In short
Gab Waller (Australian entrepreneur) explains how her luxury fashion sourcing business works—mostly finding coveted new-season items (about 80% of requests) that sell out quickly, plus a growing vintage segment. She claims “nothing is ever sold out,” but challenges arise when many clients want the same piece. She details her celebrity workflow: requests arrive via Instagram DMs, then move into her “sourced by” tracking infrastructure to monitor availability by location and timing. She emphasizes speed, tight written communication, reputation/trust, and strong authentication for vintage. She also shares hiring standards for assistants (grammar-free, professional, fast, no long DM life stories), and her personal routines (daily smoothie, sleep, sauna/lymphatic drainage, early mornings).
Guests
Gab Waller—Australian luxury fashion sourcing pioneer running a global, social-media-driven business with LA assistants and country-based sourcing assistants. Lauren Bostick and Michael Bostick—hosts of “Bosticks.”
Notable examples
Hayley Bieber requesting a beige Chanel bag (she already knew Paris had it); celebrity clients including Kim Kardashian, Rosie Huntington-Wheatley, Sophia Richie, Khloé Kardashian, and Kris Jenner; vintage Levi’s sourced via Oralee; Phoebe Philo shoes.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOThe Luxury Sourcing Landscape
0:46 to 2:50
Gab discusses the shift from vintage to new season luxury fashion sourcing.
“hit the shop floor uh so those are you know 80 of the business the other remaining percent is vintage.”
Challenges in Sourcing
2:51 to 4:38
Gab shares her experience with sourcing challenges and celebrity outreach.
“I just kind of like to gauge how things are overnight.”
The Sourcing Process
4:39 to 6:22
Gab walks through her sourcing process for high-demand items.
“And do you have a team that you're running that's helping you?”
Building a Support Team
6:23 to 7:37
Gab explains how she built her team to support her luxury sourcing business.
“And that's, I feel like truthfully, you know, eight years in, haven't even scratched the surface of what it can really become.”
Qualities of a Successful Assistant
7:38 to 9:37
Gab discusses the key qualities she looks for when hiring assistants.
“because I'm like, I cannot use my fingers at this point.”
The Importance of Reputation
9:38 to 11:28
Gab emphasizes the critical role of reputation and trust in her business.
“I like to be courted in anything, you know, like get to know the person.”
Memorable Client Requests
11:29 to 12:30
Gab shares some of the most memorable and unusual requests she has received.
“word of mouth is just so so important why do you think the reputation is so important i can tell that you are like saying that that your reputation is everything oh it is it really is and i think it comes down to trust.”
Establishing Trust with Celebrities
12:31 to 14:00
Gab reveals how she maintains trust and professionalism with high-profile clients.
“can you source me the latest Dyson head dryer?”
Building Trust in Business Relationships
14:00 to 15:15
Learn the importance of professionalism, communication, and speed in maintaining trust with clients.
“I mean, these are some really amazing people that have put so much trust in you.”
Effortless Style Tips for Daily Outfits
15:15 to 16:44
Discover practical advice on achieving a stylish yet casual wardrobe for work.
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Daily Routines and Work Habits
16:44 to 18:46
Explore the daily routine and habits that help maintain productivity and organization.
“I will also say a lot of celebrities get their vintage Levi's from Oralee.”
The Challenges of Writing a Book
18:46 to 21:39
Understand the struggles and strategies involved in the writing process from procrastination to deadlines.
“I will find something that needs to be organized in my hardware drawer outside in my garage before I sit down to write.”
Managing Energy and Work-Life Balance
21:39 to 23:24
Learn about the importance of managing energy and balancing work to prevent burnout.
“I loved, I mean, I've listened to so many of your podcasts.”
Interacting with Different Personalities
23:24 to 28:06
Gain insights on navigating various personality types in a high-pressure industry.
“I also think too, like you deal with a lot of celebrities and I interview celebrities and all of them, I mean, not all of them, you know, there's personality quirks.”
The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
28:06 to 29:11
Learn how Gab Waller's business relies on organic word-of-mouth and social media.
Building Intrigue and Awareness in Business
29:11 to 30:28
Discover how Gab leverages events and speaking engagements to generate interest in her industry.
“I feel that my, yes, being out there, whether it's on a podcast, on, you know, heading to events or being on a panel, like it's all made a world of difference.”
Navigating Social Events: The Gab Filter
30:28 to 31:32
Understand Gab's approach to selecting events and managing her presence in the industry.
“Like that's that excites me more than anything.”
Prioritizing Sleep and Wellness
31:32 to 34:06
Explore Gab's focus on sleep and personal wellness as essential to her productivity.
“And the brand, you know, ideally it's a luxury brand.”
Gab's Health and Wellness Routine
34:06 to 35:59
Learn about Gab's daily health practices and her commitment to well-being.
“place it is in Los Angeles uh working out so I've just started actually doing weight training which I know you talk about this often.”
The Australian Lifestyle and Health
35:59 to 37:08
Discover what aspects of the Australian lifestyle Gab believes Americans should adopt.
“yeah yeah she's really amazing i have to set you up with her yeah she is so talented she'll blow your mind if you like lymphatic?”
Daily Routines and Personal Care
37:08 to 41:34
Uncover Gab's daily habits, including her unique smoothie recipe and evening routines.
“And we, yeah, that's, I would just say that that's kind of something that we've, we've always had.”
The Thrill of the Hunt in Finding Unique Items
41:34 to 42:00
Understand Gab's passion for sourcing unique items and the excitement of the hunt.
“I'm like, oh, that was a tough one to find.”
Introduction to the Discussion
42:09 to 43:33
The hosts introduce the topic of selling items quickly and the effectiveness of storytelling.
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Introduction to the Discussion
43:36 to 44:48
The hosts introduce the topic of selling items quickly and the effectiveness of storytelling.
“And when you're ready to launch, use offer code skinny to save 10 % off your first purchase of a website or domain.”
Introduction to the Discussion
44:50 to 46:47
The hosts introduce the topic of selling items quickly and the effectiveness of storytelling.
“Not only will you receive 20 % off your first purchase, but enjoy free shipping on any U.S.”
Introduction to the Discussion
46:55 to 48:23
The hosts introduce the topic of selling items quickly and the effectiveness of storytelling.
“This is one of Lauren and I's favorite partners for a long time now.”
Kindness as a Strategy
48:23 to 49:51
Gab discusses the importance of kindness in building business relationships.
“Why do you credit kindness as a strategy?”
Access and Opportunity
49:51 to 51:23
Exploration of gaining access in luxury spaces and maintaining humility.
“What is it like to not have access and then to be granted access?”
Vision Board Practices
51:23 to 53:01
Gab shares her process for setting goals and creating vision boards.
