Founder of PR machine People’s Revolution, Kelly Cutrone is one of the most famous PR people in the NY, and even the world.s She quite naturally has a lot of knowledge to impart, so listen up!
Photography by Drex
What inspired you to start your own business?
I do not like to be told what to do, I love a challenge.
Who are some strong female role models who have inspired you?
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Amma
• Margret Sanger
• Harriet Tubman
• Mary Ellen Mark
• Judith Regan
The word bitch can be empowering yet demeaning, what is your take on it?
I think the Women’s Rights Movement is the most disorganized and slow moving groups of all groups who have tried to stick up for themselves. Meanwhile, people use the word bitch everyday, they even win Grammy’s for it.
What motto do you live by?
I Got This!
6 PR tips for any brand trying to make it:
-Get a logo
-Trademark your logo
-Make good product
-Find your point of differentiation
-Tell all the coolest and most important people you have access to
-Do not stop
-Extra Bonus Tip: Get a Lawyer
What brand /client would you say is the one to look for this season?
Are you trying to get all my clients to fire me before fashion week? This bitch is taking the Fifth.
What 4 things make a woman powerful?
-Giving birth to herself, before others.
-Knowing that to be feminine means to be ruthless, confident, abundant, truthful, fierce and compassionate.
-She does not care about what others think, she loves and values herself.
-Makes her own money so she can date/sleep with whomever she wants.
What advice would you give yourself 10 years ago knowing what you know now?
It would be a good idea to know the person that you have a child with.
-What is next for People’s Revolution?
In the next week People’s Revolution will produce 12 fashion shows in New York and London.
