We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Rachel Hagene. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Rachel below.

Rachel, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to go back in time and hear the story of how you came up with the name of your brand?

The name of my company is Montgomery Jane Kids. I chose this name because my middle daughter is named, Montgomery Jane, and she is the reason I started this business. When she was a baby, in order to fall asleep she had to rub the tag of her Old Navy coat. After a few years, it was time to start looking for a new tag, since there wasn’t much left of this one. I searched online for a tag blanket that was both functional and stylish and had no luck. Thats when I decided to start making small lovey blankets with tags on one side, and Montgomery Jane Kids has grown from that point on.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I started Montgomery Jane Kids in January 2020, because of my daughters love for tags. She has to rub a tag to fall asleep, and I wanted a lovey blanket with tags for her that was both functional and stylish at the same time. I came up with the design so that the lovey could also be used as a blanket in the stroller and carseat, but is also cuddly enough for the kids to soothe and fall asleep with, and with a cute print!

After making loveys for about a year, I decided to begin making more baby products. I now make custom baby quilts and jean jackets, baby blankets, and most recently just started making hometown mascot blankets.

I think what sets me apart from others in my industry is that my work is 100% customizable and 100% original. The customer picks the color baby quilt, the color scheme and design for the quilts. All of the letters I use on the baby quilts were hand cut by my aunt, so everything I make is designed by the customer.

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

I have had to be resilient with my business since the third month of being in business. When I started in January 2020, I had big plans to travel to different markets around the country and sell my products. Three months into the excitement of a new business, Covid reared its ugly head and all the shows I had planned to attend that year were cancelled.

At that point, I knew I had to rethink the business and the selling strategy. I started posting on Facebook frequently and got my website up and running. Now that that country is open again, I have started traveling to markets in the Midwest.

We’d really appreciate if you could talk to us about how you figured out the manufacturing process.

I manufacture all of my products myself. Being the manufacturer is good in the sense that you can do exactly what you want, the way you want it. However, the downside is that I operate, design and create as an employee of 1. This is can be challenging when there are deadlines and when there are several orders to fulfill. I put a lot of pressure on myself to try and get orders to clients as timely as possible.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.montgomeryjanekids.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/montgomeryjanekids
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/montgomeryjanekids