02:00 How Mary transitioned from being an Investment Banker to become a Fashion Business Owner
06:00 Why Mary’s business plan did not work out and the difficulties of finding the right manufacturers
09:00 “technology is a lot of our future” [in the fashion manufacturing sector]
12:00 Things that Mary had to “unlearn” when she left her corporate to pursue her new career and new skills she has developed
19:00 Mary is launching of the Adjustable collection with a smart innovation to address waste generated by infant’s wear
23:00 The importance of finding the right manufacturing partners
26:00 An adjustable bodysuit with facts and figures in the time capsule for future generations to realize to understand how we got here, where we are right now.==============NUGGETS:Expectations and timeline have to be reset when transitioning from a large corporation to a startupIn a startup, before you can delegate, you need to learn just enough what they are doing on a daily basis in order to delegate and to manage the resources properly“technology is a lot of our future” [in the fashion manufacturing sector] A simple innovation can address a complex problem of waste==============To connect with Mary Marland and to find out more about WILD DOVES
https://wilddoves.com/Email to the Podcast Host (Leekei Tang) podcast (at) themindfulfounder.comWebsites mentioned: SPOONFLOWER and MAKER’S ROW=============Host: Leekei TangContact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.comMusic credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes