President Kathy Cheng of alfonsjuniorhouse is part of the Fashion Industry Advisory Panel (FIAP) that was created by the City of Toronto. FIAP's mandate is to provide advice and support to the City of Toronto on fashion industry issues and opportunities to promote the health, competitiveness and long-term viability of Toronto's fashion/apparel sector. This year, City of Toronto launches #SupportTorontoFashion campaign, which brings awareness to Toronto’s diverse and innovative fashion industry while honouring its resiliency in what has been a challenging year, economically and socially. In the face of a global crisis, the city’s industry stepped up to produce PPE, help frontline workers, and support other businesses in the industry. The #SupportTorontoFashion campaign aims to shine a light on...
alfonsjuniorhouse is featured on a podcast hosted by Tony Chapman, Chatter That Matters, with a focus on Canadian SMEs. Joined by experts - Jeanne Beker, David Kincaid & Lori Darlington - this episode focuses on Kathy and alfonsjuniorhouse' story and journey, the dreams and challenges faced, and the incredible thought leaders who joined in on her quest, offering insights, inspiration and ideas to help and support Kathy and her business to where they want to go. It is positive, emotional, raw and inspirational, in hopes of helping the millions of Canadians who are either entrepreneurs or would love to be! Take a listen here: https://chatterthatmatters.libsyn.com/sewn-in-canada-1 Links & References Tony Chapman, Host, Chatter that Matters Website - https://chatterthatmatters.caTwitter - https://twitter.com/TonyChapmanLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/Instagram...
Kathy talks about about alfonsjuniorhouse' story and journey, along with the challenges faced as a woman entrepreneur and hopeful advice.
"The most important advice I can give is to not be afraid of failure. If we don't take chances, if we don't dream boldly, we will never know what we are capable of." - Kathy Cheng speaks to Women Owned.
Read more here: https://www.womenownedlogo.com/women-who-own-it-/kathy-cheng-of-redwood-classics-apparel
Will recent outrage over racism and discrimination finally force buyers to get serious about supporting woman- and minority-owned businesses?
"Diverse voices and ideas make your product and company stronger.” ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) features Kathy Cheng in their important piece on Supplier Diversity!
Read more here: https://www.asicentral.com/news/newsletters/promogram/july-2020/the-long-road-to-supplier-diversity/
