S1E8: On embracing heritage through fashion - East Meets Dress
Chief Best Friends
English - September 08, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCareers Business Society & Culture work wives business besties women in tech business women entrepreneurs career friendship interviews fempreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jenn and Vivian run a bespoke fashion store called East Meets Dress. They create and develop cheongsam dresses in the hopes of bringing back traditional garb but made for the modern woman. What makes their story amazing is that they didn’t come from a fashion background. They grew up in a typical Asian household and had originally wanted to become doctors and go into finance. However, they came across the idea of East Meets Dress through their own need when planning Jenn’s wedding. Through sheer hustle and good work ethic, they turned this idea into a thriving business. Jenn and Vivian teaches us the art of balancing friendship and business, learning to say no, and how to turn a lofty idea into something that’s more tangible.