Betsy Pearce is a high-flying “legal eagle” in the fashion industry, and has been called one of Some of her notable work involves big names you likely know. But to know Betsy herself — she may not may not fit squarely in a box as a”stereotypical” lawyer. She’s much, much more. Fashion’s 50 Most Powerful.
Betsy Pearce shares her story with George Manley (CEO & Co-Founder of SOULER) in the MouthMedia Network studios. Presented by SOULER.
In this story:
- Why Betsy is a proud Minnesotan and why values are important to her
- Growing up during the Nixon administration compared to living through the Trump administration
- Community versus Tribalism
- What Betsy believes is her best quality and what that has to do with her successes as a lawyer
- The struggle to find a career path that is challenging and rewarding
- Betsy’s early work in entertainment law and doing consultant work
- How Betsy came to practice transactional law for some of the biggest fashion brands in the world almost by chance
- The challenges of being a lawyer tasked with keeping a famously rebellious designer and artist to agree to a deal
- Betsy’s perceptions of Alexander McQueen and Kate Spade professionally and as people
- Mental health and the lack of proper attention it is paid, culturally
- The effect social media has for people who operate as figureheads, especially those who battle depression
- A dramatic story where Betsy gets lost on a mountain in Telluride
