WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.519 This show is produced and hosted by Mark Webber. The show is sponsored by 2 00:00:04.559 --> 00:00:07.919 G three of Peril. The views expressed in the following program are those at 3 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:13.240 the sponsor and not necessarily the opinion of seven ten wo R or iHeartMedia. 4 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:19.239 Who is Mark Webber. He's a self made business executive here to help you 5 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:24.679 find your success from the New York City projects to the Avenue Montaigne in Paris. 6 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:29.679 His global success story in the luxury world of fashion is inspirational. He's 7 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:36.280 gone from clerk to CEO twice. Mark is classic proof that the American dream 8 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:40.880 is alive. And well, here's your host of Always in Fashion, Mark 9 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:46.759 Webber. Mark Webber. I used to hate September, dreaded to day's counting 10 00:00:46.799 --> 00:00:51.960 down the summer. August would have been the most amazing month if not for 11 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:56.920 the fact that every day he brought you one day closest to the dreaded September. 12 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:00.359 What did I know? I was a kid. I didn't hate school, 13 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:03.840 per se. I hate it going back to school. Giving up on 14 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.799 summer was a killer. As an aside, to this day, it drives 15 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:11.560 me crazy knowing there are places in this world where people are going to still 16 00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.359 be wearing short sleeves throughout the winter California, Florida. In spite of that, 17 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:18.959 we have to shift. We're in New York. Don't get me wrong, 18 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:22.480 I lived in New York my entire life. It still has the energy, 19 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:27.719 but the summer ending hurts. I used to hate September, but I 20 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:34.840 have to admit shopping with my mother for school supplies was one of my happiest 21 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:38.719 child memories. I remember to this day the excitement of new fashion. When 22 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:44.640 school began, new style, knew everything. Walking to school the weather was 23 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:48.159 always great. Coming home and telling my parents about the first day. The 24 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:53.120 first week at school was okay. Life goes on. Your life reboots in 25 00:01:53.200 --> 00:02:00.120 September. My career flourished in September, and most businesses, certainly luxury fashion 26 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:06.799 retail. September kicks off the full season. The time of year makes or 27 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:10.360 breaks companies. It's where the profit fee comes and goes, and not just 28 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:15.719 fashion. Apple's new launches come in September this year. September twelfth will be 29 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:20.280 the event of the year. How can you not be excited? New iPhone 30 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:25.240 the latest technology, exciting as can be. New automobiles debut in September. 31 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:30.800 You get to see the style of the innovation. I'm still excited in spite 32 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:35.400 of the auto industry driving off a cliff and its electric cars, with the 33 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:39.520 world not ready for the consequences, not enough charging available, and the concern 34 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:45.199 for courst of charging, the negative impact on the power grid, and the 35 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:50.080 studies that just might show electric cars just might be detrimental to the environment. 36 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:53.960 Can't wait to find that one out after the fact. Again, what do 37 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:59.159 I know? September great time to put off politicians on trial, reveal all 38 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:06.479 the scandals dominating the news. September we're all back from vacation, We're all 39 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:12.759 reintersecting again. That's a great time for me to renew my dislike for humans, 40 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:16.960 but all seriousness aside. I no longer hate September. I don't have 41 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:22.879 to face the classroom, but I've become mature enough to embrace change and look 42 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:27.599 forward to different experience, enjoying the best in life offers with the fall starting 43 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:31.759 in September. In my career, September begins with Men's Fashion Week, the 44 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:36.719 shows in New York City, then moving to different ports of call London, 45 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:40.759 Paris, Italy, Tokyo. I for one set front and Center at Calvin 46 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:46.319 Donna Vitone during my tenure. And if you follow the show and you know 47 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:49.919 me by now Mark Webber, you get him, you get his family. 48 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:53.800 I made it abundant and clear. I'm a packaged deal and there was always 49 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:57.159 a great joy having my family day or night at these shows with me, 50 00:03:57.759 --> 00:04:01.240 Great exposure for my sons, great prestige for me. With a wife at 51 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:06.280 my side who brought the poise in the class. I brought charm until I 52 00:04:06.360 --> 00:04:10.479 ran out of it. I always got in the position that I was charming 53 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:13.639 and smiling great until all of a sudden I just ran out of it. 54 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:17.240 But that's another story for another day. Then there were golf sponsorship. My 55 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:24.199 favorite amongst many favorites, was the American phil Institute in Los Angeles, California. 56 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:28.240 Calvin Klein outfitted the celebrities, and after we acquired CK, I made 57 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:31.720 it a corporate event. This was a serious undertaking. We see the glamor 58 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:36.120 of Hollywood, we see the A List as the blockbusts of movies, but 59 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:41.800 behind the scenes, there are many regular people in the industry, the Hollywood 60 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:46.439 industry, movie making TV. Not everyone makes a twenty million dollar picture. 61 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:49.639 There are many entertainment industry. People who need a helping hand, they need 62 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:54.720 support, and the FI steps in for them. So it's a great event. 63 00:04:55.160 --> 00:04:58.680 And at these events we got to play golf with Hollywood's who's who, 64 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:02.920 Mark Wahlberg, Nicholson, Clint Eastwood, James Woods, Robert Wagner, even 65 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:09.879 Dick Van Dyke. Then September brings the US Open and Forest Halls in New 66 00:05:09.959 --> 00:05:15.000 York. The tire world is watching New York City. Even Anna Winter takes 67 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:17.720 a day off from fashion and be court sighted the Open for the women's final. 