Claire Akkan on creative writing about NYC, staying disciplined, and designing vintage bags

Claire Akkan (@​​claire.akkan) is a writer and designer based in New York. Claire has a background as a venture capital chief of staff and brand strategist. She is a Fulbright scholar and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Russian & Eastern European Studies and a B.A. in Humanities. She writes the Substack award-winning newsletter Cappuccino Thoughts and runs a sustainable luxury bag brand (@claireakkan.bags). In this episode, we discuss how she got started on Substack, not experiencing writer’s block, staying disciplined, and designing and repurposing vintage bags.   Follow Claire’s Cappuccino Thoughts on Substack: https://cappuccinothoughts.substack.com/ Buy Claire’s bags: https://claire-akkan.myshopify.com/    Subscribe to Version 1's substack: version1podcast.substack.com/ Follow Version 1 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/version1podcast/ Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/waverlycolville