A Line of Socks

In today’s economy you need more than just a strong resume; you need to be able to adapt.

I recently spoke with former swim suit model and business woman Kathy Ireland. Ireland started her trek into the working world when she signed with elite modeling at the age of seventeen. But Ireland says she always belonged on the other side on the lens. So in 1993 she began Kathy Ireland Worldwide, with a line of socks.

“I would say one of the greatest gifts of that long ago modeling career was all the rejection and I didn’t realize it at the time but when we started our brand with a pair of socks people laughed, retailers slammed doors in our faces it didn’t faze me because I was so accustomed to it.”

Today many people are changing careers in order to find work. Ireland says this could be the perfect time for the one thing you’ve always wanted to try.

“When you have a passion for something I just encourage people to persevere and fight for it and not to give up.”

Good advice from a model turned multi-millionaire.