—Ron Johnson, CEO, J.C. Penney Company Inc., on lessons learned from his late friend, Steve Jobs.
Mr. Johnson was Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Apple Inc. from 2000 to 2011. He pioneered the concept of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius Bar.
persevere
—Marc Jacobs at the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit discussing the influence of his grandmother on his career in fashion.
Beautiful sketch made with Paper by Ghurka designer and my new friend, Janelle Sing.
Janelle joined FiftyThree today to help us live sketch the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit in New York City.
Over the next two days, FiftyThree will create a visual record of the insights presented by thought leaders of the fashion industry, including Marc Jacobs, Mickey Drexler of J. Crew Group and Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel.
Follow along at wwdonpaper.fiftythree.com!