by Zan Wilson | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog, Italy, Journal, Life, Travel
Patented leather shoes Today I took all my precious cargo… my shoe prototype from Italy, my sketches (some on the back of a plane ticket), my pitch presentation, and a whole lot of anticipation (oh, and of course my bump) to meet with a patent attorney 🙌🏻  It...
by admin | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog, Italy, Journal, Life, Travel
Crystal clear Today marks one year since I made the decision to resign from my full-time job and go after my dream – to launch my own shoe concept. I had been swimming in the beautiful teal waters of Port Stephens on Australia Day, and was reminded that although big...
by Zan Wilson | Oct 15, 2017 | Blog, Italy, Journal, Life, Travel
Reality bites The whole point of me sharing this journey with you is to firstly inspire you if you have a dream you have been wanting to go after and need that extra encouragement, and secondly so I can be real and transparent – I don’t know what is next around the...
by Zan Wilson | Jul 20, 2017 | Blog, Denmark, Italy, Journal, Singapore, Travel
Next steps We’ve been home a whole week now… and I’ve been keeping this white shoe box safely guarded away from Reuben, our Groodle puppy – whom I am sure would find the box most appealing too (although, our reasons differ slightly!). So what...
by admin | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog, Denmark, Italy, Journal, Singapore, Travel
‘Back to reality’ All the bags are finally unpacked, most of the washing done and I’m pretty much adjusted back into cooler Sydney weather and timezone. So now some would say I’m ‘back to reality’ – which I have always used as an...
by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog, Italy, Journal, Travel
To have and to hold Walking into my first meeting yesterday was a surreal experience. I’m not sure best how to describe it. Part of me wants to go back and do it again, to slow it down and revisit the conversations – not from any regret, but just to be a...
