Creating Kindness and Philanthropy Through Clothing – Kendall Thompson
As a senior in high school, Kendall Thompson has already found a major passion in life. She enjoys the art of making and designing clothes and takes inspiration from past styles like Y2K and street wear. “I have a few collections but most of my items are tie-dyed, so I hand dye and heat press each item with custom colored vinyl, as for the designs I just draft designs or logos that I want. At first I used words or phrases like ‘princess’ and recently I started using my new logo on my items.” Kendall started with a vision and has turned that into a reality with the help of her supportive parents. “My dad is a businessman and has been giving me advice on the entrepreneur aspect of it all, he has helped me with analyzing finances and marketing.” To most people this might seem like very little work but for Kendall she knows how much it takes to build what she has created. “A lot of people do not realize, I had to setup my website, figure out taxes, marketing campaigns, it was all a new process for me…I have learned so many skills that…a real life entrepreneur would learn and this was the best part for me.” Recently, over 300 social media influencers applied to work with Kendall and show off her designs. “I have a lot of influencers that applied to be ambassadors for my brand, they came from all over and use outlets like Tik Tok, Twitter and Facebook to show off my designs.”
With senior year underway Kendall plans to use this experience as a stepping-stone into her next chapter. “I plan to go to college and major in business to become an entrepreneur, and hopefully my brand will continue, but I am looking forward to whatever the next step will be.”
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