110 – Fashioning Success: How Jean Criss Turned Challenges into Innovations
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You have breast cancer – now what? In this episode, Jean Criss shares how she transformed her struggles with breast cancer into a thriving Fashion brand and media empire. Discover the Resilience and creativity that fueled her journey from corporate professional to innovative entrepreneur. Tune in to hear her inspiring story and the secrets behind her remarkable achievements.
“I realized that I can take some of what I learned and not just share them and learn for myself, but turn things into products and into things that can help others.” – Jean Criss
In this episode of “The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business,” Catryn Becker sits down with Jean Criss, founder of Jean Criss Media and the Fashion brand CrissCross Intimates. Jean shares her inspiring journey from a successful corporate career in media, publishing, and marketing to becoming a multifaceted entrepreneur. Faced with the challenges of breast cancer, Jean turned her personal struggles into an opportunity for innovation. She began designing comfortable, stylish post-surgical bras and undergarments after experiencing the discomfort of traditional options. Jean’s creativity and determination led her to patent over 20 unique designs, revolutionizing post-surgical wear for breast cancer survivors.
Jean’s entrepreneurial spirit didn’t stop there. She recounts how her early passion for Fashion and her side business in jewelry design laid the foundation for her future ventures. Despite facing setbacks, including a contentious divorce and career changes, Jean’s Resilience and willingness to learn propelled her forward. She emphasizes the importance of not getting overwhelmed by the complexities of starting a business and instead taking it one step at a time. Throughout the interview, Jean highlights the significance of her corporate experience in shaping her entrepreneurial journey, the influence of her father’s multifaceted career, and her drive to help others through her innovative products. Her story is a testament to turning adversity into opportunity and finding success through creativity and perseverance.
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- Website: www.optimizewe.com
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Connect with Jean Criss
- Website: www.JeanCrissMedia.com
- Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BR2RQTH9
- Email: info@jeancrissmedia.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jean-criss
About Catryn Becker
Catryn Becker is a visionary leader and the driving force behind Optimize We, where she empowers successful women to transform their lives by overcoming deep-seated regrets. With a background in environmental engineering, business strategy, and holistic practices, Catryn blends technical expertise with a profound understanding of human potential. She has dedicated her career to helping women who feel a deep calling to contribute more meaningfully to the world and humanity. Catryn’s innovative concept of “pregret”—the fear of future regret that keeps individuals stuck—has resonated deeply with her clients, enabling them to break free from these mental barriers and achieve extraordinary personal and professional growth.
Through her holistic approach, which integrates cosmic elements and business strategies, Catryn has guided her clients from heartbreak to marriage, loneliness to family, and disease to freedom. Her work is a testament to the power of unblocking pregrets and turning them into opportunities for success. As a speaker, podcast host, and coach, Catryn’s passion for transformation and empowerment shines through in everything she does. She continues to inspire and support women to realize their full potential and transform their visions into reality, creating lasting impacts in their lives and communities.
About Jean Criss
I became a woman-owned business enterprise in media| tech| Fashion| startups with a passion to create content, digital media, and upskill using AI tools to share the art of storytelling. Collaborating to solve biz problems and be the “think tank” driving solutions. With diverse industry expertise I’ve crafted successful digital media campaigns, launched brand awareness promotions, designed creative marketing/ messaging programs, innovated Fashion and mobile brands.
I spent 25 years in tech and publishing, leading into the launch at Jean Criss Media. From exec leadership, media, sales, and tech expertise, I took a robust portfolio of creative media and marketing services to businesses, startups, hospitality, Fashion, healthcare, e-retail, tech, . . . to new heights with proven successes.
Using this expertise, CRISSCROSS Intimates and Beaded Baubles Fashion brands launched. Now immersed in upskilling with Web3 and the Metaverse, testing AI tools to increase productivity, advance global learning, female empowerment, women voices, and introduce advanced digital solutions in the market, I thrive on emerging tech. A #changemaker in every sense of the word, sharing best practices, stories, tips, consultation services.
