An entrepreneur and designer, Jeff Lahens is CEO of 9Tailors. In my conversations with Jeff over the past 15 years, I’ve always felt that he has a powerful sense of self — what his gifts are, what his work is about, and what’s important to him. I’m excited to talk with him about his journey in the world and in business. As a sample glimpse into Jeff’s background, here’s a blurb on why he was named Boston’s Best Designer and here’s a piece he wrote about his childhood that I really love called The Clothes That Made Us Men.

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