#83 | Leslie Campbell | Fashion to Dogs

Leslie Campbell on helping put LA on the fashion map, editing fashion at Shape Magazine, and giving it up for her true passion, dogs. Leslie Campbell came to LA and built a career in the world of fashion and helped to put LA on the Fashion Map of the World. Then Leslie became the Fashion Editor at Shape Magazine and was traveling globally on fashion and advertising shoots before giving up the fast paced fashion world and focusing on her true passion, her dogs. To learn more about Leslie: https://www.instagram.com/dogladyla Chapters 0:00 Welcome Leslie Campbell 2:36 Coming to America 5:11 Being 6'2" 7:47 Ryan packing up for China alone 10:23 Raw territory where you need to hike 12:55 Single malt whisky 15:27 A first real boost of confidence 17:59 Going to China, one of Ryan's proudest moves 20:36 A petition from friends and teachers 23:08 Never alone on the road 25:46 The excitement of riding 28:18 Arriving in California 30:52 Creating press week 33:22 A sweet guy who wanted people fit 35:52 Planning a models, mavens and media reunion 38:24 A drive through the Malibu canyons 40:54 Boring campaigns and AI 43:25 The original competition show 45:59 Star Search 48:30 Flying from Australia 51:06 Working with stars when they were young 53:41 Screenings and events 56:18 Colourful days 58:51 Pets after Covid 1:01:23 Two favourite words 1:03:56 Shape magazine and back in LA 1:06:28 Dig the ventilation or sing the blues 1:09:05 The Fowler Museum at UCLA 1:11:37 20,000 kilometres in 60 days 1:14:08 Spiders the size of your hand 1:16:43 A 300-year-old blind-stitched heirloom 1:19:14 Travelling with dogs and rabies rules 1:21:44 Ryan locked out of Dubai 1:24:18 Raising money to make shows again 1:26:51 Too much pressure on kids 1:29:28 Packing up to see the world 1:32:04 Not a failure at 22 1:34:42 Not working for free 1:37:13 Winning a $1.5 million dog park from LA City 1:39:43 Who's interviewing whom? 1:42:16 An honour to be a guest The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com