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Having this opportunity to talk to David, my mentor, was super cool. He knew a ton about the fashion industry and without LEAF I wouldn't be able to make such a connection.
Harvey
I really value my family and friends. They mean a lot to me, and I always try to be there for them—unless they wake me up too early. Then, it’s every person for themselves.
What motivates me? My friends, seeing things succeed, and my podcast. Oh, and the thought of becoming super successful so I can say, “Told you so!”
I’d describe myself as amazing, kind, and caring. I love supporting others, and my podcast is something I’m super excited about. Recording with my friends is a blast, and I always try to keep things fun. If making people laugh was a skill, I’d have a black belt by now.
Some things that are really important to me are my health (because staying alive is kind of important), spending time outside (gotta touch grass sometimes), and gaming (because being a pro at pressing buttons is a talent).
Right now, I’m working on my podcast, All You Need to Know. Basically, I talk, my co-host talks, and somehow, it turns into something worth listening to. I’m just getting started, figuring out content, and making sure everything doesn’t turn into a complete disaster.
I chose this project because I’ve been trying to start my podcast for a long time, and now I’m finally doing it! (Took me long enough, right?) My goals are to keep posting episodes and get my YouTube and Spotify accounts set up so more people can find it, because what’s the point of making a podcast if my only listeners are my family?
One of the biggest challenges so far has been actually getting everything uploaded and making sure my accounts are ready. Turns out, technology doesn’t always cooperate. Who knew?
I’ve learned that I have to trust the process and my partners. (Yes, even when they forget to hit record.) It really helps to have people I can count on.
I was surprised by how easy it was to put everything together. I thought it would be way harder, but somehow, it just worked! Either I’m a genius, or I got really lucky. Let’s go with the first one.
My next steps are to start uploading my episodes and get as many people as possible to check them out. I’m still figuring out what my next big goal is, but for now, I just want to keep things moving and not accidentally delete anything important.
I’d love to get better at editing and learn how to promote my podcast so I can grow my audience. I’ll know I’m making progress when I’m posting regularly, more people are listening, and I don’t feel like I’m just talking to myself.
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Hi, my name is Harvey. I’m a fifteen y/o student at LEAF and I am happy to share my project with you. My project this session focused on exploring the process of making custom jeans.
I chose to explore this topic as my project because I’ve always been interested in unique jeans that you can’t find in your typical department store and wanted to learn how to make my own.
My goal was to continue to define my brand and expand my clothing line.
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First, I gathered ideas and inspiration by going on Pinterest to create a few different mood boards. For example, I created boards for my target customer, different jeans that I liked, and a larger board with components to make different outfits.
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As I was gathering ideas, I met with a mentor named, David Goodchild (a fashion designer based in Los Angeles, CA). David shared his experience in the fashion industry, and gave me useful information that was very eye opening to me. After meeting with him it was much easier to organize my thoughts. I have also been looking into sewing classes that I can take in Charlotte and sources for patterns.
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The most difficult part of the project was knowing where to start and being realistic about my expectations within 6 weeks. Finding a class was a bit of a challenge. Instead I used my time to lock in on a design I want to go with.
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The most exciting part of my project was talking with David. The things he said were very inspirational and I thought he had a lot of interesting things to say about the industry.
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Having other people around me working on their own projects continued to motivate me.
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It was good to have other activities during the day to refresh such as yoga or saying hello to the goats.
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Having this opportunity to talk to David, my mentor, was super cool. He knew a ton about the fashion industry and without LEAF I wouldn't be able to make such a connection.
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Thank you all for listening and being such a great community!
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I will continue to work my mentor on creating my first pair of jeans and selling my first line of tshirts.
