{"podcast":{"title":"The Best One Yet","slug":"the-best-one-yet-939294","podcast_index_feed_id":939294,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69545da8cb029db7575279fc","website_url":"https://tboypod.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69545da8cb029db7575279fc/1775508024217-831377a1-d55f-4653-8ea6-cfe6e8305c29.jpeg","author":"Nick & Jack Studios","episode_count":1735,"summary":"This is the best one yet (it's a TBOY). Feel brighter every day with our 20-minute pop-biz news podcast. The 3 business stories you need, with fresh takes you can pretend you came up with — Pairs perfectly with your morning oatmeal ritual. Hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Formerly known as “Snacks Daily”, Nick and Jack continue their podcast independent from Robinhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T04:19:38.982360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-one-yet-939294"},"episode":{"title":"👕 “American Crew” — Interview with Mickey Drexler, ex-CEO of The Gap & J.Crew","slug":"american-crew-interview-with-mickey-drexler-ex-ceo-of-the-gap-j-crew","published_at":"2026-07-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-one-yet-939294/american-crew-interview-with-mickey-drexler-ex-ceo-of-the-gap-j-crew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-one-yet-939294","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-best-one-yet/episodes/american-crew-interview-with-mickey-drexler-ex-ceo-of-the-g","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69545da8cb029db7575279fc/e/6a459d2a5f56a961bbf02467/media.mp3","summary":"We sit down with Mickey Drexler — the retail legend who built the modern American wardrobe. Over an 18-year run he grew Gap from $400 million to $14 billion in sales, founded Old Navy and turned it into the fastest brand ever to hit $1 billion, personally bought the Madewell name for $125,000, and later ran J.Crew. Steve Jobs put him on Apple's board, where he helped design the Apple Store — and then called him the night before Gap fired him with one day's notice. Today he's chairman of Alex Mill, the brand founded by his son. Mickey opens up about his cameo on Breaking Bad, why Jackie Kennedy was his muse at Ann Taylor, the Paris moment that gave Old Navy its name, why Gap Kids was a mistake, the loudspeaker he installed at J.Crew headquarters, and why he thinks AI will never replace human taste. He also explains the one thing he says he'll never stop doing — and the rule he lives by that made khakis cooler than jeans. Plus: his pick for the best fashion brand he never worked for, and the advice he'd give anyone going into business with family. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro: Mickey Drexler on Building Gap, Old Navy & J.Crew 1:38 - Mickey Drexler's Breaking Bad Cameo, Explained 4:47 - Mickey Drexler, Ralph Lauren & Calvin Klein: The Bronx Fashion Story 11:51 - Mickey Drexler at Ann Taylor & His Jackie Kennedy Muse 14:09 - How Mickey Drexler Turned Gap From $400M Into $14B 23:33 - Why Mickey Drexler Says Gap Kids Was a Mistake 25:41 - How Old Navy Got Its Name & Took On Target 37:45 - How Mickey Drexler Bought Madewell's Name for $125,000 41:29 - Mickey Drexler & Steve Jobs: Designing the Apple Store 48:05 - How Steve Jobs Warned Mickey Drexler He'd Be Fired From Gap 49:27 - Mickey Drexler on Running J.Crew & Being a Micromanager 54:45 - Old Navy's Amer…","meta_description":"We sit down with Mickey Drexler — the retail legend who built the modern American wardrobe. Over an 18-year run he grew Gap from $400 million to $14 billi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-best-one-yet-939294/episodes/american-crew-interview-with-mickey-drexler-ex-ceo-of-the-gap-j-crew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-one-yet-939294/american-crew-interview-with-mickey-drexler-ex-ceo-of-the-gap-j-crew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}