From Public Servant to Fashion CEO: Learning to Lead on the Job with Lew Frankfort

January 22, 2026

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Episode Description

Lew Frankfort wasn’t into fashion before he took the helm at Coach, so it’s quite improbable that he turned it into a billion-dollar business. But he did. How? By wielding exceptional managerial gifts, fine-tuned instinct, and creativity. Learn his secrets to success in our episode discussing his memoir, BAG MANAnd I still need to get the number of his bodywork guy!


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