Ian Rosen: How to Build a Successful Family Business; The Harry Rosen Recipe | Ep.71 - Gent's Talk

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by Bulova, the gents sit down with the Ian Rosen, the grandson of legendary entrepreneur Harry Rosen, an iconic staple in Canadian men's fashion. Ian, the current President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Harry Rosen, talks about how Harry Rosen is no longer your father's suit shop, how the pandemic changed the way the business was run, working in a generational family organization and navigating the fine line between family and business. Ian shares his recipe for a successful working relationship and how, despite his crazy schedule, he maintains a work-life balance to be with his family. #GentsTalk About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post and presented by BULOVA Canada is an episodic podcast/video style conversation with the leading gents and rising stars of industry. Guests on the show thus far include Russell Peters, Jonathan Osorio, Director X, JP Saxe, Wes Hall, Karl Wolf, Shan Boodram, Dom Gabriel, Nick Bateman, Justin Wu and many more. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Even more excitingly, Gent's Talk is the first ever podcast in video format to be featured on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. Our intention is to have a raw and unfiltered conversation with our guests about their lives, how they achieved their successes, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges of climbing that mountain. About Ian Rosen: Ian Rosen is the President & Chief Operating Officer at Harry Rosen, where he is responsible for driving profitable growth across each of the company’s three banners: Harry Rosen, FinalCut and The Outlet by Harry Rosen. In his role, Ian works with Executives across Sales Management, Merchandising, Marketing, Digital and IT functions to ensure operations are aligned towards delivering on the Harry Rosen brand promise to provide exceptional service to clients throughout every touchpoint. Since joining Harry Rosen in 2018, Ian has led the company’s transformation to extend relationships with customers onto digital channels and enhance the shopping experience with technology (both online and in-store). Ian marks the third generation of Rosen’s that have joined the company founded by his Grandfather. Prior to joining Harry Rosen, Ian was a Management Consultant at Bain & Company in Chicago where he focused on Strategy, Retail and Digital projects. Ian holds both an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and an HBA from Ivey Business School. Connect with us! Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/ CREDITS: Host/Producer: Samir Mourani Co-Host: Matthew Chapman Executive Producer/Creative Director: Steven Branco Video & Sound Editor: Roman Lapshin Video & Sound Technician: Poncho Navarro A STAMINA Group Production, powered by Gent's Post.