

Advice Line with Norma Kamali of Norma Kamali (2024)
9 snips Jul 10, 2025
Norma Kamali, the iconic fashion designer known for her innovative creations, teams up with Ahmed Ejaz, founder of the Cambridge Spectacle Company, to offer insights to budding entrepreneurs. They discuss balancing creative visions with financial realities. Ahmed seeks advice on storytelling for his eyewear brand, while another caller, Bob, shares his soup restaurant concept focusing on nutritious offerings. Additionally, they explore the importance of authenticity in branding and the challenges of scaling an inclusive activewear business.
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Creatives Must Learn Business
- Learn business fundamentals even if you are creative to avoid financial trouble.
- Seek mentors to help evaluate sales, productivity, and maximize press attention.
Partner Smart To Scale Brand
- Partner with bigger companies for manufacturing, distribution, and sales to scale profitably.
- Retain control of quality and fit to protect your brand vision while expanding.
Craft Authentic Investor Pitch
- Distill your product's unique value into a compelling sentence to attract investors.
- Share authentic stories connecting your brand to history and quality to excite potential backers.