 00:46:22.639 you. We'll take a break, we'll come back and talk a little bit 621 00:46:22.679 --> 00:46:30.039 more about direction and leadership. Always in fashions, I've been shopping for fun 622 00:46:30.119 --> 00:46:31.880 lately, and while I'm out, I always look at men's and I look 623 00:46:31.920 --> 00:46:37.280 at women's what's going on And I was particularly interested in dk Y because of 624 00:46:37.719 --> 00:46:42.480 their sponsorship of the show. I went downstairs at Macy's thirty fourth Street to 625 00:46:42.519 --> 00:46:45.199 look around and I saw dk Y Activewear. And I promise you, ladies, 626 00:46:45.440 --> 00:46:50.360 it is sensational. From the sports bras to the crop tops, to 627 00:46:50.440 --> 00:46:53.239 the leggings and the sweats, it really is a great look. And dk 628 00:46:53.559 --> 00:47:00.320 Y had begun as an all American brand dressing casual clothes, engines and the 629 00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:05.639 stuff looks incredible and right now the colors and the styles is so exciting that 630 00:47:05.719 --> 00:47:08.360 I feel great about the company. I always do. I wear the men's 631 00:47:08.360 --> 00:47:13.599 where all the time. I've had situations where I've gone to big events and 632 00:47:13.639 --> 00:47:16.360 been interviewed and the TV or the radio, and someone comes up to me 633 00:47:16.400 --> 00:47:20.800 in the microphone and like they always do, who you're wearing? And here 634 00:47:20.800 --> 00:47:22.119 I am, this big shot with big company and they say, well, 635 00:47:22.159 --> 00:47:25.079 I'm wearing a DKY and they laugh and say, no, you're not. 636 00:47:25.159 --> 00:47:29.480 I actually have one on the internet where you could see me. They asked 637 00:47:29.559 --> 00:47:31.039 me what suit I'm wearing, and I say d and why and open it 638 00:47:31.079 --> 00:47:35.920 up and there's the DKY label. Great fashion, it fits well, it 639 00:47:35.960 --> 00:47:39.519 looks right. It's designed to make you comfortable in the city, goes from 640 00:47:39.639 --> 00:47:42.760 day and tonight. You could wear it in the morning, you wear it 641 00:47:42.760 --> 00:47:45.199 in the afternoon, and you look cool at night as well. It's great 642 00:47:45.199 --> 00:47:47.039 for the office, it's a great for leisure. But I'm talking about the 643 00:47:47.119 --> 00:47:51.880 DKY activewear. The first time I really became aware of that, Jesse and 644 00:47:51.920 --> 00:47:55.239 I were up at Sirius Radio. He was doing a job for Serious He 645 00:47:55.320 --> 00:48:00.800 does Dan Abrams show, he fills in on the Potus network, and we 646 00:48:00.800 --> 00:48:05.159 were in the lobby and this hip hop group came up with this really great 647 00:48:05.239 --> 00:48:10.719 looking Latino singer girl Young Beautiful, and she was wearing a DKY sports bar 648 00:48:10.880 --> 00:48:15.000 and I said to myself, this is amazing. Actually went to Macy's to 649 00:48:15.039 --> 00:48:17.360 see it, and I'm excited about the brand. 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I can't speak enough about it except to say to you, you 677 00:50:09.760 --> 00:50:14.119 want to feel good about yourself. You want to know that you're dressing properly. 678 00:50:14.119 --> 00:50:19.119 You want clothes that fits you well. Carl Lagafeld, Paris at Macy's 679 00:50:19.199 --> 00:50:24.000 Orcarl Lagafel dot com. Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your host, 680 00:50:24.239 --> 00:50:30.199 Mark Webber. I'm talking about direction. Direction is more important than speed. 681 00:50:30.039 --> 00:50:37.320 Direction leads direction is leadership. We all need to decide whether we're leading 682 00:50:37.679 --> 00:50:42.719 or following. But in the end, I thought it's all about direction, 683 00:50:43.320 --> 00:50:47.199 having a point of view, knowing which way you're going, and everything good 684 00:50:47.360 --> 00:50:52.480 or bad will come from that. In this country right now, I need 685 00:50:52.639 --> 00:51:00.119 to see leadership. I was incredibly disgusted and disappointed when we named a new 686 00:51:00.280 --> 00:51:06.039 Speaker of the House and the entirety of that body didn't stand up and applaud 687 00:51:06.320 --> 00:51:09.480 for everything he said and didn't come together. At a time that our country 688 00:51:09.559 --> 00:51:15.119 is involved in two wars, I'm questioning whether people have leadership and government leadership 689 00:51:15.119 --> 00:51:20.199 and their brands, leadership in general. I had a plan to talk to 690 00:51:20.239 --> 00:51:24.360 you a little bit about a intellectual property, why people are fighting over items 691 00:51:24.440 --> 00:51:28.920 that both people seem to own, and I guess I'm going to have to 692 00:51:28.960 --> 00:51:32.880 do that at another time, but I leave you with the following. I 693 00:51:34.480 --> 00:51:39.000 don't care where the next great idea comes from. I love to lead, 694 00:51:39.599 --> 00:51:45.159 but I'll follow. I love to lead, but I'll take direction. I 695 00:51:45.320 --> 00:51:50.679 love to see people leading. I love to see people that are smart with 696 00:51:50.760 --> 00:51:54.559 a view and a focus. I don't care how long it takes to get 697 00:51:54.599 --> 00:52:00.000 the right answer, because I know direction is better than good night.