We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Zahmere Price . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Zahmere below.
Alright, Zahmere thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Risking taking is a huge part of most people’s story but too often society overlooks those risks and only focuses on where you are today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – it could be a big risk or a small one – but walk us through the backstory.
At this point of my journey I was about 3 years in and probably in 5 or 6 locations. I was working my way to Florida, so I called a eye doctor in Jacksonville and pitched as I usually do and to sum up the conversation It went something like this. His response to me was “Listen I don’t want to waste your time, so I’m not guaranteeing that we’ll be bring the brand in, But I’ll take a look at them. I booked a flight and hotel immediately, I didn’t care that I didn’t get a straight Yes but I knew if I could just get the meeting I could get a Yes because my products are great quality and are unique. We had the meeting and they loved my frames the brought my brand in the eye doctor office and I couldn’t help but to be proud of myself and think about what if I never took that risk? But I’m glad that I did.
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.
Zahmere Eyewear is a luxury eyewear brand, that defines luxury in every aspect. Giving customers a luxury look, feel and most importantly an unforgettable experience. Zahmere Eyewear was launched in 2018 by Zahmere Price in his senior year of High school and hasn’t stopped since. With being a new brand and pushing to get in retail stores and building the brand we faced much difficulty but true entrepreneurs always find alway to make things happen. Having to be every role within the brand is a lot of work but It has to be done. My main position in the brand is CEO but I’m also the photographer, model, sales rep, creative director, social media manager. accountant and more. Managing all these roles can be extremely complex and overwhelming so It’s important to take care of my mental health which I try to encourage others to do. As of today I’m proud to say that we are 5 years in and currently are partnered with 10 locations throughout Georgia and Florida. It not much but it took a lot of work yo get where we are today. Although I’m proud of these accomplishment, I know there’s a lot more work to do. We are headed to Chicago next which I’m very excited for.
How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?
Zahmere Eyewear is 100% self funded, I worked jobs got help from my parents to fund collections. I didn’t know much about business credit so I did it the hard way but I did what I had to do with what I had. I didn’t complain or procrastinate, I put the work in how ever it needed to be done. This step is important and it can make or break your business so do a lot of reach on building business credit. Because funding goes a long way, your need inventory, website, social media content, marketing, business expenses and more.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
Rich Dad Poor Dad a amazing book it gave me so much understanding, drive and determination. The movie “Founders” about how the company McDonald’s got started also gave me a major push to success. 
Contact Info:
- Website: www.zahmereeyewear.com
- Instagram: @zahmereeyewear
- Linkedin: Zahmere Price
Image Credits
Photographer: Zahmere Price Model: Marchell Sade