68 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:23.000 It's the place to be. Since nineteen ninety seven, I've been going 69 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:28.439 the most fun times overtime. Me and my family. We're a packaged deal. 70 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:33.600 And September you get to reboot. That's one thing people don't realize or 71 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:38.079 they forget. You get to be whoever you want to be for the rest 72 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:42.839 of the year or forever for that matter. All of us can change identities 73 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:46.759 going forward. Anyone can change, anyone can improve themselves. You just have 74 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:53.319 to realize there might be an opportunity to do a better you now. In 75 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:58.439 spite of ladies switching from sandals to boots, from short skirts to pants, 76 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:03.720 I no longer hate September, And here we are in September. Mark Webber 77 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:10.160 and my lawyer, my son and co host Jesse Webber. Hey, everybody, 78 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:12.759 you know I haven't been on the show in two weeks, so it's 79 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:16.879 good to be back. I missed you. Yeah, busy for everything except 80 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:20.360 for me, Right, go ahead. Look, wasn't my fault. It 81 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:24.360 wasn't my fault. I had a lot going on. It's not that even 82 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:27.959 want to do the show. It's just how can I do the show properly 83 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.199 if you have rush? Jesse? Right, Am I wrong? No, 84 00:06:31.439 --> 00:06:35.319 you're not wrong. Well, I love that we're talking about September because September 85 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:40.199 for me always felt like a new beginning. I know they say the start 86 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:44.480 of the year is January, never felt that way. I always felt September 87 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:46.720 was the start of the new year because it's always the start of school, 88 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.639 and so I've always kept that in my mind. It's the start of the 89 00:06:48.639 --> 00:06:53.560 new year. September is great. It's still warm out, even though maybe 90 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:57.279 it's a little too warm out. Everyone's back in the city from the summer 91 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.600 they were traveling there in the Hamptons. I think it's amazing, you know, 92 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:03.920 before I go there. Yeah, you weren't unapproachable the last two weeks, 93 00:07:04.319 --> 00:07:11.279 anchoring news Nation, anchoring serious radio, POTUS long crime, sidebar, 94 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:15.319 all more important than me? Huh? Not more important than you. Not 95 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:17.319 more important. It's just there's conflicts. What do you want me to do? 96 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:21.079 These are big jobs. Yeah? Well, okay, I did listen 97 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:24.560 to the shows. I've listened to the ones I missed. I thought you 98 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:28.519 were fantastic. I do think you're a little better with me. I do 99 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.639 think I had something. Oh I agree, I agree. That's why I'm 100 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:35.000 giving you a hard time. Now. I'll tell you when I think about 101 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:40.439 September, the US Open, it's always in September, right, it's the 102 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:46.040 great time, the tennis matches. Everybody goes. It's celebrities. My brother 103 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:50.920 Jared's been there a few times with you, his wife. But doesn't it 104 00:07:50.959 --> 00:07:57.920 seem like somebody was conspicuously absent from the US Open this year? I wonder 105 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:01.600 who that is. First of all, I don't have my own seats. 106 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:05.480 I'm guests of people I used to be important. I'm not now. And 107 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:07.959 you know you didn't this two weeks of the show because you were busy. 108 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:11.439 Oh oh oh, I'm sorry. So now I'm being punished. I don't 109 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:16.439 get US Open seats. That's funny maybe, But like I said, I'm 110 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:18.800 a guest to people, I'm not a host right now. I used to 111 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:22.839 be important. You're You're still important. You're important to your family, with 112 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:28.079 or without the seats. So let's just calm down with that now. Unless 113 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:30.959 you move forward here, we're going to be doing an October show tonight. 114 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:33.399 I think we have to keep going forward. It's funny guy from a guy 115 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.440 who played Hookie for two weeks not playing Hookie. Somebody has to be mature 116 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:39.440 on this. Okay, let me start off. Let me start off. 117 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:45.279 We're talking about September. Something triggered you to pick this topic, right, 118 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:50.159 Okay, thank you for that. I've been thinking why with the summer ending, 119 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:52.440 am I still happy? And you're right. Something happened. I was 120 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:56.600 at the US Open and we were guests. Jard and I have the Ralph 121 00:08:56.679 --> 00:09:00.799 Lauren Company. They have a title sponsorship in the ALP that all the working 122 00:09:00.799 --> 00:09:03.440 people on the court, the ball boys and girls, the umpires, they 123 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.320 have temporary stores. It's impressive. Its great for the brand. You can't 124 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:11.559 help but notice them. And that's the background. Your brother, Jared, 125 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:16.440 I guessed in this spectacular Ralph Lauren hospitality suite, we watched Djokovic play. 126 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:20.960 But here's where the story gets interesting. We're sitting outside the suite in the 127 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:26.240 box seats and I looked down at my former front row seats, my box 128 00:09:26.960 --> 00:09:31.120 ten years. I had that box, six front row seats when I used 129 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:35.600 to be important. And I said to Jared, I wonder who those people 130 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:39.000 in the Izod box are. I don't recognize them. And Jared says to 131 00:09:39.039 --> 00:09:45.000 me, they gave up the box. What I almost fell off the railing, 132 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:48.000 meaning Issod van using gave up the box. That is correct. How 133 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:52.279 could you give up that box? I almost fell off the railing. It 134 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:54.600 takes a lot to shock me. That shocked me. You don't get a 135 00:09:54.639 --> 00:10:00.399 box like that at the US Open. It's inherited. It's like Giants season 136 00:10:00.440 --> 00:10:03.440 tickets or jet season tickets. They get passed down from family to family. 137 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.039 Try and get seats to the Rangers. When you own seats, you give 138 00:10:07.080 --> 00:10:09.639 them to your family. You don't give up a front row box. There 139 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:13.320 By the way, before we even go there, why were you in Jared 140 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:18.440 and not me? Guests of Ralph Lauren because I was fat. But let's 141 00:10:18.440 --> 00:10:22.919 expand that a little bit. That's funny. It's not that politically correct. 