From quarter-life crisis to buying 20,000 red sweaters at 23

through the panic of what am I gonna be for the rest of my life, I ended up landing my first job at Macy's in their business development program.

5:30 / 6:07

through the panic of what am I gonna be for the rest of my life, I ended up landing my first job at Macy's in their business development program. And so I was being trained to be a buyer and a planner. And so for me, it was almost like the entry into this incredible world of fashion and clothing and all these things that I already loved throughout my younger years, plus, like, business. And I remember this moment where I had to price and buy 20,000 red sweaters for the holiday. Must have been 23 years old, and I was like, wow. What a Machiavelli

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A guest shares their early career breakthrough moment at Macy's, transitioning from post-graduation panic into a business development role where they discovered the intersection of fashion and commerce. The clip captures that pivotal moment when buying 20,000 red sweaters at age 23 made them realize the scale and power of retail business.

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The specific detail of buying 20,000 red sweaters creates a vivid, relatable moment that illustrates the transition from uncertainty to discovering business scale and responsibility.

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