Sarah Munro - Sarah & Sebastian

Sarah Munro is one half of the iconic Aussie label Sarah & Sebastian, best known for its beautiful, fine jewellery designs. In this chat Sarah tells the story of being picked up by the French high fashion boutique, Colette, and how, over a decade later, Sarah and her co-founder Robert have built the business to a team of 100 people, have stores in Sydney and Melbourne, and have expanded the brand into a whole range of services.   You’ll learn: 

How Sarah approached the decision to quit her fulltime job to go all in on the business  

How Sarah’s naivety in the early days contributed to taking bigger risks 

Why Sarah & Sebastian actually started out as a wholesale brand, rather than retail 

How they operate with a made-to-order business model, at scale  

Why Sarah prefers to remain behind the scenes, rather than being the face of the brand 

How Sarah learnt to hand over control and trust her team 

Why Sarah prioritises her personal life (even though switching off from the business can be hard) 

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