Who or what is your inspiration in business?

My biggest inspiration in business is the gap no one else is willing to close: college students want apparel that reflects their style and values, yet the industry keeps offering copy paste products built on hidden supply chains. I’m inspired by proving that a young woman can build something better, something profitable, design led, and rooted in real responsibility, creating U.S. made pieces while opening doors to meaningful work, and opportunity for people too often overlooked.

How do you stay motivated?

My motivation is the people behind what we build. I walk into our Miami production house and see women with families, many who had no prior opportunity, now working with dignity, stability, and pride. Watching them smile, knowing this work supports their lives, keeps me going. Even when I’m doubted as a young female founder, I stay grounded in this: what we’re building is bigger than me, it’s creating real opportunity.

What would you do with the $25,000?

This funding is both critical and catalytic. With 100% founder ownership and no outside capital, we’ve proven demand and early sales but are constrained by licensing and production costs. This allows us to secure licenses, fund inventory, and keep our U.S. manufacturing partners working, supporting real families, while building the team needed to scale. It moves us from holding on to building forward.