Wonderful interview by THE best interviewer, Tami, who always makes it about the other with THE most relevant questions and comments, with a business woman, Eileen, who already has in place THE most sustainable for the planet and, employee -owner model of business, honestly dealing with the uncertainty of our times by making hard choices and seeing the opportunity to do even better……I had a big smile on my face through out the interview!!!
I am so inspired by the vision that Eileen holds for her business and for herself. I shop in her Irvington store and I feel this intension each time I visit. It no only Sounds True it is true. She brings so much hope to me for the future of our planet. A small but mighty step – a voice of leadership for sure – for what we all need to do as a human family.
I was led to believe I would get instant access once my email was given and I accepted your requirements. So why am I not seeing the article now.? You have my correct email.
Eileen Fisher used to be one of my heroes. The stated purpose of her company was to provide fashionable clothing for older women with natural figures. I wore her clothes when I was in my 50’s and into my 60’s. Then, as she says in this interview, “we lost our way”; they changed their niche market. For the past few years, their clothes have been cut to fit women who are either much younger or don’t possess full figures.
Wow! I have never experienced a conversation that felt so True. Thank you for the inspiration to move into my new business allowing Inner Wisdom to lead the journey.
Amen, Eileen. I so wish we could talk! I founded an apparel company, called éclipse® Glove Apparel, with the motto “Freedom in Simplicity” more than 10 years ago. We cut and sew small batches of carefully designed versatile clothing in Colorado using performance fabric. We encourage a minimalist wardrobe approach that remains stylish and comfy.
Thank you for bringing us this amazing Eileen Fisher who chooses to be so tuned in to navigating openly her vision for a loving world through the dimension of women’s clothing that permeates her business model.
Thank you! This was so inspiring. I am trying to do the very same thing- “Radical Simplicity” with my Children’s Clothing company, Will & Ivey. This has encouraged me to keep moving forward with hope!
An inspirational and honest exploration of the ability to see within ourselves and the possibilities for a better future, both personally and for our world . Loved it!
Thank you Eileen and Tami. I could see your joy and excitement when you talk about the fabrics, the people who produce them and the simplicity of design. I too, feel the same way when I feel your fabrics ( I am a fabric feeler) delight in the colors of your fabrics and the wearability and comfort of your designs. When I wear your clothes I feel comfortable in my body and I am so grateful for your vision of sustainability and design. Thank you for this talk and I wish you well.
Fascinating. Tami asks the questions I am always dying to know, and her intuitive questions invite insights from subjects and viewers. At about 27:50 – 33:00 Eileen describes her visceral, tactile connection to the vision of the living quality of her company and what it produces that is far beyond recycled, recyclable or even sustainable — it’s regenerative. If our future selves can function from that space, make decisions based on that inner wisdom, we will find our way up off our knees to a truly better world. I’m grateful for this interview.
Gratitude here for the synchronicity of life, your humble approach to our collective & individual sovereignty with source, and my own path of apparel design having brought me a connection to your artistry. May our confidence and awsome respect for our own power match the limitless Qi we are partnered with, here on this our glorious Mother – Earth.
Wow… Never heard of Eileen Fisher before, but dang… what a girl is she! She is the model of the new world for sure and she probably did not even recognize it to that extent until now and with the help of SoundsTrue. Way cool development. Eileen, you are such a beautiful being…. such great truth you believe and live… LOVE IT!
I’m older than Eileen and not looking for a spot in the what sounds like a very grounded as well as inspiring MBA program that at its foundation is inspired by the Oneness of which we are all a part. I’m just glad that I decided to listen to a conversation between two women who are continuing to grow and teach others about who and what we really are. Thank you.
i have been wearing your designs for many years. I thank you for your wisdom and vulnerability in participating in this interview. I also am glad to hear your vision for the future of your company and your designs. Rebecca (nearly 80 years old)
What fun to witness such an alive, sparked, business leader who trusts her intuitions facing retail’s foreboding future. Thank you for providing this interview. Love her clothes line!
Eileen Fisher embodies the important qualities of a life well-lived.: humble, caring, lightness, conscious, right thinking, right livelihood, right speech, moderation. She’s very admirable. I think she would be a great friend.
