Paige Adams-Geller is the Founder and Creative Director of PAIGE, a highly successful premium denim and lifestyle brand. Paige is a true pioneer and one of the first female founders disrupting the billion dollar premium denim industry. Paige employs over 300 people from Los Angeles to London and is sold in over 80 countries. Paige’s journey was far from easy. After navigating multiple career transitions, a health crisis, and sexual assault in the workplace, Paige rose above these traumatic experiences and regained her voice & power. In 2004, she founded PAIGE to fulfill a personal passion she had despite having no formal education in fashion or business. Paige is dedicated to empowering women to find their voice and speak up. We have a very vulnerable conversation around her path to creating a highly successful brand and how she found a sense of hope & purpose in her life. In this episode, we’ll talk to Paige about:  * Paige describes how growing up in a small town in Alaska fueled her creativity and imagination [2:26]* Paige shares how graduating early from high-school and moving to NY was very damaging to her body, mind and spirit [7:50] * Paige describes how she navigated various careers in the most difficult time in her life & how she became fashion industry’s top fit model [14:08]* Paige walks through how she reclaimed her voice & power and became one of the first female founders in the denim industry [22:25]* How Paige launched her company and premium denim brand in only three months [27:51]* Paige talks about how she navigated the huge success she had in early days of the company [32:58]* How Paige transitioned the company to a lifestyle brand for both men and women despite others saying it was impossible [36:50]* Key lessons from Paige's entrepreneurial journey & the importance of living a life with no regrets, asking for help and trusting your intuition [45:33]Follow Paige: * Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paigeageller/* Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paige/* Website: https://www.paige.com Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Stay updated & subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.behindherempire.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.