How We've Grown The Business Through Word Of Mouth
This is a follow up story for JAQET. If you're interested in reading how they got started, published almost 7 years ago, check it out here.
Hello again! Remind us who you are and what business you started.
My name is Jacques Flynn and I run JAQET, a small leather goods company out of Long Beach, California. I started JAQET in 2012 when searching for what I thought was the perfect wallet that seemed impossible! I wanted something slim, high quality, and made in America.
I am a designer by trade, designing cars for major automotive companies. I have designed concept cars, production cars and even got to design a race car competing in the DPi (Daytona Prototype International) race series. I love designing cars but have always been interested in fashion. I thought not finding the wallet I wanted could be a great opportunity to dive into some new design work! I started the same way I design cars, researching other brands and products, looking at inspiration/influence images, and finally some pen and paper sketching. This part of the design process is always the most fun for me. It’s the most creative part of hands down!
After I had a few designs I liked I searched for someone to help make some prototypes and test the product. This became more difficult as well. I wanted everything hand-stitched, and all the small factories in...
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