{"id":1115,"date":"2022-03-31T10:38:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T10:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wordans.com\/blog\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2023-04-19T09:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T09:43:19","slug":"customer-success-story-interview-with-clercy-kembo-from-free-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordans.com\/blog\/customer-success-story-interview-with-clercy-kembo-from-free-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer Success Story: Interview with Clercy Kembo from Free Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April, we are celebrating the \u201cMonth of Creators\u201d,<\/strong> therefore at Wordans<\/a> we would like to pay special attention to all fashion entrepreneurs running custom apparel businesses. For this reason, we decided to dedicate this month to our most talented creators and embrace their success stories in our blog.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Wordans<\/a> we believe that the success of our customers is also our own victory. We are proud to be a part of the business journey of those young creatives and to see our <\/span>customers’ custom apparel<\/a> businesses growing all around the world! <\/span>In today’s article, we had the pleasure to interview one of our customers Clercy Kembo<\/strong>, the owner of Free Your Mind clothing<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>– The socially conscious brand that encourages you to think for yourself & outside the box.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tell us about your business<\/b>.<\/span><\/h2>\n

I’m selling customized fashion apparel and accessories. But I also work as a music producer with a startup. My product offering goes from hoodies to shirts, caps, etc..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/b>hat made you decide to start your own business?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0At first, it was just a joke when I came up with this whole idea of having a brand. But later that night, I thought about it and went deeper into that thought. I began with research on the internet and finding information on how to start. I called a couple of friends of mine to work on this idea together. They were excited, so we got started. Along the way, 1 by 1 they started to fall short; they didn’t feel the drive to put in the hard work. So I was on my own for a very long time. I didn’t know how to keep going from there. Until one day I met this guy who told me he had a machine to print on clothing so I asked him where he sourced his clothing. He told me he relied on <\/span>Wordans<\/span><\/a>. So I immediately made a note of that and went to look it up. I found exactly what I was looking for. I started to explore this website and the options that this website has. Once I found everything I needed, I started to build my own website. Once I had that website, I searched for a machine to print.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What was the biggest challenge at first and how did you overcome it?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The biggest challenge was, the fact that there are many people having a clothing brand like me, I was trying to find my way of standing out from the crowd, as I am a small player in this wider business. Also the paperwork, how am I going to sell it? I needed a lot of information on how to do it. It almost made me give up. I was also thinking about what people would think about me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where do you find your daily inspiration?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0I find my inspiration through true stories of entrepreneurs who started like I did. As i always say if they can do it i can do that too. It’s really good to look up at stores who did this before you. Because I am someone who is always looking to learn and improve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Which techniques are you using to customize your products?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0The technique I use is screen pressure. I have used that technique for a very long time because it is very easy to customize my products. <\/span>I have a machine to press the heat on the flex folie to let it melt on my products. Before I put on the heat I cut my logo with a silhouette machine from Cameo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How did you find out about Wordans?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I found out about Wordans first from a friend, who used to buy products from Wordans<\/a> and introduced me to it. At first I was looking for apparel, but\u00a0 I couldn’t find any. So one day at a party that particular friend talked to me about the website and the very next day I went to the website and started doing my research on exactly what I needed. That\u2019s how I discovered wordans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why have you chosen Wordans as your supplier?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

I have decided to stay with Wordans as my long-term supplier because I am very satisfied with the products they have and their delivery. They are always on point and if there is something missing or lost they are very quick in handling the matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What advice would you give to other people who would like to launch their own e-commerce business?<\/b><\/h2>\n