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“I think that entrepreneurship is about creating opportunities for yourself.”

“Today ClaudiaG Collection is providing women a unique, life-changing career opportunity by allowing them to start their own business through ours.”

“I have been fascinated by the idea of starting my own enterprise for a long time; it’s a constant process of enthusiastically searching for exceptional ideas which will create value.”

“I loved the idea of being able to offer others the opportunity to own their own business and use the blueprint that I had already created with my business.”

“We are born with a purpose and we can either let life pass by or do something constructive.”

“I have always been passionate about managing my own startup, not just because I wanted to be my own boss, but because entrepreneurship teaches you responsibility, accountability and learning from your own mistakes in the best way possible.”

“We decided to use our experience in sales and marketing and making connections by telling the stories of the artisans who make the products.”

“I traveled with my husband for almost 2 years. We went all over the US, to South Asia and Africa. I met such amazing people along the way, and a sentiment I had long held was reinforced–the most powerful thing you can give to another human is dignity and hope.”

“The biggest challenge as a woman is recognizing that we actually live in a woman’s world. My challenge has been to address it head on and in a way that doesn’t place me in a bucket or a minority group.”

“Once you interact with women in developing countries, you can’t look back, you can only move forward in quiet perseverance seeking for ways to make their life just a little bit easier.”

“People that face huge struggles but continue to move forward and face their fears and make their dreams come true speak to me. They show me that if I will just put myself out there and work, work, work, just about anything can be made to happen.”

“We offer our customers a direct link to creating positive change in the world.”

“When things seem overwhelming, I take a deep breath, put my head down and keep going. What’s my other choice? Stopping is not an option.”

“I believe that one can follow fashion trends but do so with a twist of individuality.”