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Kim Kardashian’s former assistant Stephanie Shepherd reveals what led to her being fired as COO in 2017: ‘I was crying and she was crying’

Kim Kardashian’s former assistant Stephanie Shepherd revealed what led to the end of her business relationship with the reality TV star. 

Shepherd — who had moved up to being the COO of the Kardashian brands — shared she was no longer fulfilled by the role, and that Kim could sense it, in a recent episode of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast.

‘Well, I got fired. Fired in the nicest sense of the word,’ Stephanie — whose wedding Kim attended earlier this year — shared, adding ‘Like, I was crying and she was crying because we are friends.’ 

‘I just inherently felt like, “It is time to move on. I don’t know if I have anything more I can contribute to this.” I think she probably felt that and saw that.’ 

DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Kardashian. 

How it happened: Kim Kardashian's former assistant Stephanie Shepherd revealed what led to the end of her business relationship with the reality TV star

How it happened: Kim Kardashian's former assistant Stephanie Shepherd revealed what led to the end of her business relationship with the reality TV star

How it happened: Kim Kardashian’s former assistant Stephanie Shepherd revealed what led to the end of her business relationship with the reality TV star

Not fulfilled: Shepherd ¿ who was the COO of the Kardashian brands ¿ shared she was no longer fulfilled by the role, on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast; Kim seen in 2023

Not fulfilled: Shepherd ¿ who was the COO of the Kardashian brands ¿ shared she was no longer fulfilled by the role, on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast; Kim seen in 2023

Not fulfilled: Shepherd — who was the COO of the Kardashian brands — shared she was no longer fulfilled by the role, on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast; Kim seen in 2023

Shepherd went on: ‘[So] she’s like, “I want you to [thrive]. You need something more. You have this thing — pursue that. I’m supporting you [with] whatever you need.”‘

Shepherd was Kim’s personal assistant and eventually the Chief Operating Officer of all Kardashian West Brands from 2013 to 2017, before she was let go. 

Despite being fired, Stephanie revealed she still seeks professional advice from Kim on a regular basis. 

‘It was the most beautiful uncoupling and we have never been closer. She is still someone that I go to for personal and professional advice all the time,’ she shared.

‘But I think it was just that feeling inside where I was like, “OK, it’s time for me to move on.” And I didn’t really have a plan. But I just knew that it was time for me to try something different.’

Shepherd went on to state that everything she has learned in the entertainment business came from working for the reality star.

‘It’s a machine and it is meticulous. I always say it is my graduate school. Because I learned everything that I know about sending an email to an agent or speaking to a manager or booking glam or finding a photographer or dealing with product development or working with a publicist.’

‘Every single step of everything that you have to know about being an entrepreneur in the entertainment business I learned from working under Kim.’

Fired: 'Well, I got fired. Fired in the nicest sense of the word,' she shared, adding 'Like, I was crying and she was crying because we are friends,' she explained

Fired: 'Well, I got fired. Fired in the nicest sense of the word,' she shared, adding 'Like, I was crying and she was crying because we are friends,' she explained

Fired: ‘Well, I got fired. Fired in the nicest sense of the word,’ she shared, adding ‘Like, I was crying and she was crying because we are friends,’ she explained 

Moving on: 'I just inherently felt like, "It is time to move on. I don¿t know if I have anything more I can contribute to this." I think she probably felt that and saw that'

Moving on: 'I just inherently felt like, "It is time to move on. I don¿t know if I have anything more I can contribute to this." I think she probably felt that and saw that'

Moving on: ‘I just inherently felt like, “It is time to move on. I don’t know if I have anything more I can contribute to this.” I think she probably felt that and saw that’

Sweet: Despite being fired, Stephanie revealed she still seeks professional advice from Kim and that everything she learned in the entertainment business came from working for her

Sweet: Despite being fired, Stephanie revealed she still seeks professional advice from Kim and that everything she learned in the entertainment business came from working for her

Sweet: Despite being fired, Stephanie revealed she still seeks professional advice from Kim and that everything she learned in the entertainment business came from working for her

Grateful: 'Every single step of everything that you have to know about being an entrepreneur in the entertainment business I learned from working under Kim'; Kim seen in 2023

Grateful: 'Every single step of everything that you have to know about being an entrepreneur in the entertainment business I learned from working under Kim'; Kim seen in 2023

Grateful: ‘Every single step of everything that you have to know about being an entrepreneur in the entertainment business I learned from working under Kim’; Kim seen in 2023

Shepherd also noted she was baffled by the fact that people still ask her about working with Kim. 

‘It was a long time ago. It’s really also interesting to be identified for a job that I had 10 years ago.’

At the time, it was reported that Kardashian’s decision was made in part by Shepherd’s Refinery29 profile – which came out earlier that year – where she discussed working for the SKIMS founder. 

‘Stephanie started thinking she was a celebrity herself, and Kim didn’t like that. Everything started going downhill after the Refinery29 article came out,’ a source told Us Weekly. 

‘Stephanie does still hang out with the family, and Kim and her are cordial when they see each other, but it’s different.’

Another source added that there was no feud between the duo, ‘Kim respects Steph and wants her to do well.’ 

Meanwhile Kim spoke out about her business split from Shepherd in a 2018 video, where she shared: ‘She wanted to go in a different direction. I respect that. I love giving that encouragement to whoever I’m working with.’

‘Just because people stop working together doesn’t mean that they’re feuding and stop being friends.’

In drama that unfolded on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Steph had confided to Kim’s sister Kourtney Kardashian that she felt ‘unfulfilled career-wise,’ which eventually got back to the KKW Beauty founder, prompting a dialogue.

Still friends! Shepherd was Kim's personal assistant and eventually the Chief Operating Officer of all Kardashian West Brands from 2013 to 2017, before she was let go

Still friends! Shepherd was Kim's personal assistant and eventually the Chief Operating Officer of all Kardashian West Brands from 2013 to 2017, before she was let go

Still friends! Shepherd was Kim’s personal assistant and eventually the Chief Operating Officer of all Kardashian West Brands from 2013 to 2017, before she was let go

She is regularly seen going out with Kourtney Kardashian

She is regularly seen going out with Kourtney Kardashian

Close: She continues to be part of Kim’s and sister Kourtney Kardashian’s circle, and has appeared in several SKIMS campaigns and as a columnist for POOSH; pictured with Kourtney

Happily married: Shepherd went on to co-found Future Earth ¿ a climate change non profit ¿ and married Apple Music's head of content Larry Jackson earlier this year; seen in 2022

Happily married: Shepherd went on to co-found Future Earth ¿ a climate change non profit ¿ and married Apple Music's head of content Larry Jackson earlier this year; seen in 2022

Happily married: Shepherd went on to co-found Future Earth — a climate change non profit — and married Apple Music’s head of content Larry Jackson earlier this year; seen in 2022

‘I said, “I love you a lot, like a sister, and this conversation is really hard for me to have. But I just think that you’ve outgrown your position here,” ‘ Kim recounted of their conversation the show.

‘She was like, “I totally get it and I totally respect you and you’ve taught me everything. I’m so grateful and I’ve been with you for five years,”‘ she continued to explain in a phone call at the time.

Steph and Kim seemed to rekindle their friendship in 2019 and both had made it clear that though things didn’t work out professionally there was ‘never a feud.’

She continues to be part of both she and Kourtney’s circle, and has appeared in several SKIMS campaigns and also serving as a columnist for POOSH.

Shepherd went on to co-found Future Earth — a climate change non profit — and married Apple Music’s head of content Larry Jackson, who is also a friend of Kim’s ex-husband Kanye West, earlier this year. 

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