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atasha talks about her journey and shares I believe it’s always important to have a clear some of her tips to creating a business vision for your business and identify what you want to achieve every year. I value good ethics founded on values. in business, and my team is an extension of my family. It’s important I keep ahead of industry hat inspired you to start SKEANIE? trends to stay relevant and up to date with the industry. I am thankful Australian’s have KEANIE was established whilst I was travelling embraced SKEANIE and have allowed me to with my children in Denmark I struggled to continue to develop elegant and practical purchase a replacement pair of kids’ soft-soled footwear for kids. I have so much respect for shoes for the same price and quality in Australia. those who helped me launch in Australia, they I started to work on creating leather and sent over funds without even requesting a flexible rubber soles that would ensure natural sample of the first collection. And yet, they were movement of babies’ feet without obstructing delivered on time, to perfection. soft bone cartilage, tissue, muscles, and nerves. A significant amount of research was undertaken hat inspires you when selecting products? and I reached out to reputable suppliers, Designers, Podiatrists and Manufacturers worldwide to help create super-soft shoes that I design all our products and am inspired were light and flexible. I’m confident SKEANIE everyday, particularly when I travel. The has helped support children’s feet all over the collection is constantly updated to ensure that world. we capture feedback from industry contacts and mothers/ customers.
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