068: Starting a business by fulfilling a need with costume designer Jessica McPhaul
The best business ideas are often born out of a desire to fulfill a need, and our guest today knows a little something about that.\xa0
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Jessica McPhaul got her start making costumes for a small youth theatre in Arizona when she was 16.\xa0 A few years later, she moved to LA to attend fashion school and has been working steadily in film/tv ever since...including some shows that you\u2019ve probably heard of including Dancing with the Stars and House of Cards.
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Her fashion background, combined with a gap that she noticed in the industry, led to her launching not one but TWO different companies - Heywood and Ringo (the custom suit company she launched with her husband) and Naked Rebellion (the women\u2019s intimate line with a shade of nude for every woman on the planet).
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The stories behind these two companies are so cool and I can\u2019t wait for you to hear them! And my hope is that today\u2019s conversation will help get YOUR wheels turning, because there may just be a need that YOU could fulfill with your next big idea.
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In this episode we talk about:
- How Jessica\u2019s experiences working in fashion + costume design inspired the two businesses she started\xa0
- The gap she noticed in the lingerie market that wasn\u2019t meeting the needs of real women
- Using our purchasing power to support small business this holiday season!\xa0
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Connect with Jessica!
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Custom suit company - heywoodandringo.com
Lingerie line - shopnakedrebellion.com\xa0
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Let\u2019s connect!
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