After a freak accident in her 40s forced her to wear an unattractive medical boot, the author used her frustration to inspire a new career. As a former boutique co-owner, she leveraged her retail experience to launch a fashion line for medical boots, investing significantly in product development. At 58, she reflects on her unexpected entrepreneurial journey that not only revitalized her career but also created a new market niche, demonstrating resilience and the ability to adapt later in life.
At 58, I'm living my dream career - one I never could have imagined when I was in my 30s or 40s. The road here was anything but planned.
...when the doctor walked in with a big, black, ugly medical boot, I thought, 'I can't go to the Fashion Capital of the world looking like this!'
With my kids older, I missed working, so why not start a new business? I had retail experience - how hard could product development be?
I didn't realize that I created an entirely new space in the marketplace. I had to educate consumers that they 'needed' to decorate their boots.
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