MEET COURTNEY

Courtney had been dreaming of launching her own plus-sized fashion label since she was 17 years old. But with a day job and a wedding to plan, it felt like her dream was too impossible to make a reality.

Before discovering the Start & Scale course, Courtney had begun contacting sample makers for her designs, but although she’d dedicated six months of work into the beginning stages of her business, she says she was “sort of flailing.”

So, when she came across an ad for Start & Scale, she thought it might be just the support and motivation she needed. She says that the course helped keep her accountable as she moved through each module and that it encouraged her to keep going when she felt discouraged.

And when she came up against a challenge she’d never faced before and was unsure how to move forward, the course offered her a solution in the form of templates for supplier emails and tips and tricks for social media marketing.

“I don’t know if I would be at this point right now if I hadn’t had the Start & Scale platform and curriculum to have me go through X, Y and Z things to help me get to the launch point.”

Six months ago, Courtney didn’t know if she would ever launch her dream business, and today she runs it.

After just six weeks post-launch, Courtney’s brand, Curlewis, has already brought in $3,000 in sales and a flood of positive feedback from others in the industry. She’s also been contacted by some within the plus-sized modeling industry who love her designs, and she has even had a conversation with the editor of Elle Magazine.