Founder Spotlight: Alexandra Pardo (KUMI Sneakers)
Meet Alexandra Pardo
Company:
Sneakers made with vegan, sustainable and recycled materials. We also colaborate with animal rights organizations and shelters.
Startup Stage:
Successful crowdfunding campaign
Location:
Barcelona, Spain
When did you launch the business?
March 2021
What led you to where you are today?
We love sneakers, we wanted to create a brand of sneakers, but also wanted to help our planet creating a brand that is friendly with the environment and animals.
What do you wish you knew before embarking on your entrepreneurial journey?
When we started this project, we had no idea of the challenge it represented. Choosing the right suppliers became something we struggled a little bit, but finally we found the right ones for our brand.
What is the most difficult decision you've had to make regarding your business so far?
With the COVID-19, we really had to make a decision of when was the best moment to launch our brand. We had to choose between launching in 2020 and 20221, and we chose to launch in 2021 despite all the extra costs this decision caused.
What can you help the VEGPRENEUR community with?
We can help sharing our own experiences, helping other VEGPRENEURS if they need help with something.
How can the VEGPRENEUR community help you?
We want to know people that is aligned with our values and that we can help each other to grow and become a stronger community.
Fun fact about you:
I used to have fear to dogs and now I adopted an amstaff and I absolutely love him. Now I can´t live without him.
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