Today is Chip’s last day as Chief Chip at lululemon. He will remain Chairman of the Board, but his office will become a meeting room and we won’t see his 6’5″, long armed self roaming the halls like we used to (though I wouldn’t be surprised if we still see him on the grouse grind!).

The man created a space – a product – a company for us to live our dreams. He is obsessed with hiring cool athletes, creating amazing product and doing business the right way. He doesn’t hold back, in anything, ever. He doesn’t need it to be fair, he needs it to be right. He doesn’t play the political game, he wants to change the game. And above all, he taught all of us the power of goal setting, powerful language + landmark. I will forever be grateful.

At the last hurrah, I gave Chip a hug good bye and he said to me…”I hear about you all over town; I want to hear about you all around the world. Hire the best, hire bigger, hire faster. And please Steph, play really really big.”

Got it. Going BIG!