In this episode of the Business Blast Podcast, host Tyler Wagner interviews celebrity stylist Eric Himmel. Himmel shares personal stories and practical advice across several themes. He emphasizes that disappointments are inevitable and how one responds to them determines success. He highlights integrity and kindness as essential traits for maintaining reputation in the fashion industry. His core business advice is to set clear, written goals for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly periods, and to treat missed targets with flexibility while using written lists for accountability. Reflecting on his younger self, he advises against perfectionism, noting that success comes in many forms. He defines happiness as simply doing what you love. Himmel recommends the novel Memoirs of a Geisha, noting the lesson that one should not judge a book by its cover, as the work is fiction written by a man despite appearing autobiographical. His favorite quote is Winston Churchill’s “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm,” which he uses to critique the modern expectation of instant, effort‑free success. Finally, he directs listeners to his website, EricHimmel.com, for further connection. The episode ends with a brief Anchor promotion.
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Alright everyone, welcome back to the Business Blast Podcast. This is your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have Eric Himmel with us. He is a celebrity stylist and I will kick it off with the first question, Eric. The first question I have for you is, what's the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
That would be disappointments. Everyone experiences them, but they are inevitable. I would say don't let them bog you down, and what you do with them defines if you will be successful or not.
And what's the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
Surprisingly enough, integrity and kindness. They go a long way. You'd be surprised how many people don't put a lot of stock in these two traits, but without them, your reputation could be ruined in one fell swoop.
Maybe this ties in, the next question is, what's your best piece of overall business advice?
Pretty simple, make goals but follow them. If you aren't successful with one, don't harp on it and just move right on to the next.
If you can elaborate more there, how do you create your goals and how do you make sure that you follow through with them? Because I feel like for a lot of people accountability is kind of tough. So, so what's your goal process?
My goal process is to write them for the day, the week, the month, and the year, and then just kind of like a wish list. And I try not to be too hard on myself. So try to follow them, but write them down. Don't just keep them in your head. Um, and then if for some reason you don't hit it that day, you don't hit it that week, you know, moving on to the next week. But don't be too hard on yourself, but just make sure that you write them down because I think that keeps you accountable.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
When I was younger, I was a real perfectionist, which I think maybe a lot of young people are. But then I realized that perfection should never be the end goal and that success comes in all forms.
And in your opinion, what's the key to happiness?
Really doing something you love. It's as simple as that.
And what's the best book you've read and what was the number one thing you learned from it?
Memoirs of a Geisha. I don't know if you remember that one, but I remember when I was reading it, I couldn't put it down. And I learned that you can't judge a book by its cover. Literally, I was certain that this book was an autobiography written by a woman and actually is a work of fiction written by a man.
That's awesome. I have seen the I've never read the book, so, but it was a while ago, so I don't even really remember what it was about.
Well, I recommend it.
Awesome. And next question is, what's your favorite quote and why?
My favorite quote would be from Winston Churchill, and that is, "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." And the reason I like that quote is because I see a generation of people now that expect instant success, probably because of social media, and they also think success comes with no effort. This is just an illusion. You cannot achieve success without failures.
I agree 100%. Thank you for coming on, Eric. And last question is, is where can people connect with you online? And like, where's the best place for them to find you?
Well, it couldn't be simpler. EricHimmel.com, of course.
Perfect. Thanks again for coming on, man.
Thanks for having me, Tyler Wagner.
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