I like meeting people, and I like being social. Through creating Muklet I’ve been able to connect more with the community around me than I ever would having been stuck working behind a desk 9-9 (the extra hours would be spent working late, checking emails or procrastinating about work!).
There’s one thing that’s high on my agenda when looking for a job, finding people to work with and making friends. A sense of humour! A firm grasp and appreciation of sarcasm is an added bonus.
I recently went for an interview with a Fashion recruitment office over here in Orange County. After having shown my portfolio, and gone over my CV (or resume as they call it here) I felt the need to explain something that I hadn’t mentioned on there. I hadn’t mentioned that I had set up my own Childrens brand a year ago, and was in fact still currently working on it… part of me felt I would be shunned from ever working for a Fashion Brand ever again if they knew I had my own business. The Fashion world can be a fickle place!
Continue reading Why it’s a great idea to hire an Entrepreneur
I’ve become rather aware I may be sounding like a bit of a stuck record, banging on about our imminent move from London to California. I mean, it’s kinda hard not to talk about it, given that it has practically taken over my daily existence for the past few months!
Continue reading Trying not to over egg the (Californian) omelette
It’s a great time to take a pause, and take an objective look at the business. The collection has organically grown over the last year to reflect the demand and feedback I have received about Muklet. When I started just over a year ago I designed and produced Kidswear from age 2-7 years. That has now grown to include apparel from birth through to XXL Adult!
I’m aware of trends. I’ve worked in the Fashion industry for the past 17 years, I’ve become tuned in to seeing patterns emerge. In case you haven’t noticed there’s a bit of a working revolution going on… If you’re entrenched in social media you’ll also be aware of this ‘Motherhood’ and ‘Sisterhood’ vibe that’s currently circulating the online communities.
I’d kind of fallen out of love with Facebook. When I first became a Momma it was my go to place to catch up on my friends goings on, my place to post 8 million pictures of my brand spanking new baby… last year I started to turn off notifications. I’d started to see people passing judgement, having a rant about someone or something.
Back in March I toddled off to a small gathering at The Sanctum Soho Hotel featuring Mother Pukka (aka Anna Whitehouse) and Matt Riley. The event was ‘The Great British Fake Off’…I came away feeling inspired, but not so sure I was really ready to add yet another social media channel to my growing portfolio of things to do. But as the weeks passed I started to think about it as an extension to my blog.
The thing (and there are many things as I’m discovering) with running your own business, is that no-one’s telling you what to do, or how to do it. That is unless of course you decide to pay someone to manage your business affairs, and do all the bits you have no clue what to do.
So if I’m gonna Blog & Vlog I’d like to offer something a little different. With a wave of Moms jacking in the day job to get designing, making and selling why not offer something these guys might be interested in reading to help pass on tips, funny stories, perhaps let people learn from my misadventures.
Continue reading Blogging – what’s in it for me? What’s in it for you?
The Rookie Mama 