Frangipani Palm Flag Bags & Accessories W/ Victoria Gordon

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Victoria Gordon is the Co-Founder & Head Designer of Frangipani Palm. This Designer and Fashion entrepreneur is on a mission to spread happiness to Caribbean people. To encourage them to show pride in their heritage, by proudly showcasing her one-of-a-kind Flag Bags.
The Flag Bags, are made in the unique shape of each Caribbean Country. Victoria who is of Guyanese & Dominican decent, intention is to promote the Caribbean islands and culture.
In this delightful conversation Victoria tell us about herself, career and how the idea for these bags originated, after a trip to Guyana. We discuss the brands name, the initial process to get the bags made, the overwhelming positive response to the bags and how she realized that this was not just a hobby, but it can become a business.
She talks about how she was encouraged by her boss in the US, to leave the company to go follow her passion to build the business. This she took as a sign to launch out, to become the entrepreneur she is today.
Victoria shares about the manufacturing process for "fast fashion" and the considerations fashion entrepreneurs must be aware of to produce, her products at least.
We talk about the future, her customers and the marketing and promotion of the Flag Bags and other products under the label. The Flag Bags are usually promoted, via craft shows, carnivals, word of mouth and social media marketing.
Have a listen to this fun and inspiring conversation about Victoria Gordon, a woman who with lots of dreaming, and with some extra pocket money; designed 5 Flag Bags for her birthday, posted it to Instagram, and the rest as they say is history...in the making.
The Caribbean Flag Bags can be bought from her website https://frangipanipalm.com/ and shipped to the Caribbean.