Very impressed with both you as the interviewer Tami and Eileen as CEO. What an inspiration. So good to hear how Eileen’s values are expressed in reality, rather than hollow words. True visionaries. Keep up the amazing work. Thank you.
Most beautiful talk! Your insights are valuable for generations to come. I have always been wondering why businesses have to grow, why economies have to expand and have never received an answer. You are the first person I hear asking that very quesrion:why, when things are good, as is.
I am also happy to see that there is a whole different America that we do not get to see in the mainstream media.
Thank you, both for this wonderful contribution.
Greetings from Montreal, Canada
Love radical simplicity !!
How about making more affordable for more people to share your values. Most stuff way too expensive and a lot who can afford may not participate in your vision.
listen to your enthusiasm describing the water the earth the cloth and recycling! so joyful… all of this interview fascinating ( loved Aileen mentioning Peru )
Wonderful, thank you for sharing your story Eileen with us. I identify with her and all the way here in Perú I own a company and this has been great time to stop and transform, re arrange and re connect. We are grateful to have our basic needs covert food, water, health etc. and after having this we can thing on creativity and inspiration. Again thank you! besos
Great insights- “caught in the – TOO MUCH” Environment. The stop is good. A radical change! You continue to inspire with vulnerability and positivity! Thank you for your leadership! 💕
Thank you, Tami, for a wonderful interview and all you do. Eileen is inspiring in how she stays true to her vision and stays connected to her inner self.
What a clear, lovely soul, look how kinesthetic she is, reaching inside for her innermost values, how centered and true she is. Very inspiring. Thank you deeply for this connection!
So inspiring to reflect on the good that we are called upon now to do in light of this time of suffering. It becomes clear from this interview that we can no longer go on as we have. Eileen is such a leader for us to pay attention to as her values are the ones we need to be on touch with to make real change. Thank you for this.
Thank you for your honesty in describing the beauty of this time during all of the intense sadness and unknown. It all makes so much sense. Good luck to you and your teams.
Thank you Tami for this interview. I loved it. Your work is fantastic and I love the hope and inspiration your programs bring to the world. Much needed right now. All the best coming out of this.
Judith Macdonald
Melbourne, Australia.
Thank you for your inspiring words—just what I needed to end my day! I’ve been buying EF since the first store opened in the East Village– so I’ve seen it peak and grow beyond peak, and and what a wonderful conversation about the pros and cons of knowing when a company is a comfortable ‘just right.’ EF for me was at its best in the 90s and early 2000s (weren’t we all!), when clothing was just from EF and not distributed to other outlets and department stores (with more styles), I remember the confusion I felt. It was so nice to look forward to a limited selection of colors and fashion influenced styles one could count upon to coordinate with outfits purchased the year before or 20 years before! And oh, yes, I so hear the earth too—telling us this is our last chance to get it right. How foolish men are if they think they can outwit nature or save themselves from extinction without women at the helm. Thank you for all you do, Eileen! My life changed when I walked into the 9th Street store and tried on garments for the first time—I LOVED them I felt different-stronger, more capable, ready to take on the world. It’s been ‘onward’ for me ever since!
What a beautiful person! This was remarkably timely for me to hear as my office/business for counseling, arts, meditation, and well-being is just being created in the midst of this pandemic. It is incredibly supportive to hear fresh business model ideas right now. Thank you so very much Tami for sharing this interview!
As a designer, I “worked from home” in the 80’s. It was a way to bang out designs without the office distractions. Everything else could be done in the office. I would love to get back into the business . But I live in Colorado and I am 59 years old. Little opportunity here and the business is ageist. I would work for FREE (temporarily) if given the opportunity.
My first piece of Eileen Fisher was bought in late 1980’s, a red silk jacket. I still wear it and always receive compliments. The tank top and pants finally wore out and I reused the fabric to sew into gifts. Those gifts still survive as my daughters loved them and continue to use them.
great interview…thooughtful questions and inspiring answers from a woman whose clothes I have worn for 35 years as I traveled and worked with tech teams in designing products to delight users…will check out your offering. THANKS! Namaste
Excellent! I love Eleen’s expressions of her connection to her inner being and the outer nature. Its a complete circle of life to create a deeper quality of life.
