Amayzine Questionnaire
Emilie Sobels
21 years old, three hundred thousand followers rich and the latest Gucci bag on her shoulders. More and more women are already quite successful at a young age. A business of their own, a dream job, an incredibly handsome partner, a busy social life, and thousands of likes per photo. You often wonder: when will I achieve all that success? That amazing career and that fantastic private life? For all the women struggling with these questions: girlbosses Emilie Sobels (Hashtag Workmode) and Martje Haverkamp understand you.
They interviewed more than twenty successful girlbosses from the industry and then created the book ‘Babe, you got this.’ Full of tips, advice, and tools that can help you realize your dreams. Because successful women help each other, they believe. And that's just how it is. Of course, I had to pull Emilie aside just before the big launch for the Questionnaire.
Emilie, take it away!
Your book in a maximum of 1 sentence?
‘A collection of 30 chapters full of advice from 23 female entrepreneurs and business wonders who share not only their tips and success stories but also their failures and fuck-ups with you.’
The best book you have ever read?
‘Is it very bad to say that I really can't choose? I know so many good books. Okay, I found the books by Niccolò Ammaniti really beautiful.’
Your favourite among shops?
‘Asos, of course.’
Your motto?
‘Life is short, work somewhere awesome.’
First job?
‘In a distant past, I was a tutor. Right after my own final exams, I helped high school students with their languages, but also with History, Geography, and CKV. This way, I kept my own knowledge up to date for a while.’
What do you do when you're home alone?
‘Watching Netflix, preferably from the bath.’
What do you eat when calories are not a factor?
‘Tony’s Chocolonely caramel-sea salt. Divine.’
I have never ever…
‘Skipped brushing my teeth. Never.’
The most beautiful gift you have ever received?
‘My white gold signet ring, for my eighteenth birthday.’
Your very first designer piece?
‘An Alexander Wang bag, with those studs at the bottom. So beautiful, but so heavy.’
Ultimate moment of relaxation?
‘A weekend out of the city, preferably to Zeeland or Groningen.’
Your beauty secret?
‘I recently had my teeth whitened.’
Who would you like to have coffee with?
‘With Eva Jinek. Because she doesn't hold back and I find that very refreshing. Moreover, I'm curious to hear her view on the current generation of young, successful women.’
No one knows this about you…
‘I had my eyes lasered; I had been wearing glasses for years before that.’
Which item in your closet do you wear the most?
‘My leather jacket from Sandro.’
You want a ticket to…
‘The Bahamas. Mexico. Bali. All three?’
Name the last three things you bought.
‘Three dresses! A pink one from For Love & Lemons, a red one from Sandro, and a Self-Portrait dress with stars. I was looking for an outfit for the book launch, and it turned into, uh, three.’
If your bag could talk, what would it tell us?
‘Do you remember that damn chocolate stain on my mustard yellow suede cap when I was only two days old?’
With whom would you like to swap for a day?
‘Chantal Janzen. It's incredibly impressive how she seamlessly connects her vision to the zeitgeist of her target audience and really builds a 360 platform where digital and print go hand in hand.’
What else is on your bucket list?
‘A black GG Marmont velvet shoulder bag from Gucci. That bag is to die for.’
Want to order the book? You can here.
