9-5 Style: Don't Benchmark Yourself to Mediocrity

Today I had the opportunity to hear Glen Senk, the CEO of URBN Inc., speak about leadership and what it meant to be the CEO of a major retail corporation. URBN Inc. is responsible for popular brands such as Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, and Free People. He gave very candid answers to most of the questions, but one thing he said that stood out to me most was "don't benchmark yourself to mediocrity". What a profound statement. He gave that answer in response to "Why are your brands so successful and where do you get your inspiration from?" He essentially said they strive very hard to be different and it is out their profound love for the customer that they continue to be successful. And successful they've been, last year they had over 100,000 people apply to their corporate headquarters in Philadelphia and they hired 400. That's remarkable. On my other blog I will give some big news about their newest venture which will launch on Valentine's Day. To read about it visit: Reveling Life

On to the outfit(s) of the day. My stylish gal pal and roommate Jenna agreed to let me take some pics of her outfit today. She always dresses fabulously for her job.