Eileen shares her journey from co-founding a multi-award-winning company, Cucumber Clothing, to starting her own community initiative, the East Asian Girl Gang. From overcoming the fear of public speaking to successfully shutting down a business, her story is packed with valuable lessons for anyone looking to start, grow, or pivot their own ventures. Before you read on: be sure to hit follow and get notified when we drop our latest episode.
Eileen's Upcoming event will be hosted at the prestigious Allbright UK on the 3rd of October 2024 For tickets ⁠https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/modern-beauty-culture-empowering-or-toxic-tickets-935933120157⁠
More about Eileen Co-founder of Cucumber Clothing and Founder of the East Asian Girl Gang, Eileen was born in Vancouver to Japanese parents, trained in fashion in Paris and San Francisco before settling in London working at Nicole Farhi where she helped grow the menswear brand. She launched the multi-award-winning Cucumber Clothing brand with her Co-founder in 2017 making ‘luxurious clothing for everyday’, using ultra-soft technical fabrics. She created the East Asian Girl Gang during the pandemic, an informal sisterhood and supportive space to share thoughts and experiences based on a common cultural and ethnic heritage. Eileen was 2020 Shortlisted for the 2020 Asian Woman of Achievement Awards, and is a regular speaker and runs events on female entrepreneurship/slow fashion/East Asian community and co-hosted i:entrepreneur’s Wednesday Lives series of interviews with entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. For more information ⁠https://www.eastasiangirlgang.com⁠