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If you re anything like me, you probably know Tan France as one of the co-hosts of Netflix s wildly popular show
Queer Eye. But while these days the British-born fashion designer is best known for advocating the French tuck with the Fab Five, before his time on TV, he founded and sold a series of successful fashion businesses.
Which is why it makes sense that while Covid halted shooting on his show, France found another gig as the host of the
In honor of the final episode of the related
Boost My Business podcast s second season, in which France discusses his entrepreneurial journey with Colorado coffee shop owner Ryan Cobbins, France spoke to Inc.com about one of the most valuable lessons he learned during his early years in the fashion industry, a rule that helped make his own businesses much more successful.