142 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.200 It's a little different. What do you mean by that? You know what. 143 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:28.679 I'll get to that, but I want to talk about the Open first, 144 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:35.039 because sitting there and watching the box and realizing that I'm no longer important, 145 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:39.799 I started to think about the time that I found out we had a 146 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:43.440 box at the US Open. Our company acquired ISOD. They were bankrupt, 147 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:48.120 part of a major company, Crystal Brands. They own a bunch of brands, 148 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:52.960 Monne, Jewelry, Gant, ISOD. We bought the EOD brand and 149 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:56.600 I was assigned by my company to run that brand. And it turned out 150 00:10:56.639 --> 00:11:01.000 to be a remarkable experience for me. Now the issue with eyes. It 151 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:07.799 was an amazing golf and tennis brand. And as I said, when I 152 00:11:07.879 --> 00:11:11.399 was important, I had a lot of fancy titles, and this time I 153 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:16.480 was a group president of a number of the sportswear brands in the company, 154 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:20.879 and when we acquired this it was my responsibility. I had a president running 155 00:11:20.919 --> 00:11:26.639 the golf and tennis operations and one day he walks in and he system mark, 156 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:31.080 we have a box at the US Open. They want us to renew 157 00:11:31.120 --> 00:11:33.440 it. It's one hundred and ten thousand dollars. I said, one hundred 158 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:39.159 and ten thousand dollars for a box of what had no idea? Says no, 159 00:11:39.240 --> 00:11:43.279 we have a box at the US Open where we have seats, and 160 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.799 as I understand that the company has used it to entertain over the years, 161 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:50.080 and I said, no, wonder they went bankrupt. I said, let 162 00:11:50.120 --> 00:11:52.399 me think about it, and I gave it some thought, and I said 163 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:56.360 to myself, you know, I have to step up. I'm a big 164 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:58.639 shot. I should be really thinking about, you know, what makes sense? 165 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.759 What? And there's got to be a reason that somebody's paying one hundred 166 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.600 and ten thousand dollars for seats at the US Open. I'd never been to 167 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:07.799 a tennis match. I was never interested. But for that matter, I 168 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:11.320 never been to golf matches. And when they took me to Shinnecock to see 169 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:15.799 the US Open, it floored me, blew my mind. I saw Curtis 170 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:18.519 Strange, who was a guy with gray hair, incredibly good looking guy who 171 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:22.480 looked great in his clothes. Right then and there, I told my people 172 00:12:22.519 --> 00:12:24.240 sign him up and be a model. I was right for the way he 173 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:28.759 looked, but I was wrong for the way he played because he never won 174 00:12:28.799 --> 00:12:31.000 a tourn him in again. But that's again for another story. A lesson 175 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:35.919 learned. But sports marketing is a huge part of life and it really means 176 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:39.840 something. So I went back to the president of the Golf and Tennis group 177 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:43.039 and I said, I'll tell you what you should do. I'd like to 178 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:46.600 visit Forest Hills. I'd like them to take me the Outer Edge Stadium and 179 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:50.120 show me what it's all about. So he arranged it for the following week. 180 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:54.480 We went to visit the tennis stadium in Forest Hills. When I got 181 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:58.279 there, I was wild by it. It's a huge facility. It's built 182 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:01.639 on the grounds that at one time was the World's Fair in New York. 183 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:05.399 Beautiful, beautiful, wide, and nobody uses it. It's once a year. 184 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:09.720 I didn't understand the concept that was new to it. I was greeted 185 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:13.799 by the people from the USTA US Tennis Authority and they told us how pleased 186 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.440 they were to have us, and I asked them, how is it that 187 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:22.639 we have a box? They explained to me that when we acquired the company, 188 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:26.799 the box came with it. It is part of the history of tennis 189 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:33.879 because at one time Lacoste were joined as a brand. Lacoste was named after 190 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:39.799 Renee lacost one of the world's most famous tennis players, who changed the world 191 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:46.000 of tennis apparel when they invented his golf shirt with the alligator on the chest. 192 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:48.759 Did you know that, Jesse? I remember you told me that story, 193 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:50.200 but I don't think a lot of people know about that. Back in 194 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:54.679 the day, in the twenties and thirties, people wore dress shirts and ties 195 00:13:54.840 --> 00:14:00.320 tucked in their pants, long pants to play tennis. He didn't. He 196 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:01.799 could be his best in that way, and he invented a golf shirt, 197 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:05.559 the baquet shirt with the alligator on the chest. They used to call him 198 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:11.039 the crocodile because of that. He became one of the world's best tennis players. 199 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:15.799 He started this fashion trend. And because Lacas was such a player in 200 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:20.320 those days, they had this box dating back into the thirties at the tournament 201 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:26.039 and it was inherited over time. So when we acquired the company came there 202 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:28.879 is this So let me take you to the Tennis State and we walk in 203 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:31.720 the Tatis Stadium and he takes us in. We look around and he said, 204 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:37.320 let me take your seats, and we start walking down and walking down, 205 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:39.240 and I'm looking at myself and saying, wow, this is amazing. 206 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:43.519 I said, where are we going? And we keep walking and he takes 207 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:46.039 me to the front row and says, this is your box. And I'm 208 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:50.399 right on the court, right on the service range, right and where the 209 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:54.960 players sit. It is remarkable, and right then in there I took the 210 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:58.559 box. I couldn't help myself. Who wouldn't want this? It became one 211 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:05.039 of the major entertaining vehicles, one of the major marketing efforts of our company. 