01Aug
AN AUSSIE ABROAD: 24HRS WITH KENDALL SARGEANT
Alarm goes off. Snooze.
6.20AM –
Alarm goes off again. Snooze again.
6.30AM –
Give in to the alarm. Check emails, read anywhere between 65-85 that have filtered in overnight, mark anything as unread that needs attention after caffeine consumption.
6.45AM –
Check the social feeds, Snapchat, Facebook, IG for as far as I can scroll (I never make it to the end of my feed anymore), read “The Skimm” a daily newsletter that summarizes the world news in bullet points. This always takes at least 30-40 mins.
7.10AM –
Roll out of bed into my gym gear and consume two types of Lemon: 1 x glass of freshly squeezed lemon water, 1 x dose of Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ through my earphones as I leave the house for a power walk/run. I just moved house so I’ve been snap chatting the cute houses in my neighborhood I one day dream of buying.
7.45AM –
Home, shower, dress, grab half an Avocado and a Boiled egg from the fridge.
8.10AM –
Collect my cold brew coffee from Deus or Superba and hit the 10 freeway from Venice to Downtown LA.
8.50AM –
Arrive at the showroom, somewhat caffeinated, attend to those “Mark as Unread” emails and anything else that’s trickled in since I left the house.
9AM –
Touch base with my Marketing Director, 50% personal life 50% professional life update, list the top tasks we need to conquer together that day.
9.15AM –
Touch base with my PR team & interns, ensure they’re briefed on todays agenda – whether it be celeb stylist showroom pulls, off site meetings, event prep, gifting, range handover. Then try and wade through remaining emails.
10AM –
Blogger showroom pulls always start from 10am. Today is Danielle Bernstein of We Wore What who’s visiting from NYC.
10.30AM –
Conference call with Teen Vogue
10.45AM –
Email catch up
11AM –
Out of office coffee meeting with a local event space about our BNKR LA store opening event
12NOON –
Complain about being hungry, order a salad, eat it during email catch up
12.30PM –
Last minute showroom pull with Monica Rose’s team (Kardashian/Jenners/Hadid stylist), they usually drop by once a week and tear the showroom apart.
1.30PM –
Conference call with Reward Style (blogger network agency). My assistant accommodates a last minute pull for Ciara’s styling team.
2PM –
Email catch up before East Coast wind up their day and Australia wake up.
2.30PM –
Pick up a Venti Green Tea from Starbucks with my Marketing Director and vent for 5 minutes. This is called a Venti & vent.
3PM –
Australia’s emails start to trickle in, sip Venti and stay calm.
3.30PM –
Blogger showroom pull. One of my favorites, Sonya Esman of Class is Internal.
4PM –
The Skype calls begin with Australia. Today’s is with C/meo Collective Head Designer & our company Creative Director regarding our C/meo Collective collaboration with Solange Knowles for her website Saint Heron (launching end May!)
4.30PM –
Call with floral vendor regarding a BNKR event we’re throwing with Media/Bloggers next week.
4.45PM –
PR/Marketing Skype call with our Australian counterparts. We touch base every couple of days.
6PM –
Finish off emails.
6.05PM –
Drive home with my boyfriend (who also works Downtown) and catch up on the days social media feed. There’s never a minute spare to check social during the day. Try and remember to post something on my own social channels to keep the dream alive!
6.45PM –
Arrive home, respond to a few urgent emails from Australian counterparts.
7.30PM –
Stone Cold Fox collection preview at their store on Abbot Kinney Blvd.
8PM –
Quick sushi dinner in Venice.
9PM –
Home. One glass of red wine. Clear the inbox for the final time. Text Mum, Text best friends in Australia to let them know I’m still alive.
9.30PM –
Shower, last social media haul in bed with a green tea in hand.
10PM –
Set the alarm for 6.15am and turn my phone on silent.