Brooks Brown is a Learning & Development and Retail Director with a career spent in the beauty and fashion industry.  She has worked in wholesale, retail, branding and L&D for Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, Brioni, Donna Karan and Emmanuel Ungaro.  Additionally, she worked and lived in Hong Kong with responsibilities for the entire APAC region. She created and led initiatives in DE&I, luxury sales and service, client relations and product knowledge. Recently, she completed a styling certification from Fashion Institute of Technology. She loves hiking, yoga, travel, art and, like a true Southerner, iced tea.

On this episode, she spoke with Madeline Schwarz about the new paths and challenges she's sought for herself in her non-linear fashion career.