Kym Gold Explains How She Started True Religion, Then Sold It for $835 Million Kym Gold discusses how she disrupted an entire industry, scaled and sold her company for hundreds of millions and more.

By Andrew Medal Edited by Dan Bova

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Kym Gold is the co-creator of True Religion Brand Jeans; author of the business book, Gold Standard: How to Rock the World and Run an Empire, and producer for projects with a social conscience, including the documentary, SLAG: Served Like a Girl. Kym's unwavering drive has helped her achieve success as a designer and BIZ Experiences. She shares tips about life, business and selling her company for more than $800 million.

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Andrew Medal

BIZ Experiences & Angel Investor

Andrew Medal is the founder of The Paper Chase, which is a bi-weekly newsletter. He is an BIZ Experiences and angel investor.

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