[Music]
I don't want to say welcome back to
Houston because you are a Houston girl
Kendra Scott and a lot of people don't
know you graduated high school go
Bearcats don't know that of course we
think Austin girl which is so true but
your hood is here my heart's in Houston
I just love this community so much and
this you know this community really like
I came here when I was 16 years old
graduated from high school here it's
such a wonderful city a vibrant city and
I left coming back and to launch my
charms collection here my hometown
nothing could be better and
congratulations to you because you have
grown truly into a household name
everybody knows Kendra Scott everybody
wants to wear Kendra Scott and by the
way can I just talk to you about this
necklace this is the very first Kendra
Scott piece that I purchased before you
even had a booty kiss yes you walked in
and I was like I love that it's so
beautiful and it's so fun because we
have collectors I mean I've been doing
this since 2002 so 16 years I started
out of my extra bedroom now we have 80
stores across the country and you know
it's crazy and I see vintage pieces like
that it makes me so excited and I wish I
had it because I don't it's beautiful
you can borrow it okay yeah considering
but take me back to the beginning days
when you were literally pedaling trying
to get somebody to buy your earrings
right yeah you know I had my little baby
son in the baby carrier I did my first
collection and a jeweler in a tea box it
wouldn t box and I went store to store
in Austin to try to sell my product and
that was 16 years ago and you know over
the years it's been a slow build I did
it all on lines of credit and you know
taking my kids in tow with me and
building a team of amazing amazing
people we have over 2,000 employees now
in Kendra Scott over 95% are amazing
women and we've just built something
that you know we're all really really
proud of when did you know that you made
it that you became a household name I
don't know if I've know if I know that
yet no I I just feel like there's so
much yet we have to do and I'm so
excited I you know I'm so excited for
the future of Kendra Scott I'm giddy
I wake up every morning and I can't wait
to go to work and I think that we this
is just the beginning for our brand and
I'm excited to see where it goes
and talk to us about the charm
collection because it seems like a
natural fit for you it's so beautiful
how long have you been thinking about
this this has been about two years in
the making and it was really out of that
need to have that continued
personalization for our customer when
you come into a Kendra Scott store you
consider a color bar and customize your
jewelry we thought what a great way for
her to continue that through charms and
to tell her story in her own style in
her own way and the charm bead
collection really does that and it
incorporates color bar so you can pick
healing stones and burst stones to mix
in with your charms and I think you know
I'm gonna be really excited to see the
customers next week when it launches
coming in and playing and having fun and
really telling us and sharing with us
what's important to her well I think
it's great that you're still evolving
you're still blooming and that you're
growing I walk down the street all the
time and I see her oh I have those
Kendra earrings I have that necklace so
it's so wonderful to see that you really
did you had a vision you built it from
the ground up and you're still out there
you're still involved in the company
very yeah you know I'm CEO I'm the head
designer the majority shareholder
and it's you know I love it I love it
absolutely love it and I love what we're
doing for our community I mean you know
when I started I decided if anybody
would call me I would never turn anyone
away that I would always have something
to give 16 years later we have still
done that last year we gave over four
and a half million dollars to women's
and children's charities 25,000 pieces
of jewelry so we've really you know we
we just love what we're able to do and
you did a great thing for family members
and friends and in Santa Fe after that
horrific tragedy and that necklace so
many people wear that proudly absolutely
I mean what that community went through
we're glad that we can you know have
these moments with these people during
tough times and bring a little bit of
joy and happiness to them so okay you're
ready to have some fun oh no it's a
little something we like to call it
Houston life rapidfire
okay you're ready I'm ready okay let's
go Whataburger or in and out in and out
Oh tex-mex
or barbecue tex-mex Aggies are Longhorns
Longhorns mm-hmm beer or wine wine
rosebay okay love it
earrings or bracelets all of the above
okay argue a little bit country or a
little bit rock and roll oh I'm
definitely country and rock and roll can
I be both okay okay okay last one you
got to pick one cowboy boots or heels
heel yeah girl congratulations we love
having you in Houston
thank you