This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Lauren Stephens and Kaki McGrath. With their mother, Bonnie Dudley, Stephens and McGrath co-founded the “high-performance, eco-friendly, elevated everyday-wear” brand Dudley Stephens in 2015. The digitally native brand has sold over 445,000 products to over 330,000 customers, resulting in more than $45 million in sales over the past 10...
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 25-year-old Elena Bonvicini, who runs her fashion brand EB Denim out of Los Angeles. EB Denim has generated multimillion-dollar revenue, and its pieces have been worn by Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid and other high-profile celebrities, per the company. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy...
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Christy Dawn, founder of the regenerative fashion brand Christy Dawn. The brand’s new customer acquisition is up 20% year over year, and more than half (56%) of people who purchased its Dawn Dress (its initial and most popular design, also worn by Taylor Swift) are repeat customers in 2024,...
Amazon is opting for paper over plastic after finding it’s better for employee morale — and the environment. Christian Garcia, an associate at an Amazon fulfillment center in Bakersfield, California, said in a Thursday Amazon press release that paper is “not only easier to work with” as a shipping material but also “gives us more...
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Achal Patel and Russell Gong, longtime friends and founders of Cabinet Health, which offers over-the-counter medicines and supplements in glass bottles that can be reused. Image Credit: Courtesy of Cabinet Health. Achal Patel, left; Russell Gong, right. What was your day job when you started your side hustle?Patel: I...