If you haven’t heard of her yet, you may soon. Ashlee Fay is a leading mind behind AshleeFay.com, a brand that runs a six-figure shopping network through their own app and Facebook, as well as inspiring women to embrace their passion and grow their own successful online business. Ashlee started with less than $100...
Fashion startups have special challenges. Not only are they dealing with making a product and selling it, but they're also in a market that's fraught with sourcing challenges and identifying their perfect customer. Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon, Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey...
Rebecca Minkoff, fashion designer and entrepreneur, shared her story, tips for success and answered questions in the Likeable Business club, on Clubhouse. Hosted by Dave Kerpen and Randi Zuckerberg, Rebecca shared insights from her upcoming book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success Here's a quick summary of the discussion. Like many emerging...
Anika Hobbs is the owner and chief curator of Nubian Hueman, a fashion brand that partners with almost 500 artists and designers, from 6 different continents, and over 25 countries. But Anika didn’t just fall into entrepreneurship — instead, she used her years of working at a large corporate fashion brand to learn everything...
Danielle Smith has combined her love and passion of being an artist with an entrepreneurial spirit by creating Sounbag, a quality bag that transforms to accommodate her clients needs. Her inspiration has been from music producers, deejays, sound designers & engineers; the people who lay the foundation and frequency to our favorite music. About Sounbag Danielle...
Tony Drockton is the founder of luxury handbag designer, Hammitt based on Los Angeles. Celebrating his 10 year anniversary his third business, we discussed his journey of success, lessons we can all learn from. One of his secrets of success is building business one relationship at a time. He's a firm believer, that especially for...
At the Side Hustle to Smart Hustle event held at the Microsoft flagship store in New York City, businesses owners had the opportunity to get help from Julie Goldman, Original Runner Company and Lori Cheek, of Cheekd both entrepreneurs who have appeared on Shark Tank. One of the attendees at the event has a clothing line made...
Even if you’re not familiar with the name Bob D'Loren, you likely are familiar with the companies his brand management and media company Xcel Brands represents. Isaac Mizrahi, Halston, Judith Ripka… these are major brands with major clout in the retail space. So, what’s D’Loren’s secret? How has he helped these popular players in the...
Entrepreneurship is hard work. I don’t think any of us can deny that fact. We have our passion, we hustle to make it work, and we hope that all the time, money, and effort we put into it pays off. But you know what? That payoff doesn’t always come as quickly or fruitfully as...
For decades, one of the most followed rules in the business world was how to dress for success. The rules were established by John T. Molloy in a 1975 book of the same name, which introduced us to the concept of “power dressing” and promised to “make you look like a million so you...
