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Aaron Luo Built a Bag Company Like a Fencer: Watch, Wait, Then Move
The Caraa co-founder spent a decade learning how large companies move, then built two small ones around bags, jamón, and the quiet discipline of choosing the right moment.
Alexa Buckley
Alexa Buckley is the co-founder and co-CEO of Margaux, the New York footwear label she started at 22 with her Harvard roommate Sarah Pierson. Margaux fixes a problem most brands ignore - fit - by offering made-to-order shoes in three widths and an extended size run, handmade in Spain and sold direct to consumers. The pitch grew out of the 'shoe shuffle' the two women watched office workers perform: pretty heels in a bag, ugly commuter flats on their feet. Buckley has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and has built Margaux into a brand that has raised millions across Seed through Series B rounds.