Betsy Pearce – Her Own Path

Betsy Pearce is a high-flying “legal eagle” in the fashion industry, and has been called one of Some of her notable work involves big names you likely know. But to know Betsy herself —  she may not may not fit squarely in a box as a”stereotypical” lawyer. She’s much, much more. Fashion’s 50 Most Powerful.

Betsy Pearce shares her story with George Manley (CEO & Co-Founder of SOULER) in the MouthMedia Network studios. Presented by SOULER.

 

In this story:

• Why Betsy is a proud Minnesotan and why values are important to her
• Growing up during the Nixon administration compared to living through the Trump administration
• Community versus Tribalism
• What Betsy believes is her best quality and what that has to do with her successes as a lawyer
• The struggle to find a career path that is challenging and rewarding
• Betsy’s early work in entertainment law and doing consultant work
• How Betsy came to practice transactional law for some of the biggest fashion brands in the world almost by chance
• The challenges of being a lawyer tasked with keeping a famously rebellious designer and artist to agree to a deal
• Betsy’s perceptions of Alexander McQueen and Kate Spade professionally and as people
• Mental health and the lack of proper attention it is paid, culturally
• The effect social media has for people who operate as figureheads, especially those who battle depression
• A dramatic story where Betsy gets lost on a mountain in Telluride