{"id":7471,"date":"2022-04-15T13:54:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/?p=7471"},"modified":"2022-04-15T13:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:56:03","slug":"64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/podcast\/64\/","title":{"rendered":"E64: Do What You Love with Anne-Claude from MonPanama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"064: Do What You Love with Anne-Claude from MonPanama\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=2j36w-11ef466-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3267a3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A childhood love for hats became a thriving business for Swiss-born, Thailand based Anne-Claude, the founder of accessories resort brand Mon Panama.<\/p>\n<p>When the pandemic came, the demand for her retail business overnight dried up. But closing down never crossed her mind. Her passion and determination to save her &#8220;business child&#8221; led her to pivot to survival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to this episode and discover:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">How Anne-Claude started the MonPanama hat brand;<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Discover the origins of the famous Panama hats (hint: you&#8217;d be surprised to know they do not come from Panama at all);<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">How she overcame the challenge the pandemic presented to her and her business model at the time;\u00a0<\/span>how she pivoted her business model and repositioned herself and her brand;<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">What are her challenges and how does she deals with them in terms of product development and manufacturing;<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">How she works with local artisans<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">How she plans to retail new material collections to her international markets<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">and much more&#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen you are so much inside of your brand you don\u2019t see what\u2019s in front of you\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\u201cBelieve in yourself and love what you\u2019re doing\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Anne-Claude via:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monpanama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/monpanama.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monpanama\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>: @monpanama<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Podcast Host:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dessy is the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35wo2y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a Fashion Insider book<\/a>\u00a0and the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fashion Insiders &amp; Co<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; an online platform supporting fashion and creative entrepreneurs who are in the process of launching and growing purpose-driven brands. 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