212 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:09.679 Anyone who ever came as guests. We had invited the CEOs at every 213 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:13.960 major retailer in the world, every single one. They would come. We 214 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:16.960 would be with them at the finals at the time. The chairman of Macy's 215 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:20.960 Korp and his wife would come, and I and my wife and the president 216 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:24.840 and chairman of Talvin Klein would take the box. We'd all be together and 217 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.080 it would be an amazing event. But we offered it to all the guests 218 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:31.600 all the retails during the course of the year who were important to us. 219 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:35.799 We would invite them and it was one of the great, great thank yous 220 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:39.759 we gave to employees with the company who stood out during the year. And 221 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:46.879 this particular marketing thing that we did was something that was appreciated by all, 222 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.240 heartfelt by me, and it was one of the great things in my own 223 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:54.519 career that I didn't act without thought that I gave it an opportunity. I 224 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:58.399 went to the stadium to see it, and when I saw what it was 225 00:15:58.440 --> 00:16:02.039 all about, I believe I made the right decision and it could have been 226 00:16:02.039 --> 00:16:07.960 lost forever. And here these mutants from my former company gave up that box 227 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:14.039 to god knows who. And that's what got me thinking about September. Why 228 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:18.039 do you think they did it? 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Isaot, what a history. How much I enjoy this brand. 286 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:37.240 Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your host. Mark Webber used to 287 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:42.880 hate September summer ending back to school. No, not so much. Actually 288 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:48.039 I still hate the summer ending, but I do love what September brings a 289 00:20:48.079 --> 00:20:52.759 fresh new start to life to you. Hold that thought. The idea of 290 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:57.119 talking September began with a night at the US Open. Wait a minute, 291 00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:02.559 hold on for the break. You said that you were invited to Ralph Lauren 292 00:21:02.759 --> 00:21:07.440 the Box because you were fat? What does a fat Mark Webber and the 293 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:11.720 Ralph Lauren Company have in common? And please be careful because I imagine that 294 00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:15.799 there are people listening who might be weight challenged. Uh huh, well, 295 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:18.359 okay, I'm glad you said that, and it does has to do with 296 00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:23.079 woke. Okay. Got me thinking. The other day I listened to Joe 297 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:26.880 Rogan with Bill Maher. It interests me the two of them together. I'm 298 00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:30.160 a fan of both in different reasons. And they're both smart guys. They're 299 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:37.119 both funny, but they're both intellectually interesting. And they were talking about lots 300 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:40.319 of things, and they were talking about health in particular, and they were 301 00:21:40.319 --> 00:21:47.079 talking about how they believe woke is so far extreme left that they have the 302 00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:52.559 woke people have absconded with the Democratic Party. They ruined it for what were 303 00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:57.799 liberals who were more reasonable in their thoughts and their view smart. And they 304 00:21:59.119 --> 00:22:06.759 started to talk about it's gotten so bad that people are using expressions to justify 305 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:11.799 being overweight, and they said, you know, that's the problem with woke. 306 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:19.400 They're arguing with a science, there is no good things that happen from 307 00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:26.519 being overweight. It is unhealthy. The science proves it, and putting that 308 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:33.200 hidden behind a woke agenda, not criticizing people for the weight when something can 309 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:37.279 actually be done about it, teaching people how to lose weight, getting them 310 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:42.039 to lose weight, understanding that they might be even hurting their longevity. And 311 00:22:42.079 --> 00:22:45.119 they got into this whole thing, and it got me to thinking about, 312 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:51.559 Wait, now, the next thing that happens. I'm the other day at 313 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:55.319 the club, so I think I want you want me to, Jesse, 314 00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:59.640 you want me to lose more friends. I'm nervous what you're gonna say, 315 00:22:59.680 --> 00:23:02.799 but let's hear it. And by the way, you were at the country 316 00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:06.200 club that you belong to, right, yeah, So I am not going 317 00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:11.359 to mention the guy's name because I like him and I've noticed over the summit 318 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:17.480 his stomach has grown fairly dramatically. Well, this is where it gets tricky, 319 00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:21.519 because he said to me out of the blue. I guess he was 320 00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:23.359 being self conscious, and he looked at me said I never forgot what you 321 00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:29.599 told me about Kate morse Mark. Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, 322 00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:34.079 and frankly, that's how I live my life now. Nothing tastes as good 323 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:38.920 as skinny feels. So as in mind to where I am I right now, 324 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:44.160 Jesse asked me why I said I was in the ralph Lauren Booth because 325 00:23:44.160 --> 00:23:47.279 I was fat and I'm getting there, but you're gonna have to come with 326 00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:51.079 me for the journey. So the Kate Morse line got me thinking, and 327 00:23:51.119 --> 00:23:56.920 there was a story right before COVID. I was eating whatever I wanted to 328 00:23:56.960 --> 00:24:00.960 eat. I didn't care, and I gained a lot of weight. I 329 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:03.759 gained a ton of weight. You know. For me, fat was one 330 00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:10.079 hundred and eighty eight pounds. One ninety was pressing it. So one day 331 00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:14.400 I get a sinus infection and I go to the doctor and I'm there with 332 00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:17.720 the PA and she's gonna weigh me. First thing she does is gonna weigh 333 00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:18.759 me. I take off my shoes, I take off my coat. I 334 00:24:18.839 --> 00:24:22.160 know I'm overweight, and I say to her, no matter what you do, 335 00:24:22.160 --> 00:24:26.079 do not tell me how much I weigh. She's as sure, So 336 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:27.559 I get on the scale, I go through the whole thing. I have 337 00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:32.400 a sinus infection. They prescribe flown as. A few days later, I'm 338 00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:37.000 great. I told my wife when I got back from the doctor's office that 339 00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:41.039 I'm going on a diet. Don't tell me what I weigh. She says, 340 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:44.799 okay. It's a couple of days later, I said, they gotta 341 00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:47.000 tell me what did I weigh. I'm starting a diet. I'm on it 342 00:24:47.079 --> 00:24:48.720 for two days already. She said, you weigh two hundred and eight pounds, 343 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:53.319 and I was devastated. I never weighed two hundred pounds. I never 344 00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:56.319 weighed one ninety. I mean, it was terrible. Two hundred and eight 345 00:24:56.400 --> 00:25:00.039 pounds. So I'm on a diet. Three weeks later, I was brilliant. 