IAM108- Retired Calvin Klein CEO Shares His Knowledge on Business, Service and Leadership

Tom Murry is the retired CEO of Calvin Klein, where he ran the company for 17 years and facilitated the brand’s growth from 2.8 billion to $8 billion. Prior to that, he spent the majority of his career working for iconic fashion brands including Tahari and Evan Piccone. He has worked with (and learned from) the most recognized names in fashion, as well as titans of the business world. With the same no-nonsense approach that he applies to fashion, Tom shares his knowledge about business, leadership, and creating a career that one can be both proud of and one that is of service to others. He and his beloved junior-high sweetheart, Lynda Murry, recently celebrated 43 years of marriage and now reside in Palm Beach, Florida.

• CEO Hack: My book
• CEO Nugget: Surround yourself with talent, have clear goals and objectives
• CEO Defined: A lot of responsibility

Website: http://tommurry.com/index.htm

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommurry/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomMurryAuthor
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/TomMurryAuthor/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Full Interview:

Check out one of our favorite CEO Hack’s Audible. Get your free audiobook and check out more of our favorite CEO Hacks HERE.

Transcription:

The full transcription is only available to CBNation Library Members. Sign up today!

Intro 0:02

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview? If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of. This is the I AM CEO Podcast.

Gresham Harkless 0:28

Hello, hello, hello, this is Gresh from the I AM CEO Podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Tom Murry, who's the retired CEO of Calvin Klein. Tom, it is awesome to have you on the show.

Tom Murry 0:39

Gresham it's my pleasure. Thank you.

Gresham Harkless 0:40

No problem. What I wanted to do, is read a little bit more about Tom, so you hear about all the awesome things that he's been able to do. And Tom Murry is a retired CEO of Calvin Klein, where he ran the company for 70 years and facilitated the brand's growth from $2.8 billion to $8 billion. Prior to that, he spent the majority of his career working for iconic fashion brands, including Tahari and Evan Piccone. He has worked with and learned from the most recognized names and fashion as well as titans of the business world. With the same no-nonsense approach that he applies to fashion. Tom, shares his knowledge about business, leadership, and creating a career that one can be proud of and one that is of service to others. He and his beloved junior-high sweetheart, Lynda Murry, recently celebrated 43 years of marriage. Congratulations. And they now reside in Palm Beach, Florida. Tom, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?

Tom Murry 1:32

Yes, I am Gresham.

Gresham Harkless 1:33

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Well, I know I touch a little bit on your background and your bio. And I want to hear a little bit more about what I call your CEO story. And what kind led you to be the CEO, of Calvin Klein, and what you're doing working on today?