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Following the interview with Sir Terry Leahy of Tesco fame, yet another stunning business interview with a leading figure of the 20th Century fashion world.
Tomio Taki - the man behind Anne Klein Company and Donna Karan International has gone from a childhood in WWII-era Japan to taking over his family’s 200-year-old textile manufacturing company at the age of 26, to revitalizing and launching several major American fashion brands. Donna Karan said of Tomio
“I don’t think I’d be where I am today without Tomio Taki.”- Donna Karan
He joins Anna Farmery to discuss ZENNOVATION , a book in which he reveals the experiences that shaped his business philosophy.
- 3 Tips to Continuing Success - be prepared, know your enemy, without a loser there is no winner
- How to take a risk as a small business
- How to cope with competition and economic changes, building an even stranger brand
- The need to know what your secondary product is, in case your products don't work
- How the early requirement of taking on family responsibility helped to give him the strength to think independently and be successful in business
- The creation of the DKNY brand with Anne Klein - the difference between starting a business and growing a brand
- How Western leaders need to embrace humility.
- The story of the saw! How a saw shows you there is always more than one way to achieve your goals
You can email Tomio with any questions at Tomio Taki
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