Althea Simons's guest appearances

Althea Simons

Spirit of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech

Michelle Obama

Aubrie Pagano

Eileen Fisher

Charlotte Fanneau

Melissa Gonzalez

Stacy Flynn

Tracy Sun

Stella McCartney

Amy Levin

Nikki Reed

Tina Sharkey

Rachel Swanson

Julie Wainwright

Molly Stillman

Tracy DiNunzio

OwlTail

Where do you go next after getting great press? Getting solid coverage in national media outlets - in the case of this week's guest, we're talking WWD and Fashionista - is difficult for a new, independent brand to do. It's all the more impressive if you nabbed that coverage during your crowdfunding phase, which is one of the hardest times for an early stage business to convince journalists and fashion writers to publish a story. But say you pulled that off. What then? How can you sustain the momentum and continue to get media attention - all as a solo FEST founder on a startup budget? Meet this week's guest, Althea Simons, founder of Grammar. What you'll learn Niching down with laser-like focus on a single product category might feel limiting to a designer bursting with ideas, but Grammar's Althea says that strategy is the secret sauce for her new company, whose capsule collection of 100% organic cotton NYC-made white dress shirts reinvents a classic wardrobe stable with updated silhouettes. How you'll be inspired Althea looks at limitations not as an obstacle or an enemy in her business, but more like a friend. Learn how she rises above the challenges of being an entrepreneur by turning constraints into advantages. What you'll tell your friends Did you hear about the FEST founder who landed her new brand coverage in Women's Wear Daily and Fashionista before she even had product available to the public? That's almost unheard of. But here's how she did it. Resource of the week Asana: Althea highly recommends goal-setting and this productivity tool helps her make sure she attains them. Connect with Althea Simons Website: grammarnyc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grammarnyc Twitter: @altheasimons  /  @grammarnyc Instagram: @grammarnyc Mentioned in this episode:  Women's Wear Daily Fashionista Lisa Lockwood  Whitney Bauck's Spirit of 608 Episode EcoSessions Kickstarter Google Alerts Feedly Pocket If This Then That Zapier Evernote Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Ethical Writers Coalition Howard Thurman T-shirt motto: Love yourself. Know what you want. Listen to yourself. Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of FEST online at www.Spiritof608.com.

Where do you go next after getting great press? Getting solid coverage in national media outlets - in the case of this week's guest, we're talking WWD and Fashionista - is difficult for a new, independent brand to do. It's all the more impressive if you nabbed that coverage during your crowdfunding phase, which is one of the hardest times for an early stage business to convince journalists and fashion writers to publish a story. But say you pulled that off. What then? How can you sustain the momentum and continue to get media attention - all as a solo FEST founder on a startup budget? Meet this week's guest, Althea Simons, founder of <a href="https://grammarnyc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grammar</a>. What you'll learn Niching down with laser-like focus on a single product category might feel limiting to a designer bursting with ideas, but Grammar's Althea says that strategy is the secret sauce for her new company, whose capsule collection of 100% organic cotton NYC-made white dress shirts reinvents a classic wardrobe stable with updated silhouettes. How you'll be inspired Althea looks at limitations not as an obstacle or an enemy in her business, but more like a friend. Learn how she rises above the challenges of being an entrepreneur by turning constraints into advantages. What you'll tell your friends Did you hear about the FEST founder who landed her new brand coverage in Women's Wear Daily and Fashionista before she even had product available to the public? That's almost unheard of. But here's how she did it. Resource of the week <a href="https://asana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asana</a>: Althea highly recommends goal-setting and this productivity tool helps her make sure she attains them. Connect with Althea Simons Website: <a href="https://grammarnyc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grammarnyc.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/grammarnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/grammarnyc</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/altheasimons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@altheasimons</a>  /  <a href="https://twitter.com/grammarnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@grammarnyc</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grammarnyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@grammarnyc</a> Mentioned in this episode:  <a href="http://wwd.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women's Wear Daily</a> <a href="https://fashionista.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fashionista</a> <a href="http://www.lisalockwood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Lockwood</a> <a href="http://www.spiritof608.com/112-understanding-media-fashion-journalist-ethical-fashion-champion-whitney-bauck-fashionista-com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Whitney Bauck's Spirit of 608 Episode</a> <a href="https://www.ecosessions.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EcoSessions</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Alerts</a> <a href="https://feedly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedly</a> <a href="https://getpocket.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pocket</a> <a href="https://ifttt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If This Then That</a> <a href="https://zapier.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zapier</a> <a href="https://evernote.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evernote</a> <a href="https://bkaccelerator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator</a> <a href="http://www.ethicalwriters.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ethical Writers Coalition</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Thurman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Thurman</a> T-shirt motto: Love yourself. Know what you want. Listen to yourself. Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of FEST online at <a href="http://www.spiritof608.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Spiritof608.com</a>.

127: Live Media Strategy Session with Althea Simons of Grammar