Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Paul Owe. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Paul, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear how you think where to draw the line in terms of asking friends and family to support your business – what’s okay and what’s over the line?

I feel like it’s pointless. I’ve heard before that “strangers will make you rich” & I’ve found that to be true in my entrepreneurial journey. Asking family & friends to support you is like asking to be disappointed. Although they may do it in the beginning, there’s a slim chance that they’ll consistently purchase your products for full price or at all.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Paul Owe & I own a clothing brand called Owé Collections. The brand cane about after trying to start multiple brands with my friends & always being the one who did most of the work. So I decided to start my brand alone & see how far I could take it. What sets me apart from most upcoming brands is that I actually use my last name for my brand name & I let fans in on what I plan on doing. I get most of my clothing ideas from asking questions & doing polls to my Instagram & Snapchat story. I’m currently focusing in rebranding into a streetwear brans that pushes the African culture forward!

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

When I first started dealing with overseas vendors, they would ask me to send them a size chart & I didn’t even know what that was so I told them to use their own discretion. Once I got my bulk order, the items would already be wrapped with sizing stickers on there so I’d never open them to check them out. I’d just sell them & ship them. A lot of people started complaining about the sizing being off & were requesting refunds. The requests got so bad that I ended up having to come out of pocket to refund some orders. This happened a good amount of times until I finally got the sizing right. I could have given up after the first time but I kept persevering & now have the perfect size charts for any type of item.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

Recently, I had a spark to start making clothing items that push the African culture forward since I’m already known for making African content. I’ve always struggled with finding a “why” for my business other than making money so when this idea came to me, I was like “THAT’S IT”. I just dropped my first piece from this rebrand in October 1st & the item sold out within a week! I can’t wait to see how far I take this!

Contact Info:

• Website: Owecollections.com
• Instagram: @owecollections
• Facebook: @owecollections
• Twitter: @owecollections
• Other: Tiktok: @owecollections