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Malia Mills Discusses Sourcing Fabric and Production

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  • Date Added : 2/27/2001
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Malia Mills

  • Founder, Malia Mills, Inc.
  • female
  • Caucasian
  • 1965 (Age: 59 years old)
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Biography

Malia Mills is head of her own company, Malia Mills. While the company focuses on swimwear design, it bills itself as a beauty company and the company's mission is "to produce collections of items which inspire women to look in the mirror and see what is right instead of what is wrong."

In 1993, Mills won the Vidal Sassoon Excellence in New Design award for her innovative designs. Prior to starting her own business, Malia Mills worked as an assistant designer for Jessica McClintock, Inc.

Malia Mills is a graduate of Cornell University.

We source our fabric both domestically and from Europe. WE do a lot of business in Europe, because Europe is geared to small business. Much more so than the US, United States is, big cars, big business, Walmart - big orders - and Europe is individual stores, smaller designers and smaller orders, and...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Background of Swimwear Company
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 2 of 30 Malia Mills States Personal Goal Was Never To Be an Entrepreneur
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Video 3 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Thoughts on First Business Plan and Importance of Funding
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 4 of 30 Malia Mills States Mission of Company Is To Promote Self Esteem
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 5 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Importance of Understanding Industry Specifics When Building Startup
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Video 6 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Starting Business as Sole Proprietor
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Video 7 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Early Days of Company and Balancing Two Jobs
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 8 of 30 Malia Mills States Importance of Creating a Flexible Foundation When Starting a Business
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Video 9 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Definition of Sweat Equity
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Video 10 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Importance of Creating a Budget, Monitoring Inventory and Cash Flow
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Video 11 of 30 Malia Mills States Spending on Overhead is Often Important
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Video 12 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Finding Balance Between Work and Personal Life
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Video 13 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Thoughts on Funding and Partnering with Investors
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 14 of 30 Malia Mills States Apparel is an Emotional Business
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Video 15 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Importance of Managing Expectations of New Employees
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Video 16 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Partnerships
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Video 17 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Thoughts on Business Ethics and Favors
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Video 18 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Realities of Running a Business and Lack of Time for Designing
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Video 19 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Challenges From Growing a Business and Delegation
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Video 20 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Challenge of Being Small and Gaining Confidence From Retail Establishments
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Video 21 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Missing Orders
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Video 22 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Sourcing Fabric and Production
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Video 23 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Challenge of Company's Current Size With Regards to Fabric Minimums
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Video 24 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Thoughts on the Wholesale Cycle
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 25 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Challenges of Opening Retail Stores
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 26 of 30 Malia Mills States Importance of Having Cash Reserves
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Video 27 of 30 Malia Mills States Pros and Cons of Operating Retail Stores
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Video 28 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Domestic and International Sourcing for Production
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Video 29 of 30 Malia Mills Discusses Decision to Add Lingerie Product Line
  • Malia Mills - Interview - Malia Mills, Inc.
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Video 30 of 30 Malia Mills Shares Thoughts on Positioning Company as a Beauty Company
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