It represents all of the people and issues I’m most passionate about and seeing all of these incredible women together in one place feels like my dream dinner party come-to-life.
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It took me a few years to feel comfortable to do that without a full time job to support me, but when I finally did it was a powerful motivator to have that pressure to make sure Design*Sponge could support myself and our team, financially.īonney: Our new book, In the Company of Women, is the project I’m most proud of from the past 12 years of my work life. But I realized quickly that I wanted to run my business in a very specific way and when I was able to do that and still pay my bills, I made the leap. How did you make the leap from employee to business owner?īonney: I started Design*Sponge when I was working at my first post-college job, so working for someone else and working on my own always happened at the same time. I’m constantly driven to see how I can help or give back to the communities I love and at the end of the day, that’s why I do any project I’m a part of. I wrote my new book because not all women (women of color, LGBTQ women and differently-abled women) were included in traditional business media.
I started Design*Sponge because I wasn’t seeing the type of design I love being represented in mainstream media. The following was lightly edited for brevity and clarity.īonney: I’m most fulfilled and most excited by problem solving. I had the chance to do a Q+A with Bonney ahead of her book tour to discuss the book, her entrepreneurial journey and what motivates her.
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