ON THE GO
to live in the moment and have no
regrets; also it has given me the cour-
age to take bold risks and get out of
my comfort zone. When you have been
run over by an 18-wheeler Mack truck,
nothing seems scary!
(Editor’s note: Read more about how Blythe
overcame the odds in this Forbes article.)
What advice would you give young
women about working and staying true
to their creativity?
I focus on helping younger women
with time management in terms of
creativity. It is really easy to get
distracted with email, meetings and
constant interruptions, so I teach my
younger designers to try to cluster
their time into chunks of purely
creative time and then more adminis-
trative/management time. I also am
passionate about mentoring creatives
with mindfulness. It is really import-
ant to maintain a level of calm as a
creative when you are in a job for the
first time dealing with a lot of input
and changes.
You live a bicoastal life—what are some of
your favorite restaurants, places to shop
and things to do in the San Francisco area?
In San Francisco, I love to eat at Cotogna
(photo above). My favorite shops are PIA
in Jackson Square and Elizabeth Charles
on Fillmore Street. For kids, the Bay
Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito is
amazing. In Sausalito, we love Sushi
Ran and Cibo (for coffee or lunch).
I also enjoy hiking in Mill Valley and
mountain biking in Tennessee Valley.
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