Rebecca Minkoff: 'No' is a Full Sentence

In my early 20s, I was living in New York’s East Village and eating ramen noodles on a nightly basis. I was on a serious budget, trying to get my business to take off and launch my career. During this time, I had a lot of doors slammed in my face. Most of them, actually. But I wasn’t fazed. Not one bit. You could say it was blissful ignorance. But I attribute my resilience to one single reason. I grew up in a household where I had to earn everything.