Category: Fashion Ventures

Featured VentureMom – Carleen Ryducha

The Perfect Gift – SHOP NOW When she had a deep connection to a vacation spot, this VentureMom wanted something to remember her trip by. Carleen Ryducha spent family vacations at various Maine ski resorts and the lift tickets were taped on to a metal wicket at that time. Remember

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Susan Fish – Ponella

She drew her idea on the back of an envelope and then made it happen. Susan Fish was rushing to church  and it was pouring rain.  She wanted something that would cover her head and that she could throw on over her dress and her bag. She shared her idea with

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Stephanie Wheat – Rebellion Bags

She had a dream about making a handbag by cutting up a sofa, but how did Stephanie Wheat take that dream and make it a reality. She’ll tell you it was out of necessity but whatever got her there, she did it because she knew she could. SHOP the Collection

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Stella McCaffrey – Stella M’Lia

SHOP NOW After 18 years as an investment banker, she decided to pivot. Stella McCaffrey had two children and commuted to the city an hour and half each way from Greenwich during the week, leaving her only the weekends to run family errands. When her 12-year-old daughter got invited to

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Susan Nappa – PK Collection

Shop Collection After many years in the cosmetics industry in New York City, Susan Nappa was ready to exercise her entrepreneurial spirit. “It started so simply. I began wearing and gifting beautiful handmade scarves that I was knitting with exquisite European yarns. Friends and strangers would ask me where I

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Sue Campbell – Order on the Court

SHOP THIS COLLECTION She began her career in fashion but how did she get to tennis wear? Sue Campbell was a production assistant in charge of buying trim for high end dresses. She then went on to Nine West Shoes and worked on the Jervin and Fisher Comuto lines. “I

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Aurelia Demark – Aurelia Demark Jewelry

SHOP the Collection Her father’s nickname for her mother was little ducky, so when their daughter Aurelia was born, her mother had a duckling charm designed to commemorate the birth. But how did Aurelia Demark turn this into a business venture years later when she had her own daughter? Aurelia

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Erin Wildes Walker – Summer Wildes

SHOP COLLECTION As a larger-cup-sized woman, she couldn’t find a luxury bra that fit right. This led Erin Wildes Walker to a business idea. After working for print magazines for years this idea gave her the courage to go for the change in her life that she’d been wanting. “If

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Jenny Greer & Erin Bickley – Hold Your Haunches

Get your flab to fab look on VentureMom. Shop Here “The minute the name of our brand was uttered on TV, our lives changed forever.” On a walk, she was wearing control garments under her leggings when a light bulb went off. Jenny Greer and Erin Bickley are two moms

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Tracey Lane Novick – AhDorned

SHOP the Collection Her mother was an artist and her father a clothing manufacturer, but how did that lead her to a business in handbags. Tracey Lane Novick began her career on the corporate side of fashion. “I worked for Ann Taylor, J Crew, Victoria’s Secret, and The Gap.” Tracey’s

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