“So every year in December, I always book myself a solo vacation.”
Organizational Systems in DMs
53:01 to 54:15
Discussion on Gab's innovative system for managing DMs effectively.
“oh I don't know but I kid you know I think I think this show has been on my my um my goal this for like three years.”
Organizational Habits
54:15 to 56:00
Gab reveals her personal organization habits both at work and at home.
“But when a DM comes through and a client submits a request, we send a response and then we write a little thing called open and it's an automated that it will change the status to lead.”
Organizing Spaces: A Personal Approach
56:00 to 56:34
Learn about personal organization preferences and challenges.
“Like everything's folded, color coded, like the closet's organized.”
Organizing Spaces: A Personal Approach
58:04 to 59:10
Learn about personal organization preferences and challenges.
“Every single day I'm going to eat bread.”
Organizing Spaces: A Personal Approach
59:14 to 1:00:41
Learn about personal organization preferences and challenges.
“I discovered this product through my god mom.”
Organizing Spaces: A Personal Approach
1:00:45 to 1:01:28
Learn about personal organization preferences and challenges.
“It's a female-run nonprofit, and they're all about saving animals and preventing cruelty locally and globally.”
Building an AI Tech Platform: Sourced By
1:01:28 to 1:04:20
Understand the motivation and features behind the new AI platform.
“Tell us about why you decided to launch that and what people can expect from that.”
Fashion Sourcing and Career Milestones
1:04:20 to 1:07:29
Hear about personal experiences in fashion sourcing and career highlights.
“Are you doing like a book tour and everything?”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Lauryn Bosstick:Gab Waller is here, the Australian entrepreneur who pioneered the luxury fashion sourcing industry. She has built a global business. I get to pick her brain one-on-one in this episode. With that, let's welcome icon Gab Waller to the show. Welcome to the Bosticks, starring Lauren Bostick and Michael Bostick. Together, they are the Bosticks.
0:28is it all vintage no i would say about 80 percent of our sourcing requests are new seasons so just styles that are immediately coveted whether it's off the runway or in the lead up to the collection dropping it sells out pretty much almost even prior to it hitting the shop floor or doesn't hit the shop floor uh so those are you know 80 of the business the other remaining percent is vintage. And I will say vintage has only increased in the past two years. So prior to that, nobody was really at least coming to myself for vintage sourcing. So it's really blown up. Why? I would say there's a couple of different factors.
1:08I would say that price point, you know, over the past few years, luxury prices have increased pretty significantly. So vintage, slightly better option. And then I would also just the rarity of the item. If you get a vintage bag, Like the chances of someone else having said bag is much smaller compared to new season. So I would say that those are the two big.
1:29Lauryn Bosstick:Is there anything that you can't find? Yes, as much as I hate to admit it. But yes, I would say that there are. I do believe in a world in which nothing is ever sold out. And there are pieces that I have had open for, you know, quite a few months. I'm still on the hunt for. But I believe every item exists and it's out there. It's just a matter of when I can find it. And sometimes it's the quantity. So I think that when I get a request, it's, you know, hi, Gab, can you find me this bag? And it's like, absolutely, I can get you one. But if 20 plus clients all want the same bag, that's when it can get really challenging.
2:07And what about celebrities?
2:08Lauryn Bosstick:How do you handle all the celebrity outreach? So everything is inbound, always has been. So I remember even my first celebrity client, the whole business is all on social media. so it's fully run on Instagram. Oh, cool. Yes. And so over time, they have, you know, followed my page and they slide into the DMs and, hey, Gab, can you get me this? And that's where the, at least the initial conversation starts. And then I move it over to text. When you wake up in the morning, is the first thing that you do check your DMs or do you have a process to even get there? I would say that every day, wake up or a ring.
2:46Number one, I'm addicted to my aura ring. So that kind of almost says how my day is going to look. So check my app. And then, yes, it is straight into DMs. I just kind of like to gauge how things are overnight. Every client is global. So even though the US is my biggest market, I'm sourcing with clients in Australia, Dubai, Singapore, you name it. So I kind of like to see what tractions come through overnight. But then immediately after that, it's WhatsApp because WhatsApp is really where all the sourcing happens and I wake up to just absolute influx of messages that have come through overnight.
3:19Lauryn Bosstick:And what's the process? Walk the audience through the process of how you source. So say there's a huge celebrity, say Hayley Bieber wants to get this bag. How do you go about it? Do you put your feelers out? Do you have a process? Is it the same formula every single time? So DM comes through from there. I screenshot that request and log it into sourced by, which is the infrastructure that I built to really help scale this industry prior to that. You know, because of the volume of requests, things were going missed and forgotten. And I knew that I had to find a solution, which is sourced by and a platform that has been built.
3:57Once it's in there, it's exactly that. I kind of, I always have my finger on the pulse as to what is available when and where at any given time that's super important so that if someone like Hayley jumps into the DMs I immediately am one step ahead of like knowing where that bag could be. So depending on what it is I've just sourced quite a few things for her recently but most recently was this beige Chanel handbag and when she requested it I already knew that Paris had it so it was a super quick secure lock it in from there ship it from Paris to LA but there's also times where we will get requests and I definitely have to do some extensive digging and that's much more for the vintage pieces that I get requests for.
4:40And do you have a team that you're running that's helping you? I do, yes. I have two full-time assistants, both in Los Angeles, who are really, you know, I think perhaps it is somewhat surprising, but I'm still very hands-on in the business from the clientele perspective. I did kind of, you know, even when I was building Source, I take a bit of a backseat, but I realized more than anything, like, that's where I thrive and that's where I want to be as much as possible. So two full-time assistants in Los Angeles and then globally I have 10 sourcing assistants. So they're based on the ground. I knew very early on in the beginning that in order for this business to succeed, I need physical people in each of these countries.
5:19I remember being in Australia trying to call boutiques in France and they were basically like, wanted to hang up with me at any given point because they're like, who are you? I don't know. So it's been a bit of a journey to kind of build those relationships. But yes, that is the team.
5:34Lauryn Bosstick:When you look back on the business that you've built and you look back over all the years, what did you manifest or dream up or vision board to get here? Oh, that's such a great question. I would say that, I mean, I've certainly in the beginning, I never truly, you know, would have envisioned it would have become what it has today. And I think looking back in the beginning, you know, my company name is my name. It's Gab Waller. Back then would not have done that. I don't think at that point because I did not think the way that it would transcribe into what it is. But I would say that for me, I'm always inspired and driven by like the pioneer and wanting to be like an inspiration to others.
6:17And I think for me, I'm so passionate about this industry that when I knew that I was to something. I really was just so focused now on growing the industry to what it can be. And that's, I feel like truthfully, you know, eight years in, haven't even scratched the surface of what it can really become.
