EP120: Creative Canadian Women: Katrina & Lexie of Gallola - Starting a Fashion and Lifestyle Brand From Scratch

Toronto based sisters Katrina and Lexie von Hahn have known for years that they wanted to create a business that reflected their Latin American roots and that has resulted in Gallola - a fashion and lifestyle brand launching soon with their first product: a shoe they designed that's inspired by the timeless Argentine carpincho style and handmade in Mexico. In this episode we talk about: Lexie and Katrina's individual journeys that have taken them around the world starting a fashion and lifestyle brand from scratch manufacturing your own designs how crucial building a network is for a young business not being afraid or too shy to reach out and ask other female business owners for help the importance of research working with family and being a new mom with a new business bootstrapping a creative business that manufactures product and much more! This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit: Episode120: Katrina and Lexie of Gallola: Starting a Fashion & Lifestyle Brand From Scratch You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com, finelimeillustrations.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk. You can find Gallola at gallola.com or on Instagram @gallola. You can connect with the podcast on: Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube For a list of all available episodes, please visit: And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their c You can connect with the podcast on: Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp For a list of all available episodes, please visit: And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.