| Immigrant Entrepreneur: | Vienne Cheung |
| Company: | VienneMilano |
| Place of birth: | Hong Kong, China |
| Employees: | 6 |
Show notes
Vienne’s journey to the United States dates back to the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gold Rush ages. Her parents had to wait 15 years to get accepted to come to the United States.
Vienne received her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and Psychology from University of Massachusetts Boston. But she knew she was always creative and always kept her eyes open for new oppportunities.
One day, when she realized that there were extremely limited options for thigh high stockings that any woman can wear to any occassion or just daily whereabouts she knew she had to fill that void.
She started doing extensive research on how to launch hosiery products in America and finally in 2011, she launched VinneMilano without any prior business experience at all.
Her product line features one of the world’s most extensive variety for thigh high stockings.
Quotes by Vienne
I always knew that I was a creative person.
I met my business partner randomly, at an event.
I spent some time visiting department stores.. And took a lot of notes on what was available in terms of sizes and what price point was.
I was not someone who had cold feet.
I just knew that this is the thing that I needed to do.
If there’s a will, there’s a way for it.
Meet as many people as possible.
When you start your own business there’s a lot of moving boxes.
Colors can impact business, some colors are more lucrative that others.
This country continues to be the freest country.
To start a business like this in Italy or Europe you would have to climb a number of obstacles and there are more things you would have to do.
Just do it!
There’s no better time than now to start a business.
Where to find Vienne
VienneMilano | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram
Links mentioned
Indie Go Go – Kickstarter Campaign
