Episode 280: Follow Your Passion!

Episode 280 originally broadcast on October 16, 2010

As a young child, top-tier designer Chloe Dao loved watching the fashion reports on CNN. Despite her parents’ wishes for her to be a doctor or lawyer, passion won the day and Chloe hasn’t looked back. Russ visits with a fashionista who is building an empire, and loving every minute of it!

School of Business 10/16/10

Russ and John present the show about the Working Class, the people who support our economy and make it all work. Nobody does it like WE do! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wisdom and truth from Louis L’Amour; This Week in Business History includes such gutsy moments as the first parachute jump, the first patient to use anesthesia and it includes the flux capacitor; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Sony throws a really big party.

Chloe Dao - Designer

Russ visits with designer Chloe Dao, Project Runway winner, owner of hot apparel boutique LOT 8, QVC retailer, and entrepreneur extraordinaire. Chloe’s family moved to the U.S. from Laos, Cambodia, when she was eight years old. As a young child, she loved watching the fashion reports on CNN. Despite her parents’ wishes for her to be a doctor or lawyer, passion won the day and Chloe hasn’t stopped since. Today, she is building a fashion empire and loving every minute of it!

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