{"id":13586,"date":"2019-04-22T21:04:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T01:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=13586"},"modified":"2019-04-22T21:04:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T01:04:54","slug":"well-hot-glam-meet-alumna-emily-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/well-hot-glam-meet-alumna-emily-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Well Hot Glam! Meet Alumna Emily Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Erin Egan, Fashion and Textile Design student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s been about a year since Emily Harris graduated from the <\/span>Wilson College of Textiles<\/span><\/a> with a bachelor\u2019s degree in <\/span>Fashion and Textile Management<\/span><\/a>, and what a year she\u2019s had! From taking her blog from hobby to business, to opening a storefront for her own boutique, she\u2019s making the most of entrepreneurial life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Harris was in her third year at Wilson College, concentrating in brand management and marketing, when she started her blog, <\/span>Well Hot Glam<\/span><\/a> as part of her New Year\u2019s resolution. Within a year and a half, it was not just a hobby but a full-blown business, serving as a platform for Harris to share herself, her experiences and her favorite fashion items. This blog is where she found her passion for entrepreneurship. She was creating content for herself and her followers, according to her own rules and intuition. \u201c<\/span>I found that I was most inspired and productive when I had to make things happen on my own,” she said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fast forward to graduation, Harris was searching for a job that she really had a passion for while continuing to push new content on Well Hot Glam. She spent her free time drafting a business plan and discussing the possibility of entrepreneurship with her family. Finally, she got a phone call from her most recent job prospect and learned that she would not receive an offer. This is the moment Harris remembers her father saying, \u201cI think you should just go for it,\u201d referring to her business plan. So she did, and <\/span>Jack & Georgia<\/span><\/a> was born.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n