In just a year, designer Kingsley Gbadegesin launched a six-figure, genderless fashion line seen on TV shows, magazine covers, and Lil Nas X
, US Head of Ecommerce, Digital & Marketing at luxury shoe company TODS, reminded him that how a fashion line is presented is only one part of running a business., president of fashion consultancy Angora Group, told him"even when you don't know what you're doing, you're still doing, and that is all that counts.""It takes risk, it takes guts, and I say do it," Gbadegesin said.
"The best bet you can ever make is on yourself." Right now, Gbadegesin is the only one full-time at the company, though he works with nine independent contractors and four factories. Next year, he hopes to expand his full-time team. "I've never climbed a mountain, but believe me, I know how it feels," he said."If you don't take time for yourself, your body will.
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