Keynote Conversation with Katrina Lake of Stitch Fix with Sarah Friar
Katrina Lake is the Founder and CEO of Stitch Fix and the youngest woman ever to take a company public. In under ten years, Stitch Fix has grown from an idea to a company that’s worth $3 billion dollars serving over 3.5 million clients in the US and UK and employing 6,000 people.
Katrina also serves on the board of fellow disruptors, Glossier and Grubhub, and is a mentor to many and a mother to two children. Hear more about her inspiration to launch Stitch Fix and what she has learned over the last year.
Check our our amazing Keynote Conversation with Katrina and LWL co-founder, Sarah Friar, from this year’s Virtual Summit below!
Key Takeaways
The world is influx and pivoting is key. This is a great time for entrepreneurs. People are open to trying new things and excited to try new things.
Things that have been hard now are prioritizing and drawing boundaries. Figuring out how to set home and work boundaries that are so accelerated now. I literally say goodbye to my kids like I am going to the office for the day. That helps put me in a mode of being able to be present at work. Being able to create a routine helps.
“Take stock of all of the incredible people in your network. The worst that can happen if you reach out is that they don’t respond and the best is that they call you and talk you through what you’re going through. ”