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Some of you guys are cheap as hell. $2 tip? $4 tip?
smh
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My cut and wash cost $18. $4 tip to my barber and $3 to the lady who washed my hair.
If my sideburns didn't look like pubes after 3 weeks, I'd probably get a cut once every 2-3 months.
If my sideburns didn't look like pubes after 3 weeks, I'd probably get a cut once every 2-3 months.
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My boy cuts mine. 12 and I just give him 20 and he blesses me with the edge up.
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i think barber prices depend on saturation of barber shops. If there isn't much competition, barbers can charge 20+ for a cut. There is a barber around my way charging 25 lol. disgusts me
but i still go almost bi-weekly, leave a nice tip and go about my day, but i know in places, barbers are charging 12 lol
but i still go almost bi-weekly, leave a nice tip and go about my day, but i know in places, barbers are charging 12 lol
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I pay $12 + $5 tip for my haircuts.
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Thanks for the link, man. My brain has been recently reactivated and it feels so good. From reading uplifting and interesting business case studies to preparing for my cert. I was in a coma last year
J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler On Hong Kong Expansion, His Management Style And Advice To Entrepreneurs
.Millard “Mickey” Drexler, J. Crew’s chairman and CEO is man whose genius you want to absorb. I got the rare opportunity to sit down with him last Wednesday in Hong Kong where he and the rest of the J. Crew team opened two separate stores for men and women. Below, we talk about the company he elevated to new heights, how he gets things done and what makes him successful.
Why is now the right time to open in Hong Kong?
I don’t think there’s a particular right time. Hong Kong has always been a dynamic and exciting and high-energy city and it has that New York thing going on and people here care about how they look. And when you have an energetic, cosmopolitan city where people care about they look then that’s the right time.
The men’s store looks amazing…
We were told that guys in Hong Kong love clothes and they would like their own environment. Men want to shop in their own stores. Women will shop anywhere. And we found in America and in London, where we’ve opened separate shops, they just ended up being more successful. That said our men’s assortments have become so important and it’s enabled us to fill stores with just men’s clothes. I’m really happy about that.
J. Crew's CEO Millard "Mickey" Drexler
Do you have a say on the look of the stores?
I look at what the team is doing and we think alike as to how a store should look like. But you have to give creative people the feel of just running with their position and point of view. I am more than thrilled with how they look. I love the men’s store. And I love the goods. If you don’t love the goods you can’t love the store.
J. Crew is so good at creating an environment that fully captures the brand.
It’s a reflection of taste level and a point of view that the team just does really well. It’s part of who we are. It’s our personality. You can’t separate the clothes from the stores, from the environment. And it’s not a cookie-cutter manufactured kind of store. I would be the first to say that I have nothing to do with the final product here specifically but that’s how we work. We have a creative team and we all care about what we do. We have pride in it and that is why we get this kind of result.
How do you get things done? What’s your management style?
I can give you the answer you want to hear but you have to ask the people who know me for the real answer.
My management style is there is no such thing as non-important people in the company. It’s a matter of people participating, listening, hearing. I think people can contribute more if you give them the opportunity to show their potential. None of us can do it ourselves and none of us is self-important to think that we can do it ourselves here in our company. We are all worker bees. We have a blue collar mentality. We just work. Not a lot of layers. My office has no walls. You can’t be removed from your team to be successful. You have to be respectful of others.
People reflect the leadership in the company. Every day you can do something better. It is about encouraging creativity and putting parameters on what’s J. Crew and what’s not. I like hanging out with the team. I have fun doing what I do and I also know that I can learn a lot everyday from the people I work with.
To what do you attribute your success?
For people who are successful, the job is never done. Everyday you wake up and think I can do better. Evaluating where you are, where you’re going. And the problem is you are never where you want to be. Most people I know who are high achievers never get to the point where they sit back and say “I’m there.” It’s always a climb to the next level. And I think that’s really important.
So you don’t think you’ve made it big then?
I think when you think that you’ve made it big, that’s the time when it’s over. And if you act like that, it’s over. Humility is an important thing and connecting is important. And most bosses in my early days I remember where a little too self-important whether they were good at what they did or not.
People I admire in business or in anything come to work everyday to figure out how they can do better, how they can contribute more and they don’t think too much about their success. There are those people who think that just because they have the title and position that they’ve succeeded. And there are those who, regardless of their position and title, continually work to succeed. It’s not the easiest way to live your life I must tell you but it is what it is.