346 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:03.960 I said to my wife, I feel like I lost weight. Why 347 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:07.640 don't you come here with me. I'll weigh myself and I'm expecting at two 348 00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:10.880 o eight. I figure I lost at least six eight pounds, whatever the 349 00:25:10.920 --> 00:25:15.039 case may be. So I get on the scale and I weighed two hundred 350 00:25:15.039 --> 00:25:19.960 and twelve pounds, and I'm crazed. How in the world can I be 351 00:25:21.039 --> 00:25:25.680 in a diet from three weeks and go from two hundred eight pounds up to 352 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:29.680 two hundred and twelve And my wife starts the giggle, and she makes this 353 00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:36.119 cute face and says, I think I can explain Mark. I have to 354 00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:40.759 share something with you. You remember when I looked at the report and I 355 00:25:40.880 --> 00:25:42.799 told you you weighed two hundred and eight pounds. I said, yeah, 356 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:48.039 says, I didn't read it right. You weighed two hundred and eighteen pounds. 357 00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:51.559 Two hundred and eighteen pounds. I thought I would die right then in 358 00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:53.799 there. So the good news was as I had lost six pounds from two 359 00:25:53.839 --> 00:25:57.400 eighteen to two twelve, But I was two hundred and eighteen pounds. How 360 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:00.319 did that happen to me? How would I ever lose this weight? But 361 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:07.400 I made up my mind that I would be incredibly diligent about this diet, 362 00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:11.119 and I called someone who explained to me the way diets work, that it 363 00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:15.759 all comes down to calorie counting. When you come and go. You could 364 00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:18.640 work out, you could run. I walk four miles a day. Four 365 00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:21.920 miles a day is two cookies. I mean, you don't lose weight from 366 00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:25.200 walking. It's healthy. You should walk, you should run, you should 367 00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:29.279 do exercise, but you don't lose weight from it. You lose weight from 368 00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:34.960 only one exercise, doing push ups away from the table and counting calories and 369 00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:38.680 basically speaking for those of you out there, if you're a guy, thirty 370 00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:44.319 five hundred calories is one pound. A guy my age, in my size 371 00:26:44.559 --> 00:26:49.240 is allowed to eat twenty two hundred calories per day to hold the weight. 372 00:26:51.039 --> 00:26:55.400 But if you want to lose weight, you have to lose the calories. 373 00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:59.440 If I would lose five hundred calories a day times seven days, it's thirty 374 00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:03.519 five hundred calories, So they are for going from twenty two hundred to seventeen 375 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:06.960 hundred calories a day, you'd lose the weight. I did it. Now, 376 00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:10.720 I know this is confusing, but losing calories you lose weight. You 377 00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:14.519 sound like a moneyball. You've turned this into a science. Well that's what 378 00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:18.279 it was. And I approached it though like an athlete, like a Navy 379 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:22.519 seal. If you told a Navy seal they train in Dorado Beach that they 380 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:26.920 wore all these exercise they do these impossible tasks, they put them through selves 381 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:30.599 through hell to lose weight. I did it. Nobody could be more diligent 382 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.599 in a diet. Over the period in time that I did it, I 383 00:27:33.880 --> 00:27:42.440 lost from two hundred and eighteen pounds to one hundred and sixty two pounds fifty 384 00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:48.960 six pounds. And I can tell you everyone this day in September, when 385 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:53.079 I'm talking about September, I vary between one hundred and sixty two to one 386 00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:57.559 hundred and sixty four pounds. I stay below one sixty five, which the 387 00:27:57.599 --> 00:28:02.119 measurement I give, and if I come anywhere near it, back to it. 388 00:28:02.240 --> 00:28:04.119 I stay diligent. I don't give it up. I'm glad we're able 389 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:08.000 to go full circle because you lost me at the science of losing weight. 390 00:28:08.240 --> 00:28:11.920 So how does this go back to Ralph Lauren and why you're at the US 391 00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:22.680 Open for Ralph Lauren Because nothing I owned, None of my clothes fit me 392 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:30.079 any more. Nothing, absolutely nothing fits. I lost fifty six pounds. 393 00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:36.160 I went from a forty six jacket to a forty two, from a forty 394 00:28:36.200 --> 00:28:41.039 two inch waiste to a thirty five inch waiste. Nothing fit me. And 395 00:28:41.119 --> 00:28:45.920 at this stage of my life I was able to wear Ralph Lauren because I 396 00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:49.079 was no longer working for any of the companies that competed with him. And 397 00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:53.599 I fell in love with Ralph Lauren, in particular Purple Label. I love 398 00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:56.720 the clothes. I love the way they fit me. They are brilliant. 399 00:28:56.799 --> 00:29:00.960 Your brother has all of us addicted you two. Everything is Ralph Lauren. 400 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:04.599 Everything is Purple Label. And I went on a tear. I needed suits, 401 00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:07.319 I needed sport coats, I needed pants, I needed shirts, I 402 00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:11.079 needed sweaters, and I have to tell you. Then you throw in the 403 00:29:11.119 --> 00:29:15.119 fact that we had your wedding and they are at the three of us. 404 00:29:15.759 --> 00:29:18.519 You would dinner jack O, white dinner jacket, Lada tuxedo and I needed 405 00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:23.240 a tuxedo. Mine was made in Italy. Throw in that and all these 406 00:29:23.279 --> 00:29:29.599 other things. I bought shoes there. I completely outfitted myself anew so i'd 407 00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:36.000 have clothes to her. I became one of Ralph laurence best customers this year. 408 00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:38.440 I'll say that. And just so everybody knows, when you talk about 409 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:45.319 buying Purple Label, Purple Label is their upper echelon. It's of attire. 