How Darren Hardy Helped Gabrielle Bonner Chanel Become a Designer

Coco Chanel was born into poverty in the French countryside. Her mother died when she was 11 years old, and her father abandoned her to an orphanage. After a brief stint as a shop girl, Chanel worked for a few years as a café singer. In her early 20s, she dreamed of designing clothes and starting her own apparel line. Darren Hardy: "She knew she desperately needed guidance, particularly on the business side"