[PROFILE] In 25 Words or Less: Sherri McMullen (Retail: Clothing)
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In 25 Words or Less
Posted: March 9, 2016
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Editor’s Note: Sherri is in a category of one, being the only African American owner of a luxury designer women’s clothing boutique in the San Francisco Bay Area.
THE BASICS
| Name: Sherri McMullen | ||
| Age: 40s • Status: Single • Kids: Yes | ||
| Place of Birth: Edmond, OK • Raised: Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| Professional Background: Owner of a luxury designer retail business in Oakland called McMullen. | ||
| What achievement or position are you most known for? Owning a high end women’s retail business for almost a decade in Oakland. | ||
| Contact/Follow: Website • Email • Facebook • LinkedIn • Twitter • Instagram | ||
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25 WORDS OR LESS: WORK
| Job(s) held that is most unlike what I currently do now: I was an accountant in my prior career. I studied Business and majored in Accounting in college. | ||
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| Field: Retail | ||
| Yrs of Experience: 20 | ||
| Title: Owner and Buyer | ||
| Company: McMullen • Oakland/Piedmont | ||
| What it does and what I do: McMullen is a luxury designer women’s retail business. We focus on supporting emerging designers from all of the world. | ||
| Current Big Project: Store expansion and our 10 year anniversary celebration. | ||
| Staffing/Resource Needs: We are always looking for talent in sales or marketing. |
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25 WORDS OR LESS: PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
| Significant Challenge: Opening a store in 2007 during a recession and in Oakland was my biggest challenge. It worked out well. | ||
| Significant Mistake/Regret: One year, I had about 8-9 people on payroll. I grew quickly and thought I needed that kind of staffing. Turned out, I didn’t. | ||
| Significant Accomplishment: Opening my store, McMullen, watching it grow and being able to be a part of a community of women business owners in Oakland. |
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| Biggest Strength(s): Juggling it all- buying, finance, marketing, selling. I work in 4 seasons at one time. I have to live 3-6 months out. | ||
| Biggest Weakness(es): When I achieve a goal, sometimes I don’t sit to enjoy it. I’m on to the next goal. | ||
| Career Advice: Do only what you love in life. Anything else is a waste of time. | ||
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25 WORDS OR LESS: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
| Significant Challenge: Running my first marathon in 2005. | ||
| Significant Accomplishment: I just gave birth to a precious baby boy. By far, the biggest personal accomplishment. |
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| Life Advice: Do what comes natural for you and don’t live by anyone’s standards but your own. | ||
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25 WORDS OR LESS: OFF THE TOP
| Trait(s) most admired in others: Honesty, integrity, sense of humor and passion. |
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| Some causes/organizations I support: Oakland Ballet, Oakland School of Arts, Wardrobe for Opportunity. | ||
| Hours of “personal” downtime/week: 10 | ||
| Favorite activity(s) in my personal downtime: The Dailey Method, Running. |
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| Some of my favorite local hangouts: Boot & Shoe, Lake Merritt, Penrose. | ||
| Some of my favorite TV shows: Blackish, The Good Wife, How to Get Away with Murder. | ||
| Favorite Vacation Spot(s): France, Spain, Mexico. | ||
| Place(s) I would like to visit: Morocco, Egypt. | ||
| Favorite Pastime/Hobby(s): The Ballet – watching, not performing! | ||
| Favorite Book(s): What to Expect when you are Expecting, The Alchemist. | ||
| Some of my most-admired people (excluding parents): Beth Ann Hardison, Robin Washington. | ||
| Something about me that may surprise you: I work all of the time. Actually, would that surprise people? | ||
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