410 00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:51.160 Correct, So you spent a good amount, you basically now own the box. 411 00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:56.240 Yeah. Sometimes when I walk in and I see the salesman exact you 412 00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:59.400 know who's assigned to us, I said, you know, I think I've 413 00:29:59.400 --> 00:30:02.200 bought the store. Now, I hope you're gonna like working for me. 414 00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:07.599 So there I am at Ralph Lauren's Box. I earned it the hard way. 415 00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:11.319 I paid for it. But it's a joy for me to be associated 416 00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:15.640 with the brand. Everything they do is brilliant. Seeing that the US Open 417 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:21.039 is amazing. I was thrilled to be their guests. I'm grateful to be 418 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:23.759 their guests. More importantly, I'm grateful for the clothes they make for me, 419 00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:27.839 because they really make me feel great. Anybody way, you know, 420 00:30:27.880 --> 00:30:30.720 I don't talk about We have Instagram. Anybody want to see us or comment, 421 00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:34.480 you can find us on Instagram, and I'm sure somebody from myself or 422 00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:38.799 someone will answer you back. I could also be found on LinkedIn. But 423 00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:41.440 there are a few pictures me wearing a tux sedo. If you look at 424 00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:45.200 the way the tuck sedo fits me, the jacket to the pants, I've 425 00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:51.160 never seen a suit fit anyone better than that suit fits me. Now. 426 00:30:51.240 --> 00:30:55.039 Part of it's the fact that I'm the right Wait, but they're tailoring is 427 00:30:55.559 --> 00:30:59.759 impeccable. Yeah, we looked at the wedding video. You looked phenomenal in 428 00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:03.559 the toxedo. But if anybody goes on your Instagram, they're going to see 429 00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:06.359 a great picture of you and my brother at the US Open. I will 430 00:31:06.359 --> 00:31:11.880 not be in that picture because I was not invited. You played hockey, 431 00:31:11.920 --> 00:31:15.599 You weren't here for two weeks. You missed it. You're busy. I 432 00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:18.759 was not invited. My new wife was not invited. We feel like second 433 00:31:18.799 --> 00:31:22.960 class citizens. All right, well, what can I say? All I 434 00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:26.920 can say is I used to hate September and now I'm loving it back in 435 00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:33.680 a minute. Always in Fashion spent a lifetime of my career building the van 436 00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:38.279 Usen brand, and I am so pleased that they're back with us now talking 437 00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:44.640 about suits, men, we're dressing up again, and it's become cool to 438 00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:48.759 wear a suit. Suits can be won on multiple occasions, in multiple ways. 439 00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:52.200 You could wear a suit formally to go out at night or to an 440 00:31:52.200 --> 00:31:55.880 event. To wear a suit to the office with or without a tie if 441 00:31:55.880 --> 00:32:00.599 you look closly. Now fashion trends suits are being worn with turtlenecks on mocknext, 442 00:32:00.079 --> 00:32:06.920 the choices are endless and every one of them looks right. You can 443 00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:10.839 really really look the part. I believe that packaging yourself this is important. 444 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:15.559 Does the products you package and wearing a suit is one of those things that 445 00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:20.799 make men look their best. Venues and invented a new idea. It's called 446 00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:24.960 the cool flex suit. It's been engineered with stretched technology, giving you the 447 00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:30.200 most comfortable fit and mobility. It's wrinkle resistant fabric, it's cool moisture wicking. 448 00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:35.160 It makes it perfect for all occasions. As we discussed just now, 449 00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:40.079 this new style of looking shop while feeling cool and comfortable is amazing, and 450 00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:45.279 I'm so excited that the van using company is involved in this new technology and 451 00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:51.359 is embracing the whole idea of dressing up. Let's not forget Venuesen made its 452 00:32:51.440 --> 00:32:55.480 name with dress shirts. It's only proper that the suit business follows strongly in 453 00:32:55.559 --> 00:33:00.880 its way. You can find Venus in cool Flex men's stress suits at jac 454 00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:05.920 Penney are online at jac penny dot com. Guys, they're great. You 455 00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:09.519 should go look at them. Welcome back to Always in Fashion. Here's your 456 00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:15.400 host, Mark Webber. I used to hate September. How could you not? 457 00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:19.680 Summertime is obviously the greatest time of the year, or so many people 458 00:33:19.720 --> 00:33:22.160 are on vacation. The weather is great. You know, I walk every 459 00:33:22.200 --> 00:33:24.839 day, and I noticed that during the summer, in spite of the weather, 460 00:33:24.960 --> 00:33:30.960 my walk average goes down versus the winter because there's so many other things 461 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:35.079 to do. I hate, hate, hate that the summer is ending. 462 00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:40.000 I used to hate September, but I know there's so many things to enjoy. 463 00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:47.240 The great thing about life is change. Nobody likes change. Everyone says 464 00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:53.000 they do. Everyone says they embrace change, They're ready to rethink things until 465 00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:58.920 you ask them to change, and then forget it. It's impossible. Only 466 00:33:59.200 --> 00:34:05.079 the great can convince people to change. With that, Let me try. 467 00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:09.119 It's long been my perspective. The packaging yourself this as important as the products 468 00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:13.840 your package. The way you look. In this instance, I'm going to 469 00:34:13.920 --> 00:34:21.880 say, specifically, you're grooming neat, clear, fresh, clean effort made 470 00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:29.639 you have bright eyes. It's important what you have to say. More importantly, 471 00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:35.559 how you say it is important in packaging yourself. Maybe nothing is more 472 00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:40.679 important than your attitude. Attitude is a huge component of packaging yourself. Are 473 00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:45.000 you always pleasant? Are you seen as a person that takes charge it gets 474 00:34:45.039 --> 00:34:51.440 things done, no complaining, just does what needs to be done. Attitude 475 00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:55.039 matters. I could go on and on and on, and I want to 476 00:34:55.079 --> 00:35:00.760 talk about careers because careers and business a big part of the show. These 477 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:08.599 things separate the successful from the unsuccessful, from success to failures, from the 478 00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:13.920 halves to the have nots, from the people in control for the peace bull 479 00:35:14.199 --> 00:35:17.960 being told what to do. But here's the thing. Whoever you are, 480 00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:24.400 this spring, this summer, this year, this lifetime, this time in 481 00:35:24.440 --> 00:35:30.880 your life, you can change right now. You can be whoever you want 482 00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:34.800 to be. You could take on a new persona. You could repackage yourself. 483 00:35:35.159 --> 00:35:39.440 And whoever you choose to be tomorrow is the new you. And trust 484 00:35:39.519 --> 00:35:44.280 me, in a relatively short time, whatever your work could be forgotten, 485 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:47.639 you could be whoever you want to be. You can come out differently. 