Judy Taylor of Madison Avenue Couture: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Began Leading My Company

Life is short. We think we have a long time to accomplish things, but life goes fast. Don’t just dream, do!

For my series on female founders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Judy Taylor.

Madison Avenue Couture is one of the most trusted independent online retailers of new and never worn Hermès handbags in the USA. As a former Wall Street executive, Judy Taylor, the CEO and founder is arguably one of the most respected authorities on luxury accessories and exotic skins. The brand provides a global concierge, guaranteed authenticity, and worldwide shipping.

Thank you so much for joining us! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

I believe life is a series of passages. Madison Avenue Couture is my fourth career passage. For a woman, especially one who entered the business world in the late 1970s, navigating that world was very difficult. I started in a very male dominated industry — finance — and it was difficult to be taken seriously. I was in senior positions but my male compatriots looked at me first as a woman and not as a team member or an investor. I became an entrepreneur in 1987…