Lew Frankfort - Coach CEO's Untold Story | The Fear and Depression That Fueled My Success
Podcast: Success Story with Scott D. ClaryPublished On: Wed Oct 15 2025
Description: ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Lew Frankfort is an American business executive who grew Coach from $6 million in sales to a $5 billion global brand during his 35-year tenure. Joining Coach in 1979, he became CEO and Chairman, taking the company public in 2000 and pioneering the "accessible luxury" market segment. Named multiple times to Barron's "World's Most Respected CEOs" and Institutional Investor's "Best CEOs in America," he retired in 2014 and co-founded Benvolio Group, investing in early-stage consumer brands. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/lewfrankfort/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lew-frankfort/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success Incogni - https://incogni.com/success (Code: Success) Think Big, Buy Small Podcast - https://link.chtbl.com/B2cH36AX?sid=SuccessStory NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:22 – Why Lew Started Writing After Retiring 04:37 – Thriving Under Pressure 07:45 – Finding Your Career North Star 10:17 – The Danger of Being “Too Principled” 15:29 – Lew’s Path Into Leadership 20:28 – What Great Leadership Looks Like 21:37 – Sponsor Break 24:37 – Carrying the Coach Legacy Forward 34:00 – The Power of Magic & Logic 44:01 – Sponsor Break 46:53 – Balancing Intuition and Strategy 50:05 – What Drives Lew Today 54:44 – Opening Up About the Dark Side of Leadership 59:36 – The Role of Fear in Success 1:02:42 – Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self 1:04:23 – The Big Idea Behind His New Book 1:05:12 – The Lesson He Wants to Leave His Kids
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