486 00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:53.000 Now. You'll not only be noticed for now, you'll be remembered for now. 487 00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:58.760 So I have asked you a question. Do you look professional at work? 488 00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:04.760 Do you look the best you can? Are you dressed like a power 489 00:36:04.760 --> 00:36:09.159 broker in your company? If the answers no, then change change Why not? 490 00:36:10.360 --> 00:36:13.559 If you're going to get the most out of work, why not get 491 00:36:13.559 --> 00:36:19.159 the most out of it. I've a suggestion, ladies, gentlemen, look 492 00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:22.360 at the leaders in your company. How are they dressed? If the female 493 00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:29.239 president, CITYO, GMM, vice presidents, whatever they are, If they're 494 00:36:29.239 --> 00:36:34.599 wearing Chanel's suits, the tone, handbags, the boot and shoes, crazy 495 00:36:34.719 --> 00:36:37.360 prices, probably they are the ones that can only afford it no one else. 496 00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:44.400 Probably you can't, but that's okay. It's the overall look that matters. 497 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.920 You can't afford a Channell's suit, trust me, Calvin Klein, Donna 498 00:36:49.039 --> 00:36:52.840 Karan. You know these brands are like Vince Michael, Core's. They all 499 00:36:52.880 --> 00:36:58.159 have tailored suits for women to where to the office. If they're trying to 500 00:36:58.199 --> 00:37:05.719 go for their professional look. If you can't afford a detoned Dr Hermez handbag, 501 00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:13.719 you don't have to get yourself a coach Decy Michael. Course they'll look 502 00:37:13.800 --> 00:37:22.199 the part. You'll look professional ladies. Shoes. You can find fashionable shoes 503 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:25.840 from flats to high heels, to boots to half boots, whatever the case 504 00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:31.280 may be, at any price, anywhere you can have the look. Nobody 505 00:37:31.320 --> 00:37:36.159 really logos their shoes. There are fuse exceptions, the boot in, the 506 00:37:36.199 --> 00:37:39.599 red soles, etc. Some Gucci, I'm sure, but By and Lodge 507 00:37:39.639 --> 00:37:45.360 they're unnamed, They're unnoticed. It's just the style accounts. Find the styles 508 00:37:45.360 --> 00:37:51.400 that are right for you. And I just created a power broker And where 509 00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:54.880 did it come from? Came from first of all, recognizing that maybe being 510 00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:59.480 a power broker's the right way to behave at work. And then if it 511 00:37:59.559 --> 00:38:02.360 is, even costs are prohibitive, you could do it at prices that you 512 00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:07.719 can afford. You can play that game and win. Now, guys, 513 00:38:07.599 --> 00:38:10.360 I just came off a summer where I've talked a number of times on the 514 00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:17.920 radio where I am demoralized by what you look like. It's incredibly gifted, 515 00:38:19.800 --> 00:38:24.639 how talented you could be to look like crap. My son and I were 516 00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:28.679 sitting there at the US Open the other night and there was a guy wearing 517 00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:31.400 these beautiful suede shoes, except they had the white bottoms. I wanted to 518 00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:37.320 smack them side of the head. You mean it was two tone? Yeah? 519 00:38:37.360 --> 00:38:38.559 I hate that. I hate that, And I hate the two tone 520 00:38:38.599 --> 00:38:43.280 sneakers with the white bottoms. I hate it. It's ridiculous. Style comes 521 00:38:43.599 --> 00:38:47.320 and everybody follows like sheep. But guys, I could write a book maybe 522 00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:52.039 I will someday, And if it wasn't for bad taste, you'd have no 523 00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:54.199 taste at all. That's the title, Jesse, Maybe we should register. 524 00:38:54.679 --> 00:38:59.639 But the bottom line is you have to ask yourself a question, you too, 525 00:39:00.159 --> 00:39:02.519 Do you like working? Do you want to be the one making the 526 00:39:02.679 --> 00:39:07.880 decisions or following the decisions someone else makes? How your package yourself is going 527 00:39:07.960 --> 00:39:13.679 to be the difference. I'm talking right now. I already explain do you 528 00:39:13.719 --> 00:39:15.360 comb your hair in the morning, do you slick it back? Whatever you 529 00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:19.599 do, do you make yourself look neat? Are your shoes are the heels 530 00:39:19.639 --> 00:39:22.320 walled down? Are your pants pressed? Are they dragging on the floor? 531 00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:27.480 Just spoot jacket fit? Are you clean looking? Ask yourself where you're working, 532 00:39:27.480 --> 00:39:30.039 whether you want to be a player. My suggestion, guys, nothing 533 00:39:30.079 --> 00:39:35.079 looks better than a navy suit, white shirt, black shoes. You want 534 00:39:35.079 --> 00:39:37.320 to check it up a bit gray suit. That's it. That's all I'm 535 00:39:37.320 --> 00:39:39.920 going to grant you. You don't want to wear a suit, I advise 536 00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:44.159 you bring a sport coat. Leaving in the office, phone customers come in, 537 00:39:44.440 --> 00:39:46.880 the boys shows up. You're gonna always have something to wear. Dress 538 00:39:46.920 --> 00:39:52.800 down, do it polished. Make sure your chinos are clean. Make sure 539 00:39:52.840 --> 00:39:55.800 if they're dress eat chinos, they're pressed. I was at the US Open 540 00:39:55.840 --> 00:40:01.639 whole week and this weekend it was devastatingly hot. People would dressed as schlubs 541 00:40:02.159 --> 00:40:07.400 trying to beat the heat. But you can find refinement from elegant people, 542 00:40:07.960 --> 00:40:13.039 people that were also sweating, people that were also uncomfortable, but they wore 543 00:40:13.119 --> 00:40:17.000 linen, they wore cotton dress shirts, and they wore beautiful dresses. Somehow 544 00:40:17.079 --> 00:40:21.960 or another, they managed to look like they belonged that the us open. 545 00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:25.079 By the way, can't they just close the top of the stadium and put 546 00:40:25.079 --> 00:40:30.039 air conditioning on? Yes, And one only has to wonder why they don't 547 00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:32.079 do that. Maybe they think playing in the rear, you know, the 548 00:40:32.199 --> 00:40:37.000 rarefied air is what tennis is all about, not in a covered stadium. 549 00:40:37.039 --> 00:40:43.000 So the only exception is rain. Having said that, I think speaking is 550 00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:46.280 critical to success. Yes, an example, the two guys are in a 551 00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:52.480 meeting. The leader, the boss, makes a decision and then he asked 552 00:40:52.639 --> 00:40:57.559 these two guys for their opinion, Jesse, what should they do? Well, 553 00:40:57.599 --> 00:41:01.679 if I was in that position, probably wouldn't disagree with the boss. 554 00:41:02.559 --> 00:41:07.119 I would try to give my opinion though, and have a point of view. 555 00:41:07.440 --> 00:41:08.960 But that's what I would do. You're the expert. What should we 556 00:41:09.000 --> 00:41:13.719 be thinking? What should we do? I'm glad you asked. There was 557 00:41:13.760 --> 00:41:21.199 a gentleman. He was a president of one of our regions at the van 558 00:41:21.360 --> 00:41:23.880 Ussen company back in the day. I don't want to mention his name because 559 00:41:23.880 --> 00:41:29.440 he's passed on bothers me. He was a great guy, someone that I 560 00:41:29.480 --> 00:41:31.760 looked as a mentor, I was younger than him by twenty five years, 561 00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:36.440 but I was the president of the company. He reported to me. And 562 00:41:36.480 --> 00:41:39.280 there was a time that the world was changing, as it always does, 563 00:41:39.920 --> 00:41:47.159 and retail in America was very regionalized at that time. What happened in years 564 00:41:47.280 --> 00:41:52.119 later, of course, every retail group consolidated. So