A biography for Jennifer Hymanhasn’t been written yet.
“As women and men, we're not primed and taught to feel that women are as inspirational as men.”
“I dream of a not-so-distant future in which every woman can wake up, decide what she'll wear from the millions of styles in her digital dream closet, and have her outfit magically delivered to her before she finishes her coffee.”
“I think about people like Jeff Bezos or Reed Hastings, and I really marvel at the stamina they've had to keep on trucking no matter what happens.”
“Think about all of the non-entrepreneurial advice and resources you need when building a company. You need lawyers, accountants, financial experts.”
“Our goal is to teach young women who were brought up on H&M and Forever 21 that designer clothes are expensive for a reason. They're works of art.”
“I think sales is the most important skill set young people can learn. Understanding how to pitch an idea with confidence and secure a client are valuable skills that apply to every single aspect of business.”
“I dream of democratizing the fashion industry by giving everyone access to feeling their most beautiful and powerful every day and, at the same time, using technology to modernize how we get dressed.”
“I don't think of careers from a functional perspective or from a subject matter perspective. I think of careers as, how do you like spending the time in your day? What makes you happiest? What are you most passionate about?”
“People feel extremely comfortable with me personally.”
“Building followership and inspiration around female leadership is quite difficult to do.”
“I try to work with people the way they prefer.”
“As a female founder and CEO, it is important to me to support other women as they build their businesses.”
“I'm a very social person, and I like being in different kinds of environments.”
“As a little kid, I would watch Oprah almost every day.”
“It's amazing how much misinformation there is about pregnancy and how many myths are still ingrained into our culture.”
“At Rent the Runway, we rent designer clothes. We have a belief set that half of the closet over time is going to move into the cloud, and a portion of what we wear every single day will be comprised of things that we don't own forever.”
“We've found that employees who live full, happy lives tend to be the most effective contributors.”
“Every single day, entrepreneurship has highs and lows, and you need to feel like you have a community around you. That is insanely important - to have a community of people around you lifting you up and who really know you.”
“Be brave and take accountability for your thoughts and beliefs.”
“Because entrepreneurship is so hard and does take so long to build something great, you do have to build an environment that you yourself as an entrepreneur want to work in for the next 20 years.”