YPO-WPO Speaker Spotlight: Susan Tabak

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk with YPO-WPO Speaker Susan Tabak.  Susan is a luxury expert and fashion insider with an interesting tie-into the Organization, read on to find out more…

“One of my first jobs out of college was working in the YPO‘s education department. It was great fun, researching some of the fascinating speakers we brought in for presentations, and I learned so much; not just about the roster of speakers, but also through meeting so many interesting YPO members from all over the world. And, thanks to my time spent as a YPO employee, I became very aware of the considerable strength of this organization. I continue meeting people who are YPO members, and I’m always impressed by their success as well as their devotion to this network of support. My own career has evolved considerably since my days in the education department: I’m now the CEO of a small, independent luxury-lifestyle media company with global appeal. But I like to think my entreprenurial spirit was influenced by YPO!”

Susan started her second career by launching herself as a personal shopper, taking well-heeled women from New York (and around the world) on personalized shopping excursions to Paris. Susan is a New Yorker, but she spent a lot of time in Paris as a child, as a teenager, and then as a college student, so she knows the city like a native (and speaks the language fluently). In 2006, she self-published a book, Chic In Paris, which was well-received and well-reviewed in the worldwide fashion press. Susan gradually became less interested in personal shopping and more interested in creating a small media company using original content (text, photographs and video) to reach a growing audience of luxury consumers. To that end, she incorporated as Susan Tabak LLC, relaunched her “Chic In Paris” blog as SusanTabak.com, began working with social media and even developed and launched her first branded product–a perfume called “Sortir le Soir.” She’s currently sought after as a luxury expert by media outlets ranging from CNN to French television to newspapers and magazines, and her constant–and extensive–travels (sometimes combined with speaking engagements) make her a natural commentator on fashionable doings around the world.

For more information on Susan please visit our Speaker Database or SusanTabak.com.