Natalie Massenet Quotes

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Natalie Massenet

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : May 13, 1965

People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.

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I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together.

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I'm the laziest person I know.

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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.

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When I'm working, I have a hard time switching off, and when I'm not working, I have a hard time thinking of ever wanting to work again.

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I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me.

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I've taken the love of fashion from my mother, and journalism from my father.

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I see ghosts.

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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.

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100% of Net-a-porter customers have a man in their lives in some capacity, and 59% are married or living with a partner.

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When I started Net-a-Porter, I knew nothing. And I was pregnant. Starting a new venture and being pregnant for the first time are pretty similar in many ways. If you knew what was going to happen to you, you wouldn't venture down that road.

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As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.

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Brands will increasingly handle their own e-commerce and rely less and less on local distribution partners. Why should they give away their profit margins?

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I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.

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My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce.

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Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe that you believe you can do something different.

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Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British.

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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.

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To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.

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We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.

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