I've always believed that my two biggest assets are number one, I'm a woman and
number two, I'm Asian. My philosophy is indulgence is a necessity, it's not a
whim. I work hard, I deserve it.
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That's what Natori is based on, on selling to women who really like to take
care of themselves, love themselves, work very hard, whether you're a housewife or
you're, you know, working and have a career, it doesn't matter.
"Okay great get to work"
I knew nothing about the industry but in many ways I think ignorant was bliss and
so I really approached it instinctively and learned on the job. I really take
pride that we are one of the few still family-owned businesses in a very, very
tough industry. I couldn't do it of course without, you know, the support,
without the organization, the team certainly my family.
"because we factored in ordering the fabric and then..."
It's my parents credit, they never pressured me
to join the business and we never really talked about the business that much I
really came in with my own views and was given the leeway to establish new
businesses and to address some of these new opportunities. It's really been a
fabulous thing to be able to have Kenneth here. Kenneth has been able to
bring practices into the company that was much needed. He's built the e-comm
business. We feel like even though we're forty years old that the company, the
best is yet to come and that you know we are doing everything to make sure that
the company is relevant to the next generation.
"Of course you're gonna hit it there you're gonna see it"
I am very fortunate that I come from
family of very strong women, where my grandmother taught me from age three
that to be independent and never have to depend on anyone and be your own person
and when the opportunity came to go to college in the United States I told my
parents I would like to go to the United States and I did!
I majored in economics and decided you know work in Wall Street and had an
amazing career of nine years in Wall Street where I was fortunate enough to
be the first woman vice president in investment banking at Merrill Lynch.
"The numbers are have greatly improved"
Although my background is involved in
finance I've had to face what every other business owner has to - in terms of
growing pains of the business. Being part of the Wells Fargo family, to
me, has been a plus for Natori.
Knowing that we have Wells Fargo there
and knowing that we we trust the people there and that we're with an established
bank has really made life easier for us.
She's been a valued client for many many
years and she's an ideal client for us. We had this mutual respect. We understand
her business we trust and admire the way that she's run her business. She
knows that we'll be there for her when she needs us. You can't be in this
business without a strong financial partner and I think Wells Fargo gives to
that. There is a humanity there and there's a caring.
To me Wells Fargo is like family.
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