SOULER Stories

Betsy Pearce – Her Own Path

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Betsy Pearce is a high-flying “legal eagle” in the fashion industry, and has been called one of Some of her notable work involves big names you likely know. But to know Betsy herself —  she may not may not fit squarely in a box as a”stereotypical” lawyer. She’s much, much more. Fashion’s 50 Most Powerful.

Betsy Pearce shares her story with George Manley (CEO & Co-Founder of SOULER) in the MouthMedia Network studios. Presented by SOULER.

 

In this story:

  • Why Betsy is a proud Minnesotan and why values are important to her
  • Growing up during the Nixon administration compared to living through the Trump administration
  • Community versus Tribalism
  • What Betsy believes is her best quality and what that has to do with her successes as a lawyer
  • The struggle to find a career path that is challenging and rewarding
  • Betsy’s early work in entertainment law and doing consultant work
  • How Betsy came to practice transactional law for some of the biggest fashion brands in the world almost by chance
  • The challenges of being a lawyer tasked with keeping a famously rebellious designer and artist to agree to a deal
  • Betsy’s perceptions of Alexander McQueen and Kate Spade professionally and as people
  • Mental health and the lack of proper attention it is paid, culturally
  • The effect social media has for people who operate as figureheads, especially those who battle depression
  • A dramatic story where Betsy gets lost on a mountain in Telluride 
    • ...more
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