Wen Zhou, the CEO of 3.1 Philip Lim, doesn’t believe in working 80 hours a week and is always home for dinner. Here’s how she gets it done.
, got her first glimpse of the garment industry working on the floor of a Canal Street factory when she was 12 years old. After immigrating with her family from China in 1985 and landing in an NYC Housing Authority project, she worked alongside her relatives to help support the household until she was 15.
Then a breakthrough introducing her to the world of high fashion came in the form of a reception job at a fabric firm. Zhou eventually dropped out of college to start her own textile company before launching one of the most successful independent-design labels in the U.S. She’s since supported her business partner and the company’s creative director, Phillip Lim, through twothat she’s certain will outlive her. “It will mean something to our community forever and ever,” she says.
I usually walk to work. It’s 22 minutes door to door. While walking, I’m working through all of these scenarios in my head. It’s like when you’re preparing a meal, you’re making a mental list, you’re buying ingredients. I’m re-organizing my ingredients to have a successful day. I try to get to the office by 9:30, 9:15.When I have no events, no dinners, I try to be home when my son gets home.
Last night we were having dinner, my son and I and a friend, and she asked a question: “Are you proud of your mom? How do you feel about having a mom like yours?” My son goes, “It’s actually pretty stressful.” And we talked about that. For me, the stress was very different than his generation. My stress growing up was how to rescue my mom and dad out of poverty. My thing was, I need to make money so that they don’t have to live in the projects.
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