Just stumbled on this a few moments ago and though I haven’t yet listened and / or watched, anything supported by Tami Simon of Sounds True will be good enough for me ! This is just my oblique way of acknowledging the splendour of T. S. who, through the good offices of BBC radio, has been my mentor in my home country Ireland . Thanks for Sounds True and ( by the way ) for your splendid voice !
I have had the great pleasure of meeting Eileen a few years ago. I found her a wonderful human being, caring, honest, inner and other growth oriented, humble, problem solver, and more.
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This sounds so amazing!
Wonderfull
Awesome! In every way- Thank you
So inspiring! Thank you!
Thank you for being a big part of the cultural, social & Personal transformation needed, as we move forward into our “new” World order!
Good morning, I need close caption, thank you.
This was fantastic. All MBA programs should teach what inner MBA is teaching. I loved this interview.
such a clear and warm and articulate expression of similar values and feelings from another founder. I still have lots to learn. thank you.
Thank you – listening to this has set a beautiful tone for my Saturday.
Wonderful interview by THE best interviewer, Tami, who always makes it about the other with THE most relevant questions and comments, with a business woman, Eileen, who already has in place THE most sustainable for the planet and, employee -owner model of business, honestly dealing with the uncertainty of our times by making hard choices and seeing the opportunity to do even better……I had a big smile on my face through out the interview!!!
I am so inspired by the vision that Eileen holds for her business and for herself. I shop in her Irvington store and I feel this intension each time I visit. It no only Sounds True it is true. She brings so much hope to me for the future of our planet. A small but mighty step – a voice of leadership for sure – for what we all need to do as a human family.
Interview is honest about how producing too much and more producing is measured as progress/success!
Thank you 🙏🏾
I was led to believe I would get instant access once my email was given and I accepted your requirements. So why am I not seeing the article now.? You have my correct email.
Great conversation – very human –
Curious – where are clothes manufactured? What’s happening to production ?
15 minutes into this interview, I paused to apply to the innerMBA
Eileen Fisher used to be one of my heroes. The stated purpose of her company was to provide fashionable clothing for older women with natural figures. I wore her clothes when I was in my 50’s and into my 60’s. Then, as she says in this interview, “we lost our way”; they changed their niche market. For the past few years, their clothes have been cut to fit women who are either much younger or don’t possess full figures.
Wow! I have never experienced a conversation that felt so True. Thank you for the inspiration to move into my new business allowing Inner Wisdom to lead the journey.
Amen, Eileen. I so wish we could talk! I founded an apparel company, called éclipse® Glove Apparel, with the motto “Freedom in Simplicity” more than 10 years ago. We cut and sew small batches of carefully designed versatile clothing in Colorado using performance fabric. We encourage a minimalist wardrobe approach that remains stylish and comfy.
Thank you for bringing us this amazing Eileen Fisher who chooses to be so tuned in to navigating openly her vision for a loving world through the dimension of women’s clothing that permeates her business model.
Very inspiring. Thank you.
What are the working conditions in the factories? Are salaries of factory workers really living wages?
Wondering if the farmers, factory workers, and retail sales clerks receive a living wage?
It would be nice to add captions for deaf people.
Thank you! This was so inspiring. I am trying to do the very same thing- “Radical Simplicity” with my Children’s Clothing company, Will & Ivey. This has encouraged me to keep moving forward with hope!
An inspirational and honest exploration of the ability to see within ourselves and the possibilities for a better future, both personally and for our world . Loved it!
What an affirming conversation! I’m so glad Eileen is on the planet with us all, especially now.
I love how inner reflection along with employee ownership governs Eileen’s business.
Thank you Eileen and Tami. I could see your joy and excitement when you talk about the fabrics, the people who produce them and the simplicity of design. I too, feel the same way when I feel your fabrics ( I am a fabric feeler) delight in the colors of your fabrics and the wearability and comfort of your designs. When I wear your clothes I feel comfortable in my body and I am so grateful for your vision of sustainability and design. Thank you for this talk and I wish you well.
