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Hugh Simms Phillips Shares Insight Into Nonstop Mind

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  • Date Added : 4/10/2010
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Hugh Simms Phillips

  • CEO, Hugh Simms
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1979 (Age: 45 years old)
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Biography

Hugh Simms is a Los Angeles designer with a signature "Ivy League Grit" style and a belief that intelligence can come equipped with a strong arm and a hasty mind. He draws from his personal experiences to design for the Modern Renaissance Man. As CEO and Head Designer of HUGH SIMMS, Simms is focused on developing the company into a global brand with the eventual launch of a full line of men's, women's, and children's apparel.

Simms's first release, The Caulfield Collection, features neckwear with classic English prep school patterns, custom hand-dyed and disheveled patchwork and a fabric switch at the tail of the tie.

A believer of American craftsmanship, Simms prides himself on having his accessories and garments handmade in Los Angeles and being part of the fashion revival of the once thriving LA manufacturing industry.

After serving as General Manager for Phillips Beach Plaza Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, Simms deep love for design lead him to become an independent designer working on various projects. His entrepreneurial family, and strong desire to showcase his talents and designs, led him to Los Angeles where he attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM).

Hugh Simms received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. A distant grandson of Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland, Simms prides himself on his East Coast roots.

It's funny that my mind is very quick. It's ADD, very fast moving. A lot of times at night, I have to slow it down because I will go to sleep and this is like a slot machine, just idea, idea, idea, idea. So any task that I do that's design oriented and it is much like I put it together, the desig...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Explains Original Inspiration For Business
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Video 2 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Forming The Team
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Video 3 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips States If You Hire Your Friends, They Still Need To Bring Specific Skills To The Business
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Video 4 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Explains Origin Of A Company Constitution
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Video 5 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses The Hugh Simms Brand
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Video 6 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Importance Of Quality
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Video 7 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Thinking Big And Acting Big
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Video 8 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Startup Financials And Fundraising
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Video 9 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Management Of Initial Startup Capital
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Video 10 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Entrepreneurs Must Be Optimistic
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Video 11 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Entrepreneurs Need To Be Patient And Realize That Delays Happen
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Video 12 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Influences and Advantage of Focusing on Neckties
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Video 13 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Real Potential For Failure And What The Personal Impact Would Be
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Video 14 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Explains Partnership Changes And Firing A Friend
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Video 15 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Bad Economy Required Price Point Changes
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Video 16 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips States Importance of Measuring Success in Small Increments
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Video 17 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Tug Of War Between Being a Great Designer and a Great Businessperson
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Video 18 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Shares Insight Into Nonstop Mind
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Video 19 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Social Networking And Twitter And Blogging
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Video 20 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Many Challenges To E-commerce Website
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Video 21 of 21 Hugh Simms Phillips Discusses Tension On Team
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