PROTECT YOUR ASS—ETS

In business, it’s essential to safeguard your original ideas so that competitors don’t copy you.

Well if I am not vulnerable who will be right? Not my most glamorous photo but hey I like to be real and so that is why I share with you in my book EMBRACING THE CALM IN THE CHAOS real stories about the bad world of imitators and copiers that come out when you are a new entrepreneur on the scene!

YES, IT REALLY DOES HAPPEN. AND YES IT REALLY DOES SUCK. AND YES YOU NEED A STOMACH OF STEAL IF YOU ARE GOING TO ENTER THE WILD WILD WEST OF STARTING A COMPANY!

As I wrote in the introduction of my book, “What I always say to people starting out in fashion, or any industry, is that the clock doesn’t stop, but you don’t have to race against it. You do, however, have to work hard all the time and really believe in what you’re putting out there. If you don’t believe in what you’re putting out there, and you can’t differentiate yourself in the marketplace, don’t bother. You have to think about what you want to do, who and where you want to be, and how you’re going to get there.”

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Stacy Igel

Stacy Igel on Instagram: “Dear my #igfamily . My wisdom medicine is making me a bit feisty 😂 so I felt it was a great day to share with you a very vulnerable story . I know my fellow #entrepreneurs #designers #artists #musicians #creators #thoughtleaders have all been here before and guess what it sucksssssssss. I have never used social media to shame anyone and I also never had social media in 2001 when I started @boymeetsgirlusa . But I am sharing with you a very personal story here and why I believe it is crucial to #protectyourip #intellectualproperty . The full stories I share in my book #embracingthecalminthechaos so I can help you on whatever stage you are in building your #businessbrand or #personalbrand . Consider me your #businessfairygodmother . Chapter 8 “PROTECT YOUR ASS-ETS.” This was when this younger #womeninbusiness was starting her company. My brand had been picked up by @bergdorfs and was shipping to speciality stores across the country and the copier cats 🐱 came out to play. How did I deal with it? How did I continue ? You will have to read further in my 📕 or my #audiobook. This was very important for me to share with you 20+ years later . Drop a line below 👇🏽 have you read this in my book and my other stories ? Have you been copied ? Xo #stacyigel PS this morning #boymeetsgirl #boymeetsgirlusa finally got the blue check mark thanks to @instagram because our #ip is crucial to our brand .”

July 21, 2023

PROFESSOR IGEL

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Professor Igel continues with Zibby Classes

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Stacy Igel, Founder of global impact brand BOY MEETS GIRL®️ and newly minted author of her Memoir/Biz book EMBRACING THE CALM IN THE CHAOS will guide you on what it takes to market a personal and business brand that aligns with your greater purpose. After 20+ years of building her brands and speaking on this topic globally, she will help you understand how to humanize your brand in a crowded landscape.  

REVIEWS:

WOW this reader read my book in a few days and what I loved about her note is that it inspired her to want to start a company! I also love that she really never reads memoir/business books but due to my retreat last weekend with Zibby Retreats, she heard me at the Sag Harbor Book Store and was intrigued so she bought and read the book! I need to do more speaking engagements ahhh.

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