Ivanka Trump on Building an Authentic Life

About this episode

Ivanka Trump discusses her journey from real estate to fashion and her initiatives in politics and environmental sustainability.

Ivanka Trump grew up on construction sites and in boardrooms, learning what it takes to be a builder. At just 22 years old, she started doing real estate for a Brooklyn developer. She notched small wins with construction crews and learned the trade. Then came the launch of her own fashion brand — which reached over $800 million in annual sales — run simultaneously with the Trump Organization's real estate acquisitions. The centerpiece was the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., a dilapidated 1890s building she personally shepherded into a thriving urban hotel. In 2016, she went to Washington, D.C. to provide support to her father in his first term as President of the United States. During the four years in Washington, D.C., she helped in doubling the child tax credit for 40 million families, standing up the first national paid family leave plan for federal employees, passing nine pieces of legislation against human trafficking, and getting the Great American Outdoors Act signed — the largest environmental legislation since Teddy Roosevelt created the national parks. When it ended, she started over, and built again. She co-founded Planet Harvest, creating a market for the 40% of…

People in this episode

Guest: Ivanka Trump

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• real estate
• fashion industry
• politics
• environmental legislation
• food waste
• technology investment

Keywords

• Ivanka Trump
• real estate
• fashion brand
• child tax credit
• human trafficking
• food waste
• AI investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump Organization, Planet Harvest

Places: Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Mediterranean

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