On the Go with Blythe Harris
Is there a particular woman in your journey who has influenced you? I understand that the company is named after Jessica’ s grandmother Stella and your grandmother Dot.
Dot was a real character with a great sense of humor and a huge love of family, both of which influenced me. My mom( Dot’ s daughter) has been more of an influence. She is so creative and was constantly making things while I was growing up. I was also very influenced by Diane von Furstenberg. Growing up, she was the first woman I heard about who combined fashion with entrepreneurship— my dream!
In your opinion, what is the most important component of Stella & Dot?
Our community! We have a highly creative, collaborative community both inside the company and with our Stylists. We are constantly crowdsourcing ideas and being inspired by our field of incredible independent business owners.
Tell us how you have blended your creative talents and business sense to make Stella & Dot thrive.
I have a passion for business as well as creativity, and I like switching gears from daydreaming about crazy ideas
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