by Zan Wilson | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Cub, Italy, Journal, Life, Travel
Should I stay or should I go? Let me share with you something I actually wrote before the trip – before I even knew that I would be going… I launched this blog almost 2 years ago to the day, as we were sitting at the airport waiting to board for our ‘impromptu’ flight...
by Zan Wilson | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog, Denmark, Design, Italy, Journal, Life, Travel
The jewel in the crown While we are still processing all the patent and trademarking information overload, I have been working on another part of my shoe concept… the final little twist on a unique part of my design. When we left for Italy last June, this part of the...
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...
