018: Harnessing Competitiveness and Creativity with Dylan Lauren of Dylan's Candy Bar

How do fashion, art, and pop culture mix with candy? Find out today as we joined with Dylan Lauren, founder, and CEO of Dylan Candy Bar. She is more than just the daughter of the famous fashion designer Ralph Lauren. She is a dynamic entrepreneur who mixed her competitive nature with her love for creativity, art, and aesthetics to create the world's largest confectionery emporium and lifestyle brand. Dylan's Candy Bar has forever changed the face of the candy industry and how people view candy. Her stores have become a must-see cultural icon across America.

Dylan opens the show by recalling her past, observing her father develop his famous designer line, Ralph Lauren. As she watched him create his business, she knew she wanted to strive for something creative in her life. For Dylan's 6th birthday, her parents screened Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, which later became the inspiration for Dylan to make her dream a reality by creating a one-of-a-kind adult retailtainment store. Tune in as Dylan reveals the advice that she would tell a former version of herself and listen as she paints a picture for the future of Dylan's Candy Bar.

In This Episode:

• [03:55] Growing up, Dylan was very competitive. She speaks about watching her dad build Ralph Lauren.
• [21:00] Dylan made her dream a reality with Dylan's Candy Bar. She speaks about the inspiration behind her brand and reveals how she brought it to life.
• [29:05] Running an empire takes a lot of work; Dylan explains how she finds time for her personal life.
• [31:30] The advice that Dylan would give to a former version of herself.
• [39:20] Dylan is lucky to have close family and friends who serve as advisors.
• [47:45] The future for Dylan and Dylan's Candy Bar.

Key Takeaways:

• Exposing your children to some form of art makes them think outside of the box.
• Follow your dreams; it's possible to enjoy something and make it your career.
• When building a business, make sure you have a strong support system behind you.
• Keep up to date with technology; if you don't understand something, take a lesson on it.

Bio:

In 2001, Dylan Lauren pioneered the world's largest confectionery emporium and lifestyle brand, Dylan's Candy Bar. Its mission is to merge fashion, art and pop culture with candy to ignite the creative spirit and inner child in everyone that visits. This innovative concept has changed the way the world experiences candy today.
Dylan's Candy Bar houses over 7,000 confections, boasting an unparalleled selection of candies and candy-related gifts from around the world. Dylan's Candy Bar continues to attract people of all ages with its state of the art décor and trend-setting product mix.

Connections:

Find Dylan's Candy Bar on Instagram and visit Dylan'sCandyBar.

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