Fascinating. Tami asks the questions I am always dying to know, and her intuitive questions invite insights from subjects and viewers. At about 27:50 – 33:00 Eileen describes her visceral, tactile connection to the vision of the living quality of her company and what it produces that is far beyond recycled, recyclable or even sustainable — it’s regenerative. If our future selves can function from that space, make decisions based on that inner wisdom, we will find our way up off our knees to a truly better world. I’m grateful for this interview.
OH thank you Eileen and Tami! This has been such an honest, clear and inspiring conversation.
Unbelievably inspirational!
Gratitude here for the synchronicity of life, your humble approach to our collective & individual sovereignty with source, and my own path of apparel design having brought me a connection to your artistry. May our confidence and awsome respect for our own power match the limitless Qi we are partnered with, here on this our glorious Mother – Earth.
How beautiful, Loved listening to this talk.
Wow… Never heard of Eileen Fisher before, but dang… what a girl is she! She is the model of the new world for sure and she probably did not even recognize it to that extent until now and with the help of SoundsTrue. Way cool development. Eileen, you are such a beautiful being…. such great truth you believe and live… LOVE IT!
I’m older than Eileen and not looking for a spot in the what sounds like a very grounded as well as inspiring MBA program that at its foundation is inspired by the Oneness of which we are all a part. I’m just glad that I decided to listen to a conversation between two women who are continuing to grow and teach others about who and what we really are. Thank you.
Thank you for the conversation and vulnerability you brought to us.
Thank you both. That was great, questions and answers. You’ve reminded of what’s important and how to stay inspired and creative! That ‘s a gift.
i have been wearing your designs for many years. I thank you for your wisdom and vulnerability in participating in this interview. I also am glad to hear your vision for the future of your company and your designs. Rebecca (nearly 80 years old)
Thank you so much for your inspiring conversation, I love the notion of “getting down on my knees” the most.
Staying humble sounds true to me. 🙏 🥰☄️
Thank you I know we receive guidance
Wow. If big business could hear your message, how wonderful it would be.. Thanks.
What fun to witness such an alive, sparked, business leader who trusts her intuitions facing retail’s foreboding future. Thank you for providing this interview. Love her clothes line!
Eileen Fisher embodies the important qualities of a life well-lived.: humble, caring, lightness, conscious, right thinking, right livelihood, right speech, moderation. She’s very admirable. I think she would be a great friend.
Very impressed with both you as the interviewer Tami and Eileen as CEO. What an inspiration. So good to hear how Eileen’s values are expressed in reality, rather than hollow words. True visionaries. Keep up the amazing work. Thank you.
So interesting, so important! To think, to hope that businesses can actually help the earth.
Thank you Tami for the inspiration, intelligent talks and true you always share!!!
Thank you very much to Eileen and Tami. Your talks are very inspiring!!
Most beautiful talk! Your insights are valuable for generations to come. I have always been wondering why businesses have to grow, why economies have to expand and have never received an answer. You are the first person I hear asking that very quesrion:why, when things are good, as is.
I am also happy to see that there is a whole different America that we do not get to see in the mainstream media.
Thank you, both for this wonderful contribution.
Greetings from Montreal, Canada
Love radical simplicity !!
How about making more affordable for more people to share your values. Most stuff way too expensive and a lot who can afford may not participate in your vision.
Yes! Love her attitude and managerial meditative style …inner wisdom… Cannot afford her clothes but love her voice
Sooo enjoy your brilliant energy.. Refreshing..🧚♀️
i like that ” we’re going to land on our knees”
listen to your enthusiasm describing the water the earth the cloth and recycling! so joyful… all of this interview fascinating ( loved Aileen mentioning Peru )
Wonderful, thank you for sharing your story Eileen with us. I identify with her and all the way here in Perú I own a company and this has been great time to stop and transform, re arrange and re connect. We are grateful to have our basic needs covert food, water, health etc. and after having this we can thing on creativity and inspiration. Again thank you! besos
Great insights- “caught in the – TOO MUCH” Environment. The stop is good. A radical change! You continue to inspire with vulnerability and positivity! Thank you for your leadership! 💕
Thank you, Tami, for a wonderful interview and all you do. Eileen is inspiring in how she stays true to her vision and stays connected to her inner self.
