Karen Santoyo Ruenitz is an accomplished creative director in footwear and accessories, renowned for her ability to create iconic products for lifestyle brands such as Soludos, Loeffler Randall, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Tory Burch, and Helmut Lang. Along with her creative vision, Karen is a passionate advocate for sustainability, as demonstrated by her leadership in pioneering the Soludos Sustainability Commitments resulting in over 70% of the brand's footwear being made using Environmentally Preferred Materials per the FDRA industry guide.
In this episode, Karen tells Talia Shuvalov the story of how she went from receptionist to designer at Helmut Lang.