76 - If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit…Create It with Tanita Gray

On this episode I am speaking with footwear designer and developer, Tanita Gray. Inspired by the fashion and creative spaces of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan as a child, she has spent 16 years in the shoe industry. Over a decade ago she founded Last-Report. The only footwear news magazine that acknowledges western, equestrian and pet footwear as a category. She developed Last Report as a resource and voice of entrepreneurs, professionals, and students who want to understand the business of Shoes. Tanita has created the only footwear news magazine that has an education platform for Footwear Design & Manufacturing. She developed shoes on almost every continent; China, India, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and here in the United States. Her brand experience include urban brand Akademiks, Ed Hardy and she has served as consultant for Max Martin Shoes as well as Agnes Bethel in her firm T.S. Gray Consulting.  Episode Quote:  Guest Contact info:  Tanita Gray E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://last-report.com/ American Luxury Shoe brand: Max Martin Episode Sponsor -  Zeus' Closet Solopreneur Package Now Available - Promo Code: STITCHED Trainual Link Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Stitched for Success: Get the 30 point checklist for building a clothing brand at www.zeuscloset.com/checklist Join the Stitched for Success Facebook group today!  A community of entrepreneurial support because entrepreneurship can be lonely. Become Your Own Boss 21 Day Quickstart  - Sign up to launch your business in 21 days. Everything at your fingertips that you need to get started. Download your FREE ebook: The 10 Secrets to Small Business Success in 2021. Go to www.2021secrets.com Ways to reach me: DM me on IG @stitchedforsuccess Email: [email protected] Follow me on Clubhouse - @monicaallen2 Join my Clubhouse Club -  Become Your Own Boss - Social Media Room hosted each Thursday at 10AM EST. Thanks so much for being with me this week. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Please share on IG or email me.   If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, Pandora, Amazon or wherever you get your podcast to get automatic episode updates for "Stitched for Success!"  And, finally, please take a minute to leave a honest review and rating on iTunes or Audible. They really help the me out when it comes to the ranking of the show, and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews I get. Please take a moment to leave a review. :-) Thanks for listening!