Terminal 4 is now home to aClockwork gear, the worlds first manicure robot.
We felt like we could create this new segment of express beauty services made possible because of automation.
More corporate and commercial partners are on the horizon.
Lea Winkler
Being where people already are has been really important to us, says Apte.
Here, her answers to our version of a Proust questionnaire.
When you were five years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Issey Miyake dress. Simon Miller shoes. Mondo Mondo necklace. Completedworks earrings.
An astronaut or an actor.
It was a pretty wide range.
What was your first job?
I transcribed for my mom, a PhD in psychology.
She was doing interviews with CEOs to determine how to identify star performers.
I was transcribing those interviews.
Whats the greatest obstacle youve ever faced in your professional life?
That happened very recently, just a few weeks ago, when the SVB bank collapse went down.
What quality do you think has served you best in your career so far?
I would say being able to adapt and keep my cool has been probably the best thing.
You have this one suitcase.
Figure out what you want to put in it."
Whats your idea of a perfect Sunday?
I think that would be pretty perfect.
What quote do you live by?
I don’t have a quote, but I have something that Steve Jobs said about ideas.
And then out came these shiny, glossy, beautiful pieces the next day.
Your team comes together and iterates and wrestles, right?
And that is actually the thing that takes an okay idea to an idea that actually works.
It’s not a quote, but it’s a story that resonates really strongly with me.
The thing that almost no one knows about me is…?
In my dreams, Im an actor.
What about the beauty industry in 2023 do you find most exciting?
Whats your hope for the beauty industry in 2033?
That’s really the dream.
With my age and my current role, that goes a long way.
Theres a Bollywood dance workout that I absolutely love calledBollyX.
Its in San Francisco, but they do classes all over.
I’m a huge fan.
I love the smell of rain on Indian soil.
It’s a warm rain, whereas in North America it tends to be cooler.
Who’s onyourA List?
Indra Nooyi [the former CEO of PepsiCo] is a huge inspiration.
She did an interview about how women can’t have it all.
