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Hold me account snoobl tony's changes have not only happened at work. his big-time approach to his personal life looks nothing like it used to. >> when someone walks up to me with their new hammitt and says i love it, it's the new shiny ferra ferrari, the new shiny boat. >> what have you done with all the money? >> it's gone right back in. it's an opportunity to build something that will last way beyond my lifetime. >> no matter what kind of business you're in, i can promise you one thing. you're going to deal with tough times. and a lot of times it might be something that's completely out of ...
>> tony stopped doing the work on himself as a person, the actual thing that turned his life around before. >> when the money started flowing, i stopped. >> my marriage struggled and my son and i. i have a shirt that says "seeker" now. working on yourself has to be a continuous process. >> so just like the last time when things tony did some more exploration. he turned his love for creativity into hammitt. >> i love architecture, design. i thought i could build that into a handbag brand. >> he partnered with an existing designer and eventually took over the whole company. >> when i came into t...
Company hamate -- hammitt. it's a thriving handbag company based in hermosa beach, california. but eight years ago his story was anything but a success. tony was homeless, in a financial cry circumstance and trying to save his business. >> i ran out of money, lost my house, couldn't make the payments. >> ham mitt was hit venture. >> what motivated you in those days? >> money. >> tony indulged in all things
>> money is going fast, sales are not. i ran out of my money in a couple years. >> the situation was bad. he lost his home and spent nearly two years sleeping on friends' couches. >> does it feel shameful at all? >> there was a lot of shame around the wastefulness early in life. don't live backwards, right? i still had great things every day that i could focus on. that's what kept me going. >> losing his foundation didn't deter him from trying to save hammitt and become the effective leader that he wanted to be. >> even in the worst of times, you have to make sure everybody knows you're still ...