By the time we thought to take a picture, the sun had already set and we were saying our goodbyes. “Let’s just take a photo real quick for Instagram,” Nicole said as we were walking down the steps of the restaurant. We selfie’d like the best of ‘em and looked at it. “Ugh,” was the […]
“There’s another one!” My husband and I had been driving along the steep winding curves on the Road to Hana for more than 30 minutes. “Man, they have this part of the island on lockdown.” Every 100 yards, it was like a dose of deja vu. “This has to be the 15th one we’ve seen!” […]
Last week, I spent a whirlwind 14-hour day with the film team behind Falcon Related to reshoot 25 videos for the Factory45 program. We had five sets, hair and makeup, and four people working within a 800 sq. ft. space. I’ve done a bunch of shoots over the years and although this was our most […]
This is an interview with Factory45’er Morgan Wagstaff about the launch of her brand Two Fold. With the help of a Kickstarter campaign, Morgan is raising money for the production run of her first collection. Give us a brief overview of your brand and the pieces you’re pre-selling. Two Fold is a womenswear brand of […]
“You’re going to fail.” “You’ve got this.” “You can’t pull that off.” “You are fully capable.” “Nobody cares what you have to say.” “Your voice matters.” And back and forth it goes… It’s the see-saw in your brain that teeters from thought to thought. It’s why, in the blink of an eye, you can go […]
On Friday, we wrapped up the final day of the Factory45 2016 program. (A special shout-out and congratulations to this year’s entrepreneurs.) Last week marked 2.5 years since Factory45 started and the ‘graduation’ of my fourth cohort of ‘Factory45’ers.’ As many of us do this time of year, I’ve been reflecting on the conclusion of […]
This is an interview with Factory45’er Kaya Dorey about the launch of her brand NOVEL SUPPLY CO. With the help of a Kickstarter campaign, Kaya is raising money (update: has raised money) for her first production run of conscious apparel for the urban adventurer. Can you give us a brief overview of your brand and […]
This is an interview with Factory45’er Rachel Fernbach about the launch of her brand PonyBabe (update: rebranded to Farbrook Studio). With the help of a Kickstarter campaign, Rachel is raising money (update: has raised money) for her first production run of The 24 Hour Outfit. What are you pre-selling on Kickstarter? PonyBabe is a line focused […]
When I was growing up my parents always said, “Work hard and it will pay off.” When I knew I really shouldn’t sign up for that AP Biology class I did it anyway because, you know, “I’ll just work harder.” When I made an audition tape for an internship with Nike, I scripted out the […]
A few weeks ago you may remember I sent out a questionnaire to all of you, asking one question: What is your SINGLE biggest challenge right now when it comes to launching your clothing company? And not too surprisingly, most of you said the exact same thing… “I don’t have any MONEY!” (Or something along […]
