22. Ditching the Corporate World to Launch a Fashion Brand with Katherine Wong
Our guest today, Katherine Wong, a former PWC Consultant talks to us about how she recently quit her job as a Consultant to launch her own fashion brand.
Katherine talks to us about the struggles of leaving a stable job during a pandemic, how she let her corporate career validate her, and how hard it was to tell her parents she was jumping into entrepreneurship. We also talk about the truth behind sustainable clothing brands and how the world of corporate fashion is going to change.
Today, Katherine Wong is building her eponymous apparel brand, Kayenne, which stands for more than apparel. Her fashion label is re-defining office apparel. Having lived and breathed the 'corporate world', she is solving for the pain points of how office wear should feel, and what it can look like with the rest of your wardrobe.
In this episode we talk about:
Quitting a stable job during a pandemic
How we oftentimes let our careers validate and define us
What a career in consulting is like
How difficult it is to quit a job you love
The realities of entrepreneurship
Launching a fashion brand
Sustainable clothing vs. fast fashion
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Website: www.wearkayenne.com
Instagram: @wearkayenne
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