Natalie Massenet
Natalie Massenet
Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, DBEis a fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter. Since 2013, she has been chairman of the British Fashion Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 May 1965
CountryUnited States of America
five people women year zeitgeist
Every year I go to the Google Zeitgeist conference, which is invite-only, and I'm one of about 20 women and five fashion people out of the 400 there.
hard people
People always ask is it hard being an entrepreneur and a mum, and the answer is 'yes.'
acquire appetite invest people
We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
good people talk twice
Twice I let people talk me out of good ideas.
people
People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
famous people
My father always had people around the house who were famous psychics.
assumption false money people time
It's a false assumption that people with a lot of money have a lot of free time to shop.
people reality redefine
People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.
dinner future mobile nephew party people starting time turn
One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my nephew is starting a ready-to-wear brand', and 20 people will turn around and say, 'Is he? Can we invest?' in the same way that, now, if you were to say, 'My nephew is starting a mobile app,' everyone would say, 'Oh, smashing! Can I invest?'
inspiration people advice
I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.
country fashion people
British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country.
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Only twice I let people talk me out of good ideas.
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I thought I had a Post-it on my forehead that said, 'Be nice to this girl.
ambition boost creative school strongly supporting
I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about.