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Laura Stearn
CEO and founder, HY-Jean Corp.
Laura Stearn founded Mission Viejo-based HY-Jean Corp. with the goal of redesigning ordinary products for women to make them more fashionable and of higher quality. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, she has worked with top couture houses in Europe and has been running her own fashion business in Orange County for 20 years. Her newest venture comes in the form of Pantzies, which are available in an array of fashionable and fun prints like pink leopard and antique rose.
And Stearn believes in giving back: A portion of sales are routinely donated to various women’s health organizations to benefit breast and ovarian cancer research.
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Age/marital status: 41 and newly married to my true soul mate. Yes, I finally found him!
What you like best about what you do: I love to create and tackle new challenges. My head never stops churning out new ideas.
The person who inspires you most and why: I have two amazing people in my life who are my mentors: John Gibson of Jangus Music and my father, Harvey Stearn. I admire their incredible intelligence and worldly experience. I also admire Sara Blakely from Spanx.
Your biggest source of inspiration: Love – in all forms
Your biggest source of frustration: Anything negative or counterproductive
What you do to unwind: Travel! It’s the best way for me to empty my head of the mundane and fill it up with new experiences. It’s a great distraction. Otherwise, its meditation, yoga and horseback riding.
Favorite time of day: Late afternoon
Favorite lunch spot: Rockhouse in Negril, Jamaica. Locally, it would be the Montage in Laguna Beach.
The business tool you can’t live without: My iPhone
What’s in the top drawer of your desk right now: A beautiful little gold-leafed porcelain dish by Limoges, Paris, stamped with cupids and horses. I got it in an antique shop in Milan years ago.
What you’d be doing if you weren’t in your current profession: Something in psychology – I love helping people.
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Laura Stearn founded Mission Viejo-based HY-Jean Corp. with the goal of redesigning ordinary products for women to make them more fashionable and of higher quality. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, she has worked with top couture houses in Europe and has been running her own fashion business in Orange County for 20 years. Her newest venture comes in the form of Pantzies, which are available in an array of fashionable and fun prints like pink leopard and antique rose. And Stearn believes in giving back: A portion of sales are routinely donated to various women’s health organizations to benefit breast and ovarian cancer research. Scroll down to learn about Laura What you like best about what you do: I love to create and tackle new challenges. My head never stops churning out new ideas. The person who inspires you most and why: I have two amazing people in my life who are my mentors: John Gibson of Jangus Music and my father, Harvey Stearn. I admire their incredible intelligence and worldly experience. I also admire Sara Blakely from Spanx. Your biggest source of inspiration: Love – in all forms Your biggest source of frustration: Anything negative or counterproductive What you do to unwind: Travel! It’s the best way for me to empty my head of the mundane and fill it up with new experiences. It’s a great distraction. Otherwise, its meditation, yoga and horseback riding. Favorite time of day: Late afternoon Favorite lunch spot: Rockhouse in Negril, Jamaica. Locally, it would be the Montage in Laguna Beach. The business tool you can’t live without: My iPhone What’s in the top drawer of your desk right now: A beautiful little gold-leafed porcelain dish by Limoges, Paris, stamped with cupids and horses. I got it in an antique shop in Milan years ago. What you’d be doing if you weren’t in your current profession: Something in psychology – I love helping people. |
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