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The Success Story of Kate Spade
TLDR Kate Spade, along with her husband Andy Spade, started the iconic brand Kate Spade after realizing her passion for simple, modern, and clean bag designs. They faced challenges but eventually found success, growing their business from humble beginnings in their apartment to selling over 50% of their company for more than $30 million.
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Kate Spade, originally Kate Brosnahan, launched the iconic brand Kate Spade after sewing burlap into handbags.
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Kate Spade moved to New York with Andy Spade, where she landed a job in the fashion department at Kandina's, while Andy started an advertising agency and eventually found a job as a copywriter through a chance encounter in Grand Central Station.
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Kate Spade left her job at Mademoiselle Magazine to start a handbag company with Andy Spade after realizing her passion for simple, modern, and clean bag designs.
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Kate Spade started designing handbags by cutting out shapes from big sheets of white paper, working with a pattern maker and a manufacturer to create samples and find fabric suppliers, eventually debuting their first collection made out of Burlap at a trade show in New York.
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Kate Spade initially doubted the success of their handbag company after a slow start at trade shows, but encouragement from Andy and positive feedback from editors helped them gain confidence and recognition.
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Kate and Andy Spade faced challenges running their handbag company out of their apartment, gradually growing their business while juggling various roles and responsibilities.
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Kate and Andy Spade faced financial struggles and considered shutting down their business until larger department stores started buying their products, leading to a turning point and significant growth.
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Kate and Andy Spade sold over 50% of their company to Neiman Marcus for more than $30 million, which allowed them to expand into new product categories and grow their business.
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Kate and Andy Spade maintain a successful marriage and business partnership by establishing boundaries and working on separate floors to avoid talking about work 24/7.
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Kate and Andy Spade were the creative minds behind Jack Spade bags and maintained a successful partnership in both business and marriage.
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Kate and Andy Spade experienced a significant increase in sales, going from $300 to $25,000 in a year.
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