"Go and make mistakes on somebody else's dime. Go and learn and figure out all of the terminