Photo by: Phoebe Kunitomi, founder of okko, embodies everything about what it means to be a true HarperSage "Duo." She is soft, yet strong, and a "jack of all trades" -- leveraging both the left and right sides of her brain to create beautiful, foundational undergarments for a minimal life. Read on to learn more about her day-to-day as she navigates life, work, and style as a Duo We Admire! Before launching okko and entering the world of fashion, you excelled in finance, tech, economics, and business. Can you describe the experience of combining your left and right brain to build okko? Being able to leverage both sides of the brain to my work is critical to okko’s success, and...
Photo by: Competition swimmer and Olympic medalist, Kim Vandenberg, embodies everything about what it means to be a true HarperSage "Duo." She is soft, yet strong. She is an incredibly driven and successful athlete, but she has an artistic side as well. On top of that, she's a mentor and founded Rise Athletes-- a mindset development program for youth that helps empower the next generation of athletes! Read on to learn more about her day-to-day as she navigates life, work, and style as a Duo We Admire! What’s been your greatest high and lowest low as an athlete? My greatest high as an athlete was competing against the world record holder in the 200m butterfly at the world championships in Melbourne,...
Photo by: Cait Khosla, Founder of Botany Box, embodies everything about what it means to be a true HarperSage "Duo." She is soft, yet strong, business-minded, but an incredibly creative marketer, and barely even blinked when picking up her NYC-based business to move out to California (to be closer to the plants, of course!) She created Botany Box so that everyone can easily have and care for their own collection of plants delivered conveniently to their front door (and at an affordable price point). This commitment to accessibility is one of the things we admire most about Cait and her company, which encourages people that may not have a green thumb to try their hand at some light gardening. Read on...
Photo by: Meet Megan Rizzo: the Designer Behind Our BLM Graphic Tees Megan Rizzo, also known as "Daisy," is an artist and illustrator originally from Detroit but now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. She aims to create work that humanizes the black body in a warm and nostalgic light. You can find her work @daizydoodles on Instagram or at daisyillustrations.com! At HarperSage, we prioritize using independent artists for our custom artwork and consider them a core part of our community. Megan created beautiful illustrations for two graphic tees that benefit The Loveland Foundation, an organization that provides healing and therapy to Black women and girls. Read more to learn about her journey into art and design, her inspiration, and why...
Photo by: Megan Shekleton, Founder of MoxxieMade, embodies everything about what it means to be a true HarperSage "Duo." She is soft, yet strong, analytical, yet creative, can thrive on both the east and in the south (current status: Austin TX), and considers boho dresses a comfortable style staple. For those of us that have been lucky enough to be in her presence, it truly is powerful to behold (in the softest way possible). Megan leads with her heart and executes with vigor. The result? Founding a platform that creates opportunities for deep connection, holistic mentorship, and soul growth. Read on to learn more about her day-to-day as she navigates life, work, and style as a Duo We Admire! MoxxieMade encourages...