What’s a day in your life like? Do you sleep?
I do sleep but not today. For the past 14 hours since I landed. But I do sleep well. There’s not typical day. I exercise everyday. I work everyday. And I work hard. I love what I do. When you do this, the enormous amount of discipline, business and creativity and ideas flow through every single work day and there is nothing that might not inspire you on how to do things better or what new business to explore or what to do differently.
So it still excites you?
Absolutely. And it’s really exciting working with the whole team and see new designs constantly fly out. I’m very fortunate to have the kind of position that I have.
What advice would you give to those who want to be you?
It’s a life-long commitment. Everyday is a new idea, a new barrier. My advice is learn, listen, work hard, work smart. Get back up when you’re knocked down. You have to. Be strong. Have a vision. Have a good idea. Be relentless in your pursuit of it and of course be nice about it. And at some point you’ll get there
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bluecar...management-style-and-advice-to-entrepreneurs/
Don't be cheap, Hank. I know you make well over 6 figure. You don't want folks to shake their heads at you.
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They will do well in Hong Kong. I've been to the mall that the new stores are in many times.
Hong Kong is on a whole different level fashion wise. Even the old heads have style over there.
Some stuff I see just getting popular in the US now was already poppin over there in 2010-2012.
I would consider living there if it wasn't so damn hot and humid. Love that city.
Post some of your readings/cause studies you liked. I'd check them out.
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Hong Kong is a pretty expensive place to live. Popping too for businesses. We used to go often when we lived in Thailand.
The whole Americana culture is still in. I have numerous requests to cop Alden Indys and such for folks back home.
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In the thread about people working in different countries, they said you had to have money to live in HK. Ballers everywhere. Had a roommate from there but barely talked to his slob self.
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Not everyone in this thread can afford Rolexes like you, my Canadian Asian friend. Smile and get off your high horse please.Some of you guys are cheap as hell. $2 tip? $4 tip?
smh
Pics of said Rolexes?
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You can live pretty cheaply or ball out. I lived off a grand for two months an my girl paying some of my meals while studying abroad. Then I went back for two weeks an spent eight grand with my girl. Ballets everywhere though. Spending as much as I did in those two weeks is laughable to dudes out there. Finance industry big time there. Just depends on how you're living like any place else as far as cost of living. BUT, real estate is expensive as hell.
My DB fit from HK. Peep the Jew fro and fur coat. Macklemore ain't got **** on me lol
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anybody know where i can find those uniqlo pharrell collabo hats? other than uniqlo.com (sold out) or ebay
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In store^^^
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I have an uncle who lives in HK and is in the import/export business out there. The man lives handsomely.
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that sucks, i dont have one anywhere near me. thanks for the response though my dude!
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This field has always interested me. May read up on it in the morning time when I eat breakfast
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everytime i read import/export i think of drugs, i've been corrupted by movies.
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And rap music
Can be as simple as importing in goods scarce in a country or vice versa tho with the internet, it's harder to do it profitably now since anyone can almost get anything online.
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I think every South Asia has an "uncle" who lives in HK or China and involved in the export/import steez. Every time I ask about it they give me shady replies lol what does it even entail. Dudes be cakin. When he comes to the states he cops like 10 macbooks/ipads/iphones for all his nephews.
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This is such a dope deal. If I didn't have a shacket already I would cop one. Additional half off on the navy.
https://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigatio...t/06888.jsp?isSaleItem=true&isFromSearch=true
https://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigatio...t/06888.jsp?isSaleItem=true&isFromSearch=true
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This is also another great deal. I also didn't realize I had this in the cart still. May want to hunt for the matching trousers for a suit. I used the promo code shopnow.
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For $50 doe...crazy tempted
https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/outerwear/cotton/PRDOVR~07159/07159.jsp
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I have this in the olive color. If anyone is considering buying this you may want to size down one, it does run big. If you are normally in between shirt sizes, definitely go with the smaller size. I wear a S in all of my shirts from J. Crew and got a S in this also. I think I would have been happier with a XS. I can fit a hoody underneath this comfortably which is nice, but, it's still a little big with that. Although it's not the most form flattering piece I still get a lot of compliments when I wear it.
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Hey all, so my tux from Jcrew just came in and I tried it on, yes I know it isn't the greatest suit out there but it was too good a deal for me to pass up. Anyway, any advice on how the suit fits and what alterations I would need to have done as I have absolutely no clue,or if I should just return it and get a different size? Keep in mind I like the slimmer look of a suit.
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