J.Crew
Specialty retail companywww.jcrew.com
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Search complete. 45 mentions across 6 episodes found for "J.Crew".
Sep 24, 2026
Bob PittmanHOST
He's Diego Scotti, most recently Executive Vice President and General Manager of PayPal's Consumer Group and Global Marketing and Communications.
Bob PittmanHOST
He's also had successful stints in American Express, Verizon, Condé Nast, and J.Crew. Not many people have that kind of versatility, and today we're going to dig into how he's done it.
Bob PittmanHOST
He's from a small town in Argentina and is fluent in the cultures of Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., He also has a unique blend of business and creative skills.
Bob PittmanHOST
He's a board CMO Hall of Famer, along with a number of other prestigious awards.
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Diego ScottiGUEST
And the ones that didn't, they're not there anymore.
Bob PittmanHOST
Wow.
Bob PittmanHOST
I'm also intrigued by your stint running marketing at J.Crew.
Bob PittmanHOST
Unlike American Express and Verizon after it, you had a really small budget.
Seamus SullivanHOST
She was in the bathroom for that one, so she missed out.
Seamus SullivanHOST
But the J.Crew one was embarrassing.
Seamus SullivanHOST
I was like, holy
Aidan SullivanHOST
shit.
Aidan SullivanHOST
That flies.
Aidan SullivanHOST
But holy shit.
Aidan SullivanHOST
And J.Crew is like, whoa, do we need to get security in here?
Seamus SullivanHOST
It was J.Crew factory, if that helps.
KendallHOST
And then they do have ones that are like, They have like a manifest, which is like a list of all of the things that are in it, which is helpful.
KendallHOST
You can see kind of, I think I've seen like a J.Crew or like a Madewell one.
KendallHOST
But these are obviously more expensive and,
HannahHOST
you know,
CarolineHOST
But like...
CarolineHOST
And again, I know I'm like a J.Crew, Madewell person already, so that's what I already look at.
CarolineHOST
But every single...
CarolineHOST
I feel like most window... things, what do they call those? The stuff in the window displays were Spencer Hastings mannequins.
Brooke MiccioHOST
I know.
Danielle CarolanHOST
I, um, got got by the J.Crew roll neck ads.
Brooke MiccioHOST
Can we talk about it?
Danielle CarolanHOST
Sure.
Brooke MiccioHOST
Okay.
Brooke MiccioHOST
Oh, sorry, sorry.
Danielle CarolanHOST
So the J.Crew roll neck sweater, when I think of it, if you guys are watching on video, it's this sweater.
Danielle CarolanHOST
So the sweater I have on right now is a quarter zip, and it's cinched at the waist.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
I didn't get a single phone call.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
You know, and I think people have said to me, "I don't believe you," but I had become so synonymous with this brand that all of the bigger brands that could afford me didn't want me.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
I mean, what is Ralph or Michael Kors or Gap or Banana? They're, like, they don't want me because I'm J.Crew.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
It was scary.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
And I-- And then I separated from my girlfriend.
Jenna LyonsGUEST
I mean, it was just, talk about the house that I built, it was just coming down brick by brick.
Maria SharapovaHOST
[instrumental music] It's Fashion Week here in New York, and I thought, "Who better to talk to than one of the most influential people in American fashion?" Jenna Lyons started as an assistant menswear designer at J.Crew brand at just 21 years old.
Maria SharapovaHOST
Two decades later, she was president and executive creative director of the company she helped triple the revenue and turn a mall brand into a genuine force in fashion.