What a clear, lovely soul, look how kinesthetic she is, reaching inside for her innermost values, how centered and true she is. Very inspiring. Thank you deeply for this connection!
So inspiring to reflect on the good that we are called upon now to do in light of this time of suffering. It becomes clear from this interview that we can no longer go on as we have. Eileen is such a leader for us to pay attention to as her values are the ones we need to be on touch with to make real change. Thank you for this.
Very inspiring!!!
Thank you for your honesty in describing the beauty of this time during all of the intense sadness and unknown. It all makes so much sense. Good luck to you and your teams.
Thank you Tami for this interview. I loved it. Your work is fantastic and I love the hope and inspiration your programs bring to the world. Much needed right now. All the best coming out of this.
Judith Macdonald
Melbourne, Australia.
Thank you for your inspiring words—just what I needed to end my day! I’ve been buying EF since the first store opened in the East Village– so I’ve seen it peak and grow beyond peak, and and what a wonderful conversation about the pros and cons of knowing when a company is a comfortable ‘just right.’ EF for me was at its best in the 90s and early 2000s (weren’t we all!), when clothing was just from EF and not distributed to other outlets and department stores (with more styles), I remember the confusion I felt. It was so nice to look forward to a limited selection of colors and fashion influenced styles one could count upon to coordinate with outfits purchased the year before or 20 years before! And oh, yes, I so hear the earth too—telling us this is our last chance to get it right. How foolish men are if they think they can outwit nature or save themselves from extinction without women at the helm. Thank you for all you do, Eileen! My life changed when I walked into the 9th Street store and tried on garments for the first time—I LOVED them I felt different-stronger, more capable, ready to take on the world. It’s been ‘onward’ for me ever since!
What a beautiful person! This was remarkably timely for me to hear as my office/business for counseling, arts, meditation, and well-being is just being created in the midst of this pandemic. It is incredibly supportive to hear fresh business model ideas right now. Thank you so very much Tami for sharing this interview!
Resilience requires transformation and Eileen is capturing the process with her heart and her feelings.
She is inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
As a designer, I “worked from home” in the 80’s. It was a way to bang out designs without the office distractions. Everything else could be done in the office. I would love to get back into the business . But I live in Colorado and I am 59 years old. Little opportunity here and the business is ageist. I would work for FREE (temporarily) if given the opportunity.
My first piece of Eileen Fisher was bought in late 1980’s, a red silk jacket. I still wear it and always receive compliments. The tank top and pants finally wore out and I reused the fabric to sew into gifts. Those gifts still survive as my daughters loved them and continue to use them.
I am Dr. AJAY KRISHAN TIWARI Attending Webinar —— From INDIA—–drajayhod@gmail.com
Inspiring, thank you!
great interview…thooughtful questions and inspiring answers from a woman whose clothes I have worn for 35 years as I traveled and worked with tech teams in designing products to delight users…will check out your offering. THANKS! Namaste
Excellent conversation!
🙏🏼
Excellent! I love Eleen’s expressions of her connection to her inner being and the outer nature. Its a complete circle of life to create a deeper quality of life.
Just stumbled on this a few moments ago and though I haven’t yet listened and / or watched, anything supported by Tami Simon of Sounds True will be good enough for me ! This is just my oblique way of acknowledging the splendour of T. S. who, through the good offices of BBC radio, has been my mentor in my home country Ireland . Thanks for Sounds True and ( by the way ) for your splendid voice !
I’ve always liked Eileen Fisher clothes and wish they were more affordable. Now that would be sustainable!
I have had the great pleasure of meeting Eileen a few years ago. I found her a wonderful human being, caring, honest, inner and other growth oriented, humble, problem solver, and more.
Listening to Tami and Eileen sparks joy in me. Landing on our knees! Stop, and pay attention to what our bodies are telling us.
Amazing interview by two generational women leading their companies embodying the “innerceo” in the real world