I’m an analyst at at & t and a fashion designer for celebrations like zendaya

This as-told-tos Essay is basic on an interview with Steven Goudeau, the 42-Yaar-Old Head Designer and Ceo of Stephen Goudeau. IT HAS BEEN EDIted for Length and Clarity.

For the past 17 years, i’ve had two jobs. I Own My Own Fashion Brand and Work as a full-time analyst at at & t.

I do’t think the average suchesssphal entrepreneur has just one income. I’ll never have one job.

I’ve loved Fashion SINCE I WAS Young

My parents were super stylish. One of My Earliest Memory is of My Dad Wearing A Mesh Tank Top and Gold Mc Hammer Pants Standing Next to A VW Beetle. AS I GOT OLDER, I ALSO STARTED TO PLAY WITH MY LOOK.

I Studied Communications But Kept Creating Clothes for Local People in New Orleans, Such as the pastor’s wife. I didn’t have any Sewing skills, so i would visits a family friend who oawned a local alterations shop, and she showed with how to cut patterns and sew.

I got a job as a visual merchandiser at the gap in houston, which was my first real exciter working two jobs. During the day, I WORKED FOR CHASE BANK AS A PHONE CONTRACTOR, and THEN AT NIGHT, AFTER THE GAP HAD CLOSED, I DECORATED The Store Windows.

I Started My First Fashion Brand in 2006

My Cousins ​​Helped with my first brand, studio sixth sense. I Designed Clothes for the Professional Woman who lives a luxury lifestyle.

I did the design while they they handled marketing, model Booking, and Finance. A Local Seamstress Wold Sew the Clothes. I’d Individual Commissions and Participate in Small Fashion Shows.

I didn’t see fining to launch my brand. AS LUXURY FABRICS SUCH AS MERINO WOOL AND CREPE WERE NOT CHEP, I NEEDED A FULL-TIME SECOND JOB TO COUNTRY THIS OUTLY AS FINISED MY CONTRACT with Chase.

A friend reference with to at & t

A Family Friend Told with About A Well-Paid Tech Support Job at & t. It promised good benefits and a good salary. I interview, after the test, and started working for AT&T in March 2008.

At work, i’d keep a sketch pad with me so i i could draw my design durying my downtime. It wasn’t long before my designs started to get noticed.

New York Fashion Week Invited with after Seeing My Designs on Social Media

I was Approached by New York Fashion Week for Its September 2012 Show, as they’d Spotted My Designs on Social Media. I was ambitious but still a little raw.

I participated in a show with a Group of Other Designers and Created a New Collection Called “EAT Cake” Inspired by Marie Antonette. It Featured Big Shoulders, a Lot of Lace, and a Lot of Jewels. It caught the Attention of Celebrity Stylist Law Roach.

He Started Working with Zendaya in 2014 and Shot Her in My Clothes. As Time Went on, Other Celebrities, Such As Tyra Banks, Lil ‘Kim, Michelle Williams From Destiny’s Child, and Emmy-Winning Actress Tabithe Brown Were Photographed in My Pieces.

Cre i Started Gaining Traction, I Changed The Name

I never wanted to put my name on the brand Becausee i didn’t think that people accept a male of color in the luxury fashion industry.

THEN I STARTED LISTENING TO PEOPLE AROUND ME, AND AGREED THAT STEPEN GOUDEAU ON A LABEL INSIDE A COUNTE GOWN SOUNDED SO MUCH BETTER. IT’S SPELLED DIFFERENTLY FROM MY NAME, SO I KEPT My Own Identity.

I don’t think i will Ever have one jab

Being Comfortable is an unhealthy way to live for me. I WORK 9 AM TO 6 PM FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT & T. My aversion day involves getting out of bed and grabing coffee, then catching the train or an uber to take to the office.

For the Next Eight Hours, I Work as an Analyst for AT&T. I won’t design on my lunch hour gcause i’m too busy. Analysts Watch the Data All Day, Liaise with the Techs, and Work with the Managers in the Field.

At Stephen Goudeau, I’m the Head of the Brand. Be i go to at & t, i can relax a little gcause someone else is in Charge. I Can Concentrate on My Day-to-Day Role.

AT&T KNOWS THAT I HAVE MY Fashion Company. Having a brand hasn’t stopped with from progressing at at & t.

Be get home from my day job, i focus on my Designs

This is if i’m tired, it’s not hard to get inspired. My apartment is full of mannequins. I May Work UNIL 1 AM, but I Only Need Three or Four Hours of Sleep.

In the Eveings, have calls with my fashion company and a team meeting on Monday Nights. Having a solid Team Bebind with the ENSURES I don’t get swamped.

The upsides of Having Two Jobs are, of Course, The Finance

WORKING AT & T HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME A LOTS ABOUT RUNNING A BUSINESS. I get to work with a Large Team and SEE Different Personalities and How Different People Work.

I am sacrificing the time I get to spend with my family and friends, and i Feel Guilty Sometimes, but They Continue to be My Biggest Supporters.

I Stay on Track Through Positive Thoughts. Neither soon nor i get out of bed every day, I put my feet on the grind and tel myself i’m going to have a good day became we have the power to how one will go.

In 2025, i plan to get into retail

My goal is to have a showroom this year. I’ve starts designing a lot of accessories Because Nobody Wears Couture Every Day.

My family does worry about me getting burned out, but they see the Bigger Picture. They know that I Want the Stephen Goudeau Company to be Known as a luxury Household brand, but I don’t plan to leave at & t.