How a sewing class led to a former actress’s successful clothing business – with Cynthia Jamin

Cynthia Jamin, TwirlyGirl, Brand (branding), Clothing Company, Customer Acquisition, eCommerce, Non-Tech, Physical Product, Women Founders

Almost all the founders we have on Mixergy are tech entrepreneurs, like the founders of Airbnb, Y Combinator, etc.

But I’ve found that when I have non-tech founders on, the audience really connects with them.

So today I have for you an actress who started a clothing line. I want to find out how she went from being on Friends, Will & Grace and Just Shoot Me to launching and growing a company.

She’s turned it into a brand and even got into The Wall Street Journal recently.

Cynthia Jamin is the founder and designer of TwirlyGirl, a line of girls clothing.

Cynthia Jamin

TwirlyGirl

Cynthia Jamin is the founder and designer of TwirlyGirl, a line of girls clothing.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart.

This is a place where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. Almost all of them are about tech entrepreneurs, like the founders of Airbnb, Wikipedia, etc. But what I found is that when I occasionally sprinkle in someone who’s not a tech entrepreneur, the audience really connects with them. So, today I’ve got for you an actress who started a clothing line. I want to find out how she created it, how she made her sales, how she grew it, how she made it into a brand and how she got into the Wall Street Journal recently.

Her name is Cynthia Jamin. She is also a Mixergy fan, and she’s the founder of TwirlyGirl. They make a line of girls’ clothing that are fun to wear and twirl and really, frankly, I could tell you about it, but I think if you just checked it out you’ll really understand...

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