Lisa Hsieh

Lisa Hsieh was a clothing designer before she was a mom. She made clothes that looked good on thin people, slit maxi skirts and crop tops, clothes that were crisp, clean, and sharp – conditioned by the fashion industry that she had worked in for a decade.

Then she became a mama.

The clothes she made no longer fit her body and what she found on the market for mothers were cheaply and unsustainably made. It was time to let go of all that had come before and leap into something she’d never done: designing and launching a sustainable clothing line for women that wasn’t about making clothes that defined who a person is but rather clothes that allow the person to be who they already are.

It was the scariest, hardest decision she’d ever made but she did it.

The road since has not been easy. Navigating motherhood and business building has taken everything she has but Lisa is as committed as she is honest, as devoted as she is passionate. Today Lisa is raising a family and a business. And she’s doing it in a way that takes care of everyone.

Some things we talk about…

  • Her struggles, and successes, as a mama, a wife, and an entrepreneur
  • Launching, and growing, a business from nothing
  • Sustainable fashion vs. fast fashion
  • What Taiwan and the States taught her about humility, confidence, and how to be a business owner
  • Making money: the truth behind what it takes to create a successful business

I care less about what people think about me. I’m definitely more secure in myself. I just don’t have time for all of that anymore. My main focus is my family and my business. Because I started this I need to do it well. All those other outside voices, I just tune them out. I don’t even hear them anymore.”

“When my customer wears it I want them to feel like this is easy, this feels right. I don’t feel like the clothes are defining who I am but that they allow me to be who I am. That’s my goal.”

let’s connect. 

letters from my heart about what’s on my mind. the business and the personal. 

daphne cohn