Macy's had a Macy's 565 00:41:52.119 --> 00:41:57.119 East and a Macy's West, and they let Bloomingdale sit off to the side, 566 00:41:57.159 --> 00:42:00.800 and Florida's stores because they were different from the northern so I sat off 567 00:42:00.840 --> 00:42:05.719 to the side. In time, they all became consolidated onto one Macy's. 568 00:42:06.599 --> 00:42:12.639 But at this time you might have found in Texas one chain of stores owned 569 00:42:12.639 --> 00:42:16.079 by a guy, and in California another, and everything was separate. I 570 00:42:16.199 --> 00:42:23.440 had seen the consolidation coming, and I decided to consolidate our sales division, 571 00:42:24.039 --> 00:42:29.440 get rid of many salesmen, put it in the hands of regional managers, 572 00:42:29.719 --> 00:42:34.599 and watched them consolidate their territories. And it was the right decision. It 573 00:42:34.719 --> 00:42:37.239 was before its time. In the end, I was applauded for it. 574 00:42:37.639 --> 00:42:42.000 I never thought about this one in my book where I talk once in my 575 00:42:42.039 --> 00:42:45.360 life I was brilliant, maybe two times in my life was brilliant for seeing 576 00:42:45.360 --> 00:42:49.639 this and acting on it early. Ultimately, everyone did it. I was 577 00:42:49.679 --> 00:42:52.880 just a little ahead of the curve, but I remember doing it, and 578 00:42:52.920 --> 00:42:55.320 I looked at the president of the Texas Region. I said to him, 579 00:42:55.400 --> 00:43:00.639 Hey, what do you think of my decision? I was in front of 580 00:43:00.639 --> 00:43:04.800 a bunch of people, the other regional presidents. Mark, I'll tell you 581 00:43:04.840 --> 00:43:07.760 what I would like to talk to you offline, not in front of everyone. 582 00:43:07.800 --> 00:43:10.840 In the meeting's over, I said, sure, okay. So the 583 00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:15.719 meeting ended and he came over to talk to me, And so I'm gonna 584 00:43:15.719 --> 00:43:19.960 teach a lesson Mark, it's important for you. No, I'm really not 585 00:43:20.079 --> 00:43:22.920 angry at you, but I'm going to talk as if I was. How 586 00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:30.360 dare you ask me to criticize your decisions to giving you an opinion on a 587 00:43:30.440 --> 00:43:37.000 decision you already made. That's not the way you treat your president. But 588 00:43:37.079 --> 00:43:40.880 I will tell you, if you wanted my opinion, you should have asked 589 00:43:40.920 --> 00:43:45.719 me before it became a decision. Then I would have discussed it with you. 590 00:43:45.800 --> 00:43:50.599 Then I would have said anything that I thought you needed to hear before 591 00:43:50.639 --> 00:43:54.039 you made your decision. But once you make your decision. Don't ask me 592 00:43:54.119 --> 00:43:59.519 my opinion. How about that for logic? Wow, that's pretty incredible. 593 00:43:59.559 --> 00:44:02.760 Maybe it's once in your life you were brilliant. Maybe it's that guy was 594 00:44:02.800 --> 00:44:07.920 brilliant. It's pretty amazing. Yeah, it was a great lesson. So 595 00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:14.239 if the first guy says it doesn't make sense, it won't work this time, 596 00:44:14.320 --> 00:44:17.480 what will you say? You would say, I think your point has 597 00:44:17.519 --> 00:44:23.039 merit. I think maybe perhaps we should make a slight tweak to your idea 598 00:44:23.159 --> 00:44:28.079 that I think would ensure our success. And the question is, what do 599 00:44:28.079 --> 00:44:34.199 you think the boss would appreciate very clearly what a lesson? The point is 600 00:44:34.239 --> 00:44:37.760 September is a great time to reflect on yourself. Look in the mirror, 601 00:44:37.840 --> 00:44:40.039 do you like what you see? Be honest with yourself, and if you 602 00:44:40.039 --> 00:44:44.199 don't like what you see or what you have to say, Ladies and gentlemen, 603 00:44:44.360 --> 00:44:47.880 the world, your world is filled with role models. Aaron Boone at 604 00:44:47.880 --> 00:44:52.119 the New York Yankees, the manager and winning. When you ask him at 605 00:44:52.119 --> 00:44:54.960 the end, there as a manager show and they talk to him. He's 606 00:44:55.159 --> 00:45:02.000 great at winning, but he's even great at explaining their disappointments. He's never 607 00:45:02.119 --> 00:45:06.639 negative. He always puts the right spin. On it. If you listen 608 00:45:06.719 --> 00:45:09.920 to movies, TV books everywhere, there are people to learn from to emulate. 609 00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:15.880 It's September. You can change for the better. First you have to 610 00:45:15.920 --> 00:45:21.159 want it. But like Nike said, just do it. I'll be back 611 00:45:21.199 --> 00:45:25.800 in a minute. Always in fashion, I've been shopping for fun lately, 612 00:45:27.039 --> 00:45:29.719 and while I'm out, I always look at men's and I look at women's. 613 00:45:29.760 --> 00:45:34.239 What's going on? And I was particularly interested in Decay because of their 614 00:45:34.280 --> 00:45:38.000 sponsorship of the show. I went downstairs at Macy's thirty fourth Street to look 615 00:45:38.039 --> 00:45:42.840 around and I saw Dekmy Active where And I promise you, ladies, it 616 00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:46.880 is sensational from the sports bras to the crop tops, to the leggings and 617 00:45:46.920 --> 00:45:51.719 the sweats. It really is a great look. And dek Andy had begun 618 00:45:51.800 --> 00:45:58.239 as an all American brand dressing casual clothes engines and the stuff looks incredible and 619 00:45:58.360 --> 00:46:01.679 right now, the colors, the styles is so exciting that I feel great 620 00:46:01.719 --> 00:46:06.199 about the company. I always do. I wear the men's wear all the 621 00:46:06.239 --> 00:46:09.800 time. I've had situations where I've gone to big events and been interviewed and 622 00:46:10.199 --> 00:46:15.159 TV or the radio and someone comes up to me the microphone and like they 623 00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:17.199 always do who you're wearing. And here I am, this big shot with 624 00:46:17.199 --> 00:46:21.280 a big company and they say, well, I'm wearing a DKY and they 625 00:46:21.360 --> 00:46:22.840 laugh and say, no, you're not. Actually have one on the internet 626 00:46:22.840 --> 00:46:27.039 where you could see me. They asked me what suit I'm wearing, and 627 00:46:27.079 --> 00:46:29.960 I say dec and Y and opened it up and there's the DKNY label. 628 00:46:30.519 --> 00:46:34.960 Great fashion, it fits well, it looks right. It's designed to make 629 00:46:35.000 --> 00:46:37.840 you comfortable in the city, goes from day in to night. You can 630 00:46:37.880 --> 00:46:39.360 wear it in the morning, wear in the afternoon, and you look cool 631 00:46:39.400 --> 00:46:43.000 at night as well. It's great for the office. It's great Felisia. 632 00:46:43.599 --> 00:46:46.280 But I was talking about the DKNY active where the first time I really became 633 00:46:46.320 --> 00:46:50.480 aware of it, Jesse and I were up at Sirious Radio. He was 634 00:46:50.559 --> 00:46:54.480 doing a job for Serious He does Dan Abrams show, he fills in on 635 00:46:54.519 --> 00:46:59.519 the Potus Network and we're in the lobby and this hip hop group came up, 636 00:47:00.119 --> 00:47:07.039 this really great looking Latino singer girl Young Beautiful. She's wearing a dk 637 00:47:07.159 --> 00:47:09.599 ANDY sports bar and I said to myself, this is amazing. 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I talk about so many great 672 00:49:35.079 --> 00:49:37.679 things happening right now. I didn't even get to the Runway season. I 673 00:49:37.760 --> 00:49:43.760 still miss magazine season in September. I missed the September edition of Vogue. 674 00:49:44.039 --> 00:49:45.440 I used to put it on the table and it made so much noise. 675 00:49:45.480 --> 00:49:51.719 It was so thick. Got to peruse all of advertisments of great brand statements. 676 00:49:52.280 --> 00:49:57.719 I love it now it's pop up the ads on Instagram. Sometimes I 677 00:49:57.760 --> 00:50:00.920 guess new things just aren't better. You can't fight change, but you can 678 00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:07.039 fight to be great if you change. I appreciate the excitement of September, 679 00:50:07.079 --> 00:50:10.400 but I do miss a lot. I miss the innocence before September eleventh, 680 00:50:10.840 --> 00:50:16.000 the world the way it was one nation undivided with liberty and justice for all. 681 00:50:17.679 --> 00:50:22.840 September is a new chance for everyone in the world to reboot, redefine, 682 00:50:22.880 --> 00:50:27.880 themselves and get a new stought. Well, I think about those things 683 00:50:27.920 --> 00:50:31.360 I miss in September. I miss Bezuoka, bubble gum with that good night. 684 00:50:31.679 --> 00:50:32.599 Talk to you next week.