How Tommy Hilfiger Manifested a $9 Billion Fashion Empire After Going Bankrupt!

Tommy Hilfiger joins Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni to share how he went from selling jeans in upstate New York to building one of the world’s most iconic fashion brands. He opens up about growing up with dyslexia, going bankrupt at 23, betting on a bold billboard that changed everything, and reinventing his brand through collaborations with stars like Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Gigi Hadid, and Zendaya. Tommy also reflects on manifestation, resilience, the future of fashion with AI, and balancing family life while scaling a global empire.

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As former Stanford roommates and now business partners, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni share their experience as startup founders and the complexities of being young professionals—from financial literacy, social impact, and navigating networking (ever been hit on through LinkedIn?). With exclusive access to top experts, they offer an inside look at their chaotic lives alongside career insights from their network of thought leaders. Watch The Burnouts pursue their dreams while trying to keep their lives from going up in flames. Will they burn out? We’ll find out.