Victoria's Secret CEO Jan Singer on Authenticity, Confidence, Control

Jan Singer (0:00)

My philosophy is that we are in control of our destiny. And although there are energies that happen that feel out of our control, what we do with them is ours to own.

Michael Gervais (0:23)

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Now, in this conversation, we sit down with Jan Singer. Jan is the Chief Executive Officer for Victoria's Secret Lingerie, and it's known as the world's most recognized and beloved intimate apparel company. And there are thousands of apparel companies that people can choose from across the globe.

So the question is, how do the successful ones stand out?

And part of that success is definitely tapping into, and this is not a new idea, but they tap into the psychology and the philosophy of their customers. They understand what people are looking for.

And the clothes that we choose in many ways are a reflection of our own personal philosophy. There's lots of clothes that we can wear, and the ones that we choose to put closest to our skin or demonstrate to the world, sometimes I guess they're the same, that those reflect how we see the world, how we want to be viewed, how we understand the ways that we're gonna spend our money.