6:33Lauryn Bosstick:How have you managed to build your team? What does it take to work for the Gab Waller industry? Like tell us, like if someone comes to you, what's standing out to you? Oh, love this question. So as it is an entirely digital based business, I truly could never stop step foot in a boutique in my life and this business would still be extremely successful. So written communication is so paramount. If you're emailing me and there are grammar mistakes in that email, I'm as an application, that's an immediate no for me. That's so important because communication, written communication is the core of our business.
7:15I would say also this, you know, from the clientele perspective, that genuine desire to go over and beyond, to be helpful and have like a real genuineness to it. But then also speed. Speed is number one in my industry. I could truly blink and something could sell before my eyes. So it is a very fast-paced industry. It's not something, you know, at the end of the day, sometimes I'm sending voice notes because I'm like, I cannot use my fingers at this point. So yeah, written communication, that genuine desire to help and be helpful and to serve and speed.
7:49Lauryn Bosstick:So important. Yes. I imagine that you get pretty frustrated with inefficiencies. Oh, yes, absolutely. I also think too, and maybe you could speak to this as well, when someone's applying for a job, and I wanted to do like a whole episode on this, it's important to be buttoned up with your communication, meaning you don't want to be sloppy. And what do I mean? What do I mean by that? I mean, when you're reaching out over DM and say, you're like, I want to be your assistant. And then you tell me your entire life story over the DM. That's overwhelming before someone has gotten to know you. Does that make sense?
8:28Lauryn Bosstick:I feel like there's a way to be very professional and buttoned up in the beginning. Sure. If you get to know the person after you hire them and, and things come out, that's fine but if I've heard your whole life story before I even have an interview with you it feels like it's a lot does that make sense 100 % I couldn't agree more and I think for me I mean as we know the influx of dms that I get on a daily basis is on another level certainly on the gabwala.com page but on gabwala also and so I think for me I do not have the time to read long dms with the introduction storytelling but i certainly i love short and sweet so if you really capture my attention with something that is perhaps you've done your research and you know certainly about my world and what i do like whether it's like i'm your like i'm the magician that you need like knowing that i'm a bit of a miracle worker like i'm the next you know we we there's different terms that we use like fashion detective and fairy godmother and like if you've done your research and you know that like I think you could be really fun with the outreach but short and sweet is the way to go yeah you can't be telling your hopes and dreams and what you wanted to be when you grew up and the lemonade stand that you launch and listen I'm not I'm just being really honest so if people are reaching out to get a job anywhere yes before you even meet someone it's like you have to you sort of have to like court the person I think and slowly let someone get to know you I agree absolutely same with the date on DM right yes it's like exactly You don't want to give it all up right away.
9:58Lauryn Bosstick:You know, that's a great metaphor. Yes, I agree. You got to go slow. Yes. I like to be courted in anything, you know, like get to know the person. I agree. So if someone wants to do what you do, what is your gab-esque advice? I love this. So number one, I would say that you're going to face a lot of rejection, especially in the beginning. and I've always been a big believer in that rejection is redirection but you have to have the ability to to move past that you're going to get faced with a lot of no's and we're we are forever still to this day I'm forever chasing my one yes so do not let that deter you keep going I would also say that we are in a client service-based business you really have to have that genuine desire to serve clients and when I think of you know within my industry of how clients want to be served like the speed is absolutely so paramount and you know it is something that at least at the beginning you will not have the ability to have like a full service 24-hour team but even just as quick as those responses can be you're certainly going to get clients that way and I will say also the power of word of mouth you know that is so important my entire business has been built off word of mouth still to this day we do no marketing of any kind so if you are starting out you don't think that you have to have like 30 plus 50 plus clients straight away if you just go for those top three those clients they will go out for dinner that night with their girlfriends they will talk about you and then it just spreads that way so word of mouth is just so so important why do you think the reputation is so important i can tell that you are like saying that that your reputation is everything oh it is it really is and i think it comes down to trust.
11:42We are handling high valued items and we're doing that on social media. And the future of shopping and purchasing through social media, trust is everything. And I think that to be able to build that and to maintain that is just so crucial to this industry. And I think even that goes down to authentication with items. Obviously, everything brand new is coming directly from the boutique, but anything vintage goes through such strong authentication processes because truthfully it really would take just take one wrong item for it to fall apart but
12:17Lauryn Bosstick:reputation is everything to me what's the craziest dm you've ever received like something that popped up that you were like oh my god i can't believe this person is dming me as in a person or an item both oh item i've certainly received some funny ones over the years um i will get anything from can you source me the latest Dyson head dryer? What? Is that hard to get? I don't think so. Maybe some models sell out, I now believe. Yes. So anything from that. I've definitely got beauty requests over the years. And I'm always like, fashion is my bread and butter, but I'm not a, I don't like saying no, especially to clients.
13:04I'm very much like a yes, I'll do everything I can to make it happen. Some beauty, kids toys, everything, which has been some interesting ones. But in terms of who has stood into my DMs, I would have to say Hayley. Having Hayley in the DMs, I was driving and like immediately had to pull over because that was...
13:24Lauryn Bosstick:And can you share any of the things she wants sourced besides the Chanel bag? It is at present only Chanel. She loves Chanel. Yes, yes. Oh, I will say I did also source some Phoebe Philo shoes, which Phoebe Philo seems to be increasing pretty steadily in popularity. Yeah. Beautiful brand. Yes. Shoes. That's what she wanted. Shoes. Shoes are hard too because you have to get the right size. Exactly. Okay, so you like had to become a detective. Yes, fashion detective is the best way to really sum up what I do. Hailey Bieber in your DMs is pretty cool, But you also have worked with Kim Kardashian, Rosie Huntington-Wheatley, Sophia Ritchie, Khloe Kardashian, it says, Kris Jenner.
14:07Lauryn Bosstick:I mean, these are some really amazing people that have put so much trust in you. Yes. I think if I'm an audience member listening, I want to know how have you been able to maintain and get that trust from these people to begin with? So professionalism is number one. it's you know I when when you know I'm serving these clients and it's all I'm such a friendly person so immediately I'm like I want to be like I want to be friends like let's chat and like let's get you know close but I'm like no I'm I need to be very professional here and so that's everything from again my written my communication style but I also I am true to my word if I say I'm going to do something I absolutely stick to it and they can see too that I really go over and beyond to make it happen.
14:52And then I think too, you can be like, this episode's all about speed, but it's also just the way in which I communicate and speed is absolutely at the forefront of that. So I would say it's a bit of a mix of those things. I'm trying to think of anything else really comes to mind, but it really would be the professionalism, the way I show up and I'm really true to my word and the speed. They love that.
