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18 JUMPSTART JUMPSTART PMQ Entrepreneurs PMQ BRINGS CREATIVE SPACE TO HONG KONG ON A SCALE NEVER PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. OVER 100 CREATIVE DESIGNERS, BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS OCCUPY THE LIGHT AND SPACIOUS ABERDEEN STREET LOCATION. SOME OF THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF THIS NEW, UNTESTED VENUE TALK TO US ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AS PART OF THIS EXCITING AND INNOVATIVE VENTURE. Interview with A Day with Fé Bringing a sense of calm to the city, A Day with Fé specializes in elegant yoga-inspired clothing designs. More than just a fashion brand, the space offers workshops on a wide range of topics including yoga, style and health. Tell us about your company I launched my yoga-inspired clothing line in June 2013. The idea was to create an elegant and chic active wear collection that you could wear outside the gym without having the athletic look with neon colors. The yoga-inspired bit is that each piece of my collection has a mantra or positive affirmation in the inside, that nobody can see but the wearer. I learned about mantras when I first discovered yoga and wanted to empower other non yogis with these words of wisdom. What has your experience been like having a shop at PMQ? PMQ has been a great way to gain exposure. During the PMQ’s soft opening, daily media tours were organised by the local and mainland media companies. Interviews and video shoots by various media platforms gave m