I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with the talented and brutally honest Dana Gordon, founder and designer of Dana Rebecca Designs – I’m so excited to share her unique insights and lessons with you.
Dana was creative and driven even at an early age, and her trips to India with her father during high school inspired her to create her very first collections. In fact, this side hustle sold out quickly every year, and one day, after college, she realized that this side hustle was truly her calling. The business skyrocketed a couple of years later when Oprah chose a piece of her jewelry to be featured on the iconic “My Favorite Things” list, and soon celebrities were seen wearing her pieces all over the media.
In this episode, Dana discusses how hiring and managing employees and growing the right team is one of the most integral yet exhausting and difficult tasks that a leader must do. And as a female founder and mother, she offers her unique perspective of having it all and balancing family with her professional life. Hint: it’s not easy.
Here are my three big takeaways from the conversation…
- You have to believe in the people you are hiring; if you don’t you’ll never be able to let go of the work.
- The best representation of a company’s culture comes from the leader.
- Balance and “having it all” is a crock of s**t.
Dana’s biggest screwup? Keeping team members around too long if they weren’t a good fit.
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