15:16Lauryn Bosstick:What's the Gab playbook for dress up every day because this is this outfit is so beautiful you guys have to watch on youtube you can tell it's very thought out yes how do you get dressed every day if someone's listening and they're like overwhelmed i so i live in los angeles and i would say it's quite casual there and i love that it's one of the things many things i love about la but i truthfully almost three days out of the week going into the office i'm in denim i'm in jeans so i would say that you know my style is to always it's all about like effortless dressing and right now yes I am dressed up depending on what the occasion is but I always think like don't over think it and like grab a key so in terms of investment pieces like some great jeans some great denim in your wardrobe a great jacket tees I live in tees and I kind of rotate them across the board what's the brands you got to give us the brands right now love Wrangley Morgan Stewart's brand okay love her tees she has this baby blue color that just came out it's so good another one is shop rlt they're a uh los angeles based brand and the other one is called the park t-h-e-p-a-r-k they're like a basics essentials brand and their fabric and material is so good they're quite new i think they're only maybe one one year old potentially two and what about for jeans jeans oh i have so many so i love vintage Levi's.
16:42RLT is a great place to get that. Denim by Oralee. It's O-R-L-E-E. I will also say a lot of celebrities get their vintage Levi's from Oralee. You've got to text me all these. Yes. I'll have to send you a huge list.
16:55Lauryn Bosstick:I'm going to put you in touch with my stylist, Isabel. Yes. She's amazing. I would love that. I feel like you would love her. Is she based here? She's in LA. Okay. You might know her. I'll show you her Instagram later. Yes. I would love that. So those are the jeans and t-shirts that we need to be looking at. Yes. Yes. And then, I mean, I could honestly go on for days, but the last one I will say is EB Denim, another LA-based brand. So good for denim. You have to show me that too. Yes. So you're wearing jeans and a t-shirt when you go to the office. Yes, quite often. You know, ballet flats, I kind of rotate my ballerinas.
17:25They are the Chanel ones. And I'm also for comfort. You know, I'm at my desk all day, every day, some days. And so as much as I truly would love to be able to get really dressed up every day, I'm thinking comfortable. Like, can I type in this? Can I get on the phone in this? Can I run out in this? Whatever it may be. So comfort really is key. And when you're in the office, what does your day look like? The morning is always the busiest for myself because I'm waking up to so many regions that were online overnight. So I will say that I do do a few hours before I head into the office just to kind of really set myself up for the day.
18:01And that's everything just doing on my phone. So I'll be checking the DMs, checking WhatsApp, checking sourced by, you know, seeing we have clients, which clients are paid overnight, what's been found overnight, communicating those fines to clients that obviously every day there's an influx of new arrivals that are coming in, kind of how I mentioned having my finger on the pulse. I need to know what has come in at each store. So those first few hours are so important. And then I go into the office and it's such a, it's a bit of a mixture, but I do split my time pretty evenly between like Gab Waller work.
18:33So that's kind of, you know, keeping at the forefront of like what's in the DMs, what are clients looking for, working on Sourced By, which is the tech platform, and now the book that I'm writing about the sourcing industry. So kind of cover a lot throughout the day, but it all happens. Writing a book is so gnarly.
18:53Lauryn Bosstick:I will clean my baseboards. I will find something that needs to be organized in my hardware drawer outside in my garage before I sit down to write. I will find anything to procrastinate to avoid writing the book. I know I'm like deep in it when I'm organizing the pool floats outside. Like it's like, do you know what I mean? Like I would find any, it's like the writer's resistance that you have is so gnarly when all you have to do is just sit down and do the work, but you want like the space to be perfect and the candle has to be lit. And for me, like the bossa nova has to be playing and then I'll find something like ADHD, find something else to give my attention to.
19:41Lauryn Bosstick:Yes. You just have to sit down and write. What is that process been like for you? Oh, look, I hear what you're saying. 100%. I mean, it's crazy. I hear you completely. I think for me, I am one of those people that, yeah, I need to be locked in by myself. I can't have others even around me. I have to have a candle going. I like no sound, though. I don't like any music. But I think, too, I do it in spurts. I'll do like a good like 30 minute hit and then I'll like break up my attention span and then I'll come back for another 30 and kind of split it up because I'm not someone that can just sit there for three hours straight and write as much as I would love to be that person.
20:22I have to consistently take breaks. I will torture myself.
20:25Lauryn Bosstick:I will be like I will I will be like I am going on a vacation in two weeks and if I am not turning in something in in those next two weeks before I get on vacation I'm not going on the plane and so I will just inundate myself and punish myself I don't know if it's a good idea I was like that sounds a little unhealthy but I'm like it's a little unhealthy I set like a deadline where I'm like I will not get on the plane unless this is done so I would rather stay up until like two in the morning finishing it and getting it done so I can go on vacation like and relax yes but I don't know if that's the best way to do it I've I've talked to a lot of writers and it seems to me that writing for 30 minutes a day is like a sane way to do it oh that's interesting what you're doing yes yes I will say also like I know at this point when I'm most energized and I use that to my advantage in the mornings 100 % if I'm trying to write in the afternoon it just it's just not as strong.
21:23Like I know myself at this point, but I kind of leverage my peak energy periods. And I'm also not a night owl as much as I would love to be. I prioritize my sleep always. So I can't be writing at night. I just, it's just not for you. Not for me.
21:37Lauryn Bosstick:How do you run your calendar? Are you crazy? I am. Yes. I loved, I mean, I've listened to so many of your podcasts. I was inspired by one where like you truly cut like every minute I feel like is in your calendar. If I'm not. Every minute is in my calendar. But the mistake that I think people make is I'm not overscheduled. So every minute is in the calendar, but it's not like too much. I'll give you an example of what I mean. So I'll have a two hour block to write and then I'll have like a half an hour walk where I make a couple of calls. Like it's very like it doesn't feel so structured because it's not like I'm doing 12 podcasts in a week.
22:19Lauryn Bosstick:Yes. I give myself air, I guess is what I'm trying to say. Totally makes sense. And I absolutely feel the same. I think people look at me and are like, oh my goodness, how does she do it all? And even girlfriends would be like, what is Gab doing now and how does she do it all? But I don't overschedule at all. I'm really prioritized. And I know myself at this point. I know that if I have a jam-packed day, the next morning I'll block it. That's insane. Yeah. like you have to recharge exactly yeah recharging is so important I'm not doing back to back to back to back and honestly I don't know if I actually ever have I think that's always been something that's really important to me because I know that if I if I didn't maintain that then you know we don't want to be burning out at any point I think when you look at your business as a huge vision and you realize that it is a marathon and it's not some crazy sprint you know that as a high performer, you have to build space in your calendar to be able to perform when it's time to perform.
23:19Lauryn Bosstick:Yes. And if you're constantly burning yourself out, I'll take someone, we interviewed someone who's very famous, 25 years old, and you could tell that, you know, she's just burning herself out so hard, but you don't know that you're burning yourself out until it happens to you and once it's once it happens to you have to pivot and change how you're doing it or else you burn out exactly exactly and I think you know over the years I've although I've with my scheduling but I think too just because as glamorous as my industry is it is high pressure you know every day I'm I'm I have a lot of clients I need to serve and to make happy and so it's so easy for me to just like it's like that constant adrenaline rush that I do have every day and so the recharge is so crucial.
24:06Lauryn Bosstick:I also think too, like you deal with a lot of celebrities and I interview celebrities and all of them, I mean, not all of them, you know, there's personality quirks. Sometimes this is very rare, but like, I would say like 2 % of after I podcast 2%. So that's, that's not that much. 98 % of people are great, but there's 2 % where I have to literally go home and scrub my body because like it's there's a certain energy yes and I can imagine in your industry that you probably have a similar maybe it's five percent I don't know but you have people that are difficult I'm sure the different personality types is a hundred percent it and I think one thing I do like about myself is I'm really good at reading energy and kind of picking up on that and kind of you know mirroring it mirroring it when needed uh because I think too like if you know so I can tell when someone's stressed of it you're like I'm gonna um get you what you need immediately and straight away but I think too yeah that is one thing especially in written style because some things can be taken the wrong way and so I have to be you know I've kind of had to teach myself how to be careful with that but it is true it's managing a lot of different personalities and requests and how did you get good at reading energy and finessing it Oh, that's not a normal skill.
25:27No, I, I am trying to think of a moment where I kind of, I think I'm just, I'm very observant. I'm such an observer and I'm more of a listener than a talker. So I'm, whenever I'm in situations, I love asking questions. I love being observant and I'll kind of read the situation. I think from there I can, I feel better in like picking up on the energies and, and kind of.
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25:52Lauryn Bosstick:yeah getting a feel for for that person you're right if there's an urgency around them wanting something and wanting it now and you're dealing with a lot of people that when they want something they get it right away yes that particular person exactly again I'm not saying everyone but I'm sure there are people that when they want it they want it how they like it yes and if you don't if you don't understand the finesse and the dance to that it could get you in big trouble exactly 100 % I think that was said perfectly. I feel like you know what I mean. No, 100%. Yes. As you've grown your business, I've noticed that you've become more and more front facing.
26:33Lauryn Bosstick:Is that a strategic decision? Has it happened naturally? Did you want it to happen? Oh, that's such a great question. I would say that it happened naturally, but it's something that I knew I had to step up to. The business being my name, but I think to building these relationships, they are so much more powerful when there's a face behind the brand. And, you know, I look at others in the industry and especially, you know, you go into a new page and you see a sourcing page. And if you can't immediately connect with that person or who is behind this page, Who am I talking to? Where do you live? Like, I want to know more about you.
27:11It just helps build that relationship so much quicker. So I think from the sourcing perspective, that is why I've always wanted to kind of lean into that front facing. But I think too, it makes such a difference in the business. And although I have my, some days have my regrets of naming the business, my name, like my entire, it's also benefited me a lot because of, I mean, people may not know what I look like but they know gab they know just ask that gab girl that's exactly how I met you I can't
27:40Lauryn Bosstick:even remember who told me about you I want to say it was Hayley Heckman yes I've used her for hair yes maybe a long time ago I'm sure was this before you and I I met I knew you before Karina oh wow we have the same makeup artist shout out to Karina if we look the same it's because of Karina she knows how to give the little facelift but I feel like Hayley our mutual hairstylist was like you have to look at Gab Waller's page this is like years ago and that wouldn't surprise me because the first time I met Hayley wasn't long after I moved to LA so this would have been years yes 2021 2022 yeah she was like you have to look at this girl Gab's page she's like you'll love it and then Karina started doing her makeup and she was like you have to have her on the podcast she's so cute and fun oh I love that you mentioned that you do no marketing and you really use social media as your strategy what what is that looked like no marketing on like is amazing no paid ads nothing no it's amazing yeah I'd love for you to speak on that yeah so I would say again the the premise of the business being a fully word of mouth based business is I believe to my call that there is no better recommendation from then the one that's come from your best friend or your girlfriends on a night out so I know that also everyone talks I know that people going out for lunch they're where did you get that bag oh my gosh it's where whatever it may be so I just I just know the power of the word of mouth um marketing option and tool to go with and I think too that a part of the business it is this like if you know you know type business and that I kind of like that it has all happened organically it's like if you know you know gab and then it's kind of come through that way and it's all been through through social media I really believe that um you know obviously Instagram is the core one but TikTok also and it's just been so powerful for us and the more that you post yourself Do you feel like you are getting yourself out there more too without marketing?
29:53Lauryn Bosstick:I do. I feel that my, yes, being out there, whether it's on a podcast, on, you know, heading to events or being on a panel, like it's all made a world of difference. And those are things I thoroughly enjoy. Like I love being here today. I love going on the panels. I love talking about the business and the industry and everything in between. So yes, I think those for sure have helped, even if it's just set a bit of intrigue. Like there are so many people that still don't know that this industry even exists. And so whether it is going out there, me speaking about it right now, it's like, wait, I could pay someone to find me a handbag that I've been looking for that sold out.
30:28Like that's that excites me more than anything. And there's still so much room to grow into that.
30:34Lauryn Bosstick:What do you do with all these events at night? You mentioned your sleep. I get so like I how do you do it? What do you have to do? Be honest. No, no. So I, okay, number one, I am very strict with what I now say yes to. You have to be. Yes. Or else you're going to the opening of an envelope. You got to be. No, and I will say, going back a few years, back when I first arrived in LA, like, I was like, I want to be everywhere. And like, this sounds amazing. But no, I'm very strict. And my assistant will often laugh because there's so much things that comes in. And she's just like, she'll immediately know there's a lot of no's at this point.
31:10But also, I'm very, I like getting there on time. So if it's a six to nine, like I am there at the beginning of that event, I make the most of it. And then I'm usually I'm leaving after whatever it may be, depending on the event. But I think that's something that I too have struggled with because it really exhausts you after a full day, then you have to go to the event. But I've also liked seeing that some brands are getting a little bit more, what's the word, like thinking a little bit more outside the box with different event styles, rather than just a dinner or because I think like we've been to so many brand dinners at this point and unless it's a brand that I really really really love or you know if it's a friend that's hosting it it's it's difficult for me to say yes so if it's a little bit of a fun like for example Tory Burch they've got an event coming up and it's like a pool party and I was like that's kind of different and fun and I won't go swimming but I would go and you know just enjoy a different type of event format.
32:06Lauryn Bosstick:So what gets a yes from you? Give us like real honesty. What is, what's the gab filter? It's the, it has to be the brand. I would say number one. So like if it's a luxury No influencer. Oh, I don't do much. No, it's got to be a brand. Yeah, I would say that. And the brand, you know, ideally it's a luxury brand. It's within my... Like Chanel. Exactly. If they're one just last week it was at the um museum academy in los angeles they did they're sponsoring this um marilyn monroe exhibition and that's a yes that's a yes i mean obviously chanel's at the top but i was like that's also like a fun event i would pop into that or head to that but so i think brand is number one what else also obviously if it's a friend then i have to say yes depending on you know what they're if they're launching something new like that give us an example of a friend that you went to an event so sarah walker she's a uh fashion influencer it's called like styled by sarah i think on instagram okay um i love her and she's always comes to my events and i think too like that's something like i you know i love showing up for people and so she was hosting an event with reformation uh it was a lunch usually something i would say no to but as soon as i saw her name on the invite i was like i'm going there to support her what else gets your time outside of work where does your time go when you're not working and when you're not at events are you sleeping like what like really like where does it go sleep is so important like in terms of my priorities that is absolutely so key yes my my aura ring I'm I love that thing and I I just know that if I don't prioritize that the next day I'm just not going to be as sharp as I would like to be and that's if I have and I'm if I have a bad day in that regard like that that throws me off so sleep is by far number one the most important um I would say that like I am a bit of a homebody at heart so like I am at home relaxing getting my healthy food from whatever place it is in Los Angeles uh working out so I've just started actually doing weight training which I know you talk about this often.
34:19I love it. I love it. I started only a month and a half ago, the best. And it's a really good place in LA called Royden Studios. Love that. So that's something that's also just like new for me. Pilates, like I'm big on health and wellness. I'm really prioritizing myself, I think more than anything.
34:36Lauryn Bosstick:What's your wellness blueprint besides sleep and workout? Like, are there little things that you do when it comes to, I don't know, is it sauna? Are you doing like ginger shots? What are the little things that you do? I would say that the other ones, I mean, I love this. I take my little wellness formula tablets every day. I don't know the brand, but it's actually called wellness formula. So like, and they taste horrific, but those every day, because I think immune support for me is key. I never, ever, ever like to get sick. Sauna is also a big one. And then the other one is like lymphatic drainage massages.
35:09I would get one every day if I could, but I love them just for flushing out, detoxing. I feel incredible after and I really feel like it helps with the immune. Have you gone to Josie?
35:20Lauryn Bosstick:You got to meet Josie. What's her studio name? Razalicious. And it's in LA? No she so she flies everywhere. She's in LA all the time. I got to set you up with her. Please. She is so amazing. I cannot even tell you she does the best lymphatic drainage ever. She has like hands of an angel and it's brazilian lymphatic so it's just really like a real technique that is really interesting and you can tell the difference i feel oh yeah oh yeah it's you could tell the i i mean i can tell the difference yes i also feel like when someone puts their hands on you you can energetically feel if it's a fit or not yes you know what i mean yes yes it's so true those first few seconds yeah yeah she's really amazing i have to set you up with her yeah she is so talented she'll blow your mind if you like lymphatic?
36:11Well, I love. I'm hooked. I mean, I've truthfully kind of danced around a few different spots in LA because I like testing out new ones. The latest one is, I hope I don't get the name wrong, but it's IMB, I'm pretty sure. But they wrap you in like this magnesium wrap and you go into the sauna before your lymphatic drainage, which was new, but I kind of loved it.
36:32Lauryn Bosstick:Is there anything that Australians do that Americans need to do more of that you think oh the one thing I will say is we love an early wake up in Australia like we are up and Adam at 5 a.m and yes and we are jogging on that beach it comes up on my TikTok funnily enough quite often of like they are just doing things differently down here like there's no cocktails then at night uh depending on what city you're in but no I think it's overall it's a very health conscious country in pretty much all major cities. And we, yeah, that's, I would just say that that's kind of something that we've, we've always had.
37:13But if you go to Australia, you will absolutely, if you wake up at 5am, there's going to be run clubs, people running. What time are we
37:20Lauryn Bosstick:waking up with you? I'm a, I'm more of a 6am girl, slightly later. That's still early. Yes. Yes. Do Do you have a specific morning and nighttime routine that you adhere to? Or is it like you're waking up, checking the ring and we're going straight into work? We are. Yes, that is. Straight into work. So it's grind mode right now. I would say the thing, though, is as much as that's like, you know, I just feel as though that almost in a way, like it just sets me up for the best day being able to check it. And I wouldn't say I immediately jump into it, but I just have to check it just to know kind of where the day lies ahead.
37:57But immediately after, I've had the same smoothie every day for like eight plus years. What's the Gabor smoothie? Every damn day. So I have, it's one banana. It's like a cacao chocolatey smoothie. So it's one frozen banana, handful of spinach, collagen. I love that Agent Nature collagen. So good. So good. I love that one too. Cacao, avocado. What else we got in there? One date. And almond milk. And every day I've had that. It sounds really good. I got to try it. I also don't drink coffee. I have never drank coffee.
38:31Lauryn Bosstick:Oh my gosh. I know. What are you doing for energy? My smoothie. Just the smoothie. The smoothie I treat as a coffee because it is, I can't start my day without it. Like it's my, if I don't have my smoothie in the morning, I think I'm struggling a little bit. So that's like your ritual. It is. And what about a wind down routine? So in the evening, I'm not as consistent with like the same time every day, but like I'm definitely in bed by if I've got nothing on that night I'm in bed for sure by like 9 p.m I would say watching either like a tv like some kind of movie to wind down or reading a reading yes book or kindle book and what are you reading oh so right now it's strangers which I feel like is yes have you read it so good yes I have another one that's just like that if you like it yes it's called awake awake yeah okay awake okay people like strangers go get awake okay it's very similar essentially like she she it starts off i'm not giving anything away with her husband whispering a voice note to his mistress and they've been married for like 25 years and so she's like dead asleep and she hears him like voice noting his mistress oh and like it just like unravels from there but it's similar to strangers strangers there's like a kind of like a morbidness to it yeah do you feel that yes yes I'm only early in that's okay so you can feel it yes yes it is true it's an absolute hit when I went to get it to the store I went I think to Barnes and Noble and they're like we just restocked we keep selling out of it I'm like people love it lucky day I might have to source a strangers book at some point.
40:13Yeah, seriously. Am I putting a request?
40:16Lauryn Bosstick:I feel like you could source like crazy coffee table books. That's something that's like, I swear to God, interesting to me. I'm always trying to find books on like thrift books. Really? Yeah. Is that it? I never knew that was a thing. Books are like, some are really crazy hard to find. Like some are blacklisted too. There's this book called You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again. It's by all these high class escorts and it's about all the celebrities from the 80s and 90s and it took me so long to find this book because it was like blacklisted where did you end up finding i feel like i found it on like some random like maybe ebay okay something like crazy you did a deep dive i did it yes isn't it satisfying though when you're looking for something and you don't think you can find it and then you find it that is the premises of my entire world it's fun call it the thrill of the hunt uh-huh and it is what drives me almost daily because it's so it's and I always say I often say that I truthfully obviously you know I am in in business but I truthfully don't care as much if the client actually takes the item as opposed to like the feeling of finding it for them and sharing the news with them oh they don't always take it exactly exactly that's annoying though if you find like a ten thousand dollar item and they don't take it and you're like fuck it's it's a bit of a chat.
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48:23Lauryn Bosstick:You credit kindness as a strategy. I love that, especially living in LA. Kindness is important. It's not hard to be kind. A hundred percent. Why do you credit kindness as a strategy? I would say that it's who I am. It's every part of me. And I feel that it's obviously how I've, you know, I think what's interesting to my story in particular is that I didn't come from luxury. I didn't come from any background that would warrant me access to these pieces. So when I was first going into these very high luxury boutiques as a 25 year old at that point in Australia, walking in to Dior being like, hi, can I have access to your most coveted piece right now?
49:08It's like, no, you've never shopped with us in your life and we don't know who you are. So in terms of those relationships, it always, I think, genuinely came down to like how genuine I am and how kind I am to be able to develop those for them to give me an opportunity and a chance to work together and to build the foundation that we have. So I will say also, I think that we spoke about it's the Australian nature of me, that Australians are just so such friendly people. I love Australia. Yeah, I was so kind. Breath of fresh air. I know. And I think that's, you know, that's my upbringing and how I was raised and everything in between.
49:44So in terms of it, yeah, it's just something that we can call it a strategy. I don't call it a strategy because it's just who I am. And because it's who I am, it's helped me develop this amazing, incredible business that I now have.
49:57Lauryn Bosstick:What is it like to not have access and then to be granted access? How do you contextualize that in your brain? Because that's, I'm sure a lot of people are curious that you kind of have passed the red ropes and gotten access to all these celebrities and brands that some people don't have that access to. That is such a great question. I really, really like that. I would say that it really makes me think that like, you know, truly anything is possible. If you look at my background, like I would be the last person that you would expect to be sitting on this chair right now and to have built the clientele and the business that I have because of just, you know, not having perhaps some of the access that I would have, if I had have had, would have been able to like accelerate the growth of the business.
50:47But I would say that it's just like, yeah, dream, dream beyond what you can imagine. Anything is possible, but like always stay humble. That's something that I've loved. A compliment that I like hearing is that like, Gab, you're so humble and I think it's something that it's just like I think of almost like pre pre Gap Waller and now Gap Waller and it's just something like I'm still the the same person but can make a lot
51:10Lauryn Bosstick:of people happy with what I do what is your vision board look like are do you have a process for that is there something that you do now that you're eight years in that you think really works so I'm Perhaps. So I do two things. So every year in December, I always book myself a solo vacation. So I've done everything from like the Palm Heights and Grand Cayman, which is like amazing. Beverly Hills Hotel, usually two nights in Palm Heights. I did a bit longer, but like two nights is my ideal. And I remember sharing this. I know you've had Pia Mance on this. Yeah, she's lovely. You remind me of her, your energy.
51:45You guys have similar energy. Yeah, similar energy. I love that. And I remember telling her and then she adopted it. I don't know she still does it but and I'll go like solo for you know completely not off-grid but like just really switch off for those two nights and I'll go deep in I'm more of like writing it out so it's like splitting my goals between like personal career you know health and and everything in between but the career ones probably the ones I go really deep into it's not just like setting the goal it's like okay how am I going to achieve this what are the action steps for this so uh you know whatever it may be it's kind of like you know be on this podcast okay cool like who can I reach out to from the team to potentially be able to be put on their radar or whatever it may be I think it's one thing just setting the goal but like I really need actionable steps that I can really tick off but I'll do that in December for the year ahead in terms of actual vision boards I'm not like a physical vision board girl but I will make them on my phone and set them as my background and I'm yeah I've done them over the years I even done one for like my summer last year but it'll kind of it's not my permanent screensaver but it's one that I can like swipe too often to
52:55Lauryn Bosstick:see what's there that's a great idea there is something that I feel like I saw that this show was on your vision board why did I see that yes did you message me that where did I see that oh I don't know but I kid you know I think I think this show has been on my my um my goal this for like three years. I should check. It's definitely two or three years. We had to wait for the rebrand so you could wear this cute outfit where the rebrand would be cute in the background. That's actually, that's exactly it. It's better that you did it when we waited for the rebrand. Trust me. It was meant to be. It matches with your outfit.
53:30Lauryn Bosstick:Everything's happening for you. We just got the lights fixed, right, Carson? Everything's like, everything's the way that it should be. See, it was all meant to be. When I was researching you, I found something really interesting that I personally need to know more about. Your DMs are meticulously color-coded. Yes. What is that system? Yes. What do you mean? So I have the sharpest DMs in the world going on. So two number one things that we use the most is the lead and booked function. So over time, when friends get a peek of my phone, they're like, what is that? So basically we have a DM set up that a DM will come through.
54:12So everything's marked as booked right now. So everything, when you scroll through our DMs, it all says booked. But when a DM comes through and a client submits a request, we send a response and then we write a little thing called open and it's an automated that it will change the status to lead. So then we know that that's an active request that we then need to log into our database. uh once it's logged it automatically gets changed to booked so it's hard to explain without you seeing a visual but it basically allows it so no request is ever missed because pre this system requests are being missed like is that logged in our database like what's happening with that um so we use lead and booked as like our two core functions for managing the incoming requests that
54:54Lauryn Bosstick:come through i don't know what you're talking about lead and book yes so oh it is a business account. So I don't know if maybe potentially, but it's in like the right hand corner. I'm trying to think because it's all automated. We've got like automation set up galore, but I think it's in the top right hand corner. You can manually change a status. It's basically a status change. That's what it's called. We're changing the status in the DM. Is it a color? So those lead is purple and booked is like a red. So those two are colored. But what you're referring to is we have the conversations color coded just by the client's region so anytime we open a client if if it's green I know that I'm talking to a client in the US if it's like a rose color I know that I'm talking to a client in Australia oh my god you're organized it's it's sharp and I think like again kind of going back to like the business being so personalized if I'm talking to a client in Australia I'm to the point of like I'm not saying happy Monday I'm saying happy Tuesday because they're a day ahead got it so it's just like those little things that just make a difference Do you run your life at your house like this with organization systems or are you like a mess at home?
55:57No, I would say I'm very organized. Yes. Like everything's folded, color coded, like the closet's organized. The closet could be organized more, I feel. It's, yes, I'm not going to say it's like picture perfect, but I think I'm more organized when it comes to like work, organization, anything on my laptop. My folders are crystal clear, clean. Emails, everything's labeled. But my kitchen, for example, I don't have things labeled and everything in there. Okay. It's a little bit more neatly placed. Okay. Yes. Quick break to talk about court furniture. Moving season is here with that new apartment.
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1:00:41Lauryn Bosstick:This episode is brought to you by I Stand With My Pack, my favorite charity. It's a female-run nonprofit, and they're all about saving animals and preventing cruelty locally and globally. I have put a bunch of their dogs on my stories to get adopted. And it's really cool because they're so focused on rescuing dogs from high kill shelters across Southern California. And what they do is they place them in loving foster homes for rehabilitation. So if you're interested in donations, fosters, they need adopters, please check them out. You can visit I stand with my pack dot org to donate, foster or adopt.
1:01:19Lauryn Bosstick:Every bit of support helps cover medical care, food and transportation for these dogs. That's I stand with my pack dot org. You have launched, you mentioned earlier, an AI tech platform sourced by. Yes. Tell us about why you decided to launch that and what people can expect from that. Absolutely. So as the business and industry started to grow, what was really clear to me is that we could not scale at the current rate without proper infrastructure in place. And also chat GPT, when I ask what someone's wearing, does not give me the right answer. Oh, no. I'm like, this is not. No. No, I know. I know.
1:02:03I've got some shocking answers on there as well. So essentially, number one motivation for Sourced By was to create a database where I could log all of my requests, be able to manage, filter, pull them up quickly, all in the one place. Because of the high volume that's coming in, without that, it's like, okay, maybe I could put them in an Excel spreadsheet or I could maybe use my photo album or Asana or monday.com, some kind of like management tool. But I wanted something that was built for my industry. And so set out to build sourced by. And that's exactly what it is. Even the way I've designed it, it's like I'm scrolling through my Instagram feed, but I'm scrolling through my requests.
1:02:41So I'm like scrolling down. I can see all my requests. I can like with one click, I can mark something found. I can save things kind of. I really wanted to feel like you're scrolling Instagram, but we're actually scrolling open requests and marking things as found. We do use AI to upload those request. So everything still comes through DMs or email, but we then use AI to essentially input that data into the database. Because pre that, I was like, every day we had my assistant manually like source Chanel black handbag in size medium or whatever it is. And now the AI does that automatically. So it's so great.
1:03:15Yeah. And it's so smart for you to add that layer to your business. Exactly. And it's really just about streamlining. So all in one dashboard and we do everything from We can filter our requests. We quote clients. We invoice clients in there. We send tracking to clients from there. And from day one, it's never been exclusive to just my team. All sources in the industry can use the tech.
1:03:36Lauryn Bosstick:And if an audience member wants to use it, you said they need to DM you? So for now, Sourceby is for, it's like B2B only. So it's for, it's almost like the behind the scenes tool. So for now, it's not consumer facing. not to say that there won't be a world in which that happens down the future but one thing I did realize as I was building this out is that clients actually love being able to just dm their request because at first I was like I might I'm gonna create the app where they can log in and they can submit their request and clients they're time poor they want the whole reason they use a source or one of the many is for convenience so the fact that they can just send a quick dm we handle the rest in behind the scenes that's like the core focus for sourced by right now And when does the book come out?
1:04:22Next year. Yes, early to mid next year. Are you doing like a book tour and everything? I would love to, yes. Haven't like locked anything in yet, but I would love to. Yeah, that would be. And do we know the name or are you holding it? I'm very close to finalizing it. That to me is one of the toughest things I've had to decide on. It's a lot of work. Yes, yes. Writing a book.
1:04:46Lauryn Bosstick:A lot of work. I love your book. for what it is. It's just, it's constant. Yes. I think it's one of the hardest things. Yeah. Sitting down and actually writing and then picking that title is so important. Yes, the title. And I've done a lot of work of like narrowing it down. I'm now down to like top five. Okay. Which I think is a good place to be. Okay. Well, when your book comes out, let me know. Yes, I will. Come back. Come to the New York studio. Oh, I didn't know it was a New York studio. Yeah. Oh. I love what you're doing. I'm a fan. I told you that I have been pregnant for 600 years. and so I'm always I am looking for stuff all the time like the other day I was looking for a Victoria Beckham tube top from a while ago but I just am starting to get my body back where I can like fit in these things but you also source handbags like you said yes so yes Michael needs to hit you up yes and as I said husbands don't like me that much he loves fashion okay I think Like he enjoys buying me stuff and curating collections for me more than I enjoy it.
1:05:52Lauryn Bosstick:I love that. He loves the process. He just loves it. He's so meticulous and thoughtful and like he just loves it. I love that so much. Well, yes, I'm going to share. Well, he knows where to find me, but I would love to work with you both. You are great. Thank you so much for coming on the show. You're fabulous. Thank you for having me. And where can everyone find you? so Instagram the business account is gabwoller.com you can send in a request all we need is an image of the item your size and we can take it from there and then my personal is gabwoller and you tracked down a Celine coat for Rosie Huntington Wheatley yes and you found this Celine coat that was like a huge deal right yes that's what kind of we never want to call it overnight success but that's essentially what put me on the map overnight of who was this girl from Australia Did she post it?
1:06:42She did. She was like, I couldn't find this coat anywhere. Exactly. And never had any need to. You know, she paid full price for that coat. And she did like a 10 part Instagram story series and posted on her feed. Saying like, thank you, Gabwola, for finding me my dream coat. Can you show me the coat when we get off the air? Yes, absolutely.
1:07:01Lauryn Bosstick:It's the coat that like changed my career. I want to see the coat. Maybe the coat needs to be on the cover of the book. Wait, I actually love that. Cute. Is it a cute print? What is it? It is. yes it is i i've always said to myself i'm like throwing the the coat in my house that's a good idea frame it it's sitting at home so i'm like it's just waiting for its moment but i actually kind of love it has to have its moment in the book it changed everything wear the coat on the cover
1:07:28Lauryn Bosstick:taking notes yes thank you for coming on the show karina thanks for doing our makeup too yes we love you karina
1:07:42Thank you.
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