{"id":2403,"date":"2015-09-14T00:30:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T05:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2017-08-24T16:51:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:51:18","slug":"bwr-211-building-a-purpose-driven-clothing-company-with-jan-erickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/bwr-211-building-a-purpose-driven-clothing-company-with-jan-erickson\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 211: Building a Purpose-Driven Clothing Company With Jan Erickson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-f29900-EEEEEE\" data-uid=\"81b3\"><\/div>\n<p>How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Jan Erickson of Janska\u00a0to find out!<\/h1>\n<p>While most of us start our business because it&#8217;s our dream, Jan Erickson literally started her business because of a dream she had!\u00a0<em>Janska<\/em> is a universal clothing line that specializes in comfortable, easy to put on, fashionable clothes that are in just shy of 1000 stores across the US and Canada! \u00a0In her 12th year of business, Jan spends this interview sharing lessons she&#8217;s learned and evolutions Janska has been through! \u00a0Her business was built on the core belief that they wanted to make something that would help Jean (you&#8217;ll hear about her in the interview) and the drive she and her team have behind that mission is tremendous! \u00a0Listen as Jan speaks about major decisions she had to make during the economic downturn and how she plans to continue fulfilling her mission!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Jan&#8217;s\u00a0Kick A$$ Quotes<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>Not only do companies fail because they\u2019re undercapitalized, but they fail because they think they know it all.<\/p>\n<p>I continue to believe that I\u2019m doing something that I\u2019m supposed to be doing and that I\u2019m being led, rather than forcing something.<\/p>\n<p>Trust the journey&#8230;and be unstoppable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Resources We Discussed<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>Book:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #5d7f8e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/145162705X?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=145162705X&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=buswomroc-20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The 4 Disciplines of Execution<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #000000;\">by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey &amp; Jim Huling<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Biz Resource: SCORE. Complimentary business coaching.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Find out more about Jan\u00a0and\u00a0Janska!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/janska.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2405\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-4.45.19-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-04 at 4.45.19 PM\" width=\"577\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-4.45.19-PM.png 1213w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-4.45.19-PM-800x417.png 800w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-4.45.19-PM-300x156.png 300w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-4.45.19-PM-1024x534.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>So You Want to Be an Online Entrepreneur?<\/h2>\n<p>Complete with financial freedom and location independence? Then learning how to launch your business brand SUCCESSFULLY online is a must! Whether your products and services exist yet or not, whether you&#8217;ve already been selling online or are still mulling around a few ideas, this book gives you concrete steps to solidify your brand, test your market and build a community of loyal customers who will be hungry for the products and services you have to offer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Launch-Your-Brand-Online-ebook\/dp\/B00Z4SD50U\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1438574082&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=katie+krimitsos\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2715 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LaunchBizOnline_web.jpg\" alt=\"LaunchBizOnline_web\" width=\"193\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LaunchBizOnline_web.jpg 400w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LaunchBizOnline_web-233x300.jpg 233w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/LaunchBizOnline_web-300x386.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Love the Biz Women Rock podcast? \u00a0Rate the show!<\/h2>\n<p>If you love this show, I would so appreciate you rating and commenting about the show in iTunes! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biz-women-rock!-katie-krimitsos\/id818183720?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">Just click HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS? 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