Vicki Regan Stauber spent 12 years in Marketing and Business Development roles before earning her MBA at Northwestern University. After years in corporate roles, she turned her attention to a long-held interest in fashion. During her tenure in fashion she founded Sway Jewelry in 2001 and then took on a role as a creative director/buyer at a high-end luxury retailer. Years later, Vicki returned to Northwestern to work in Admissions and special projects at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. During her time there, she supported the work of Sally Blount in her white paper “Getting More Women into the C-Suite Means Keeping Them in the Talent Pipeline.” 

The disruption of the pandemic returned her to the ever-present reflection: “What do I love to do? What am I good at? Designing, Styling, Discovering, Curating, and Sharing.” These questions and answers led her back to her love of fashion, this time with a slight name change, Sway Into It.

When not designing jewelry, mining fashion sites, hunting for an elusive pair of shoes in her size, or styling & personal shopping, she enjoys Pilates, walks in the Botanic Gardens, art, travel, and visiting her kids - one on the West Coast, one on the East Coast.

In this episode, Nada sits down with Vicki to discuss why she returned to her jewelry business, why it took her so long to get into fashion in the first place and what she would do differently in her career. Vicki shares the importance of zigging and zagging and eventually seeing the dots connect to provide a foundation for the work we want to do. 

Check out swayintoit.com. Vicki recommends adding The Nigerwife by Venessa Walters to your bookshelf. And be sure to read Sally Blount’s white paper, “Getting More Women into the C-Suite Means Keeping Them in the Talent Pipeline.” Follow on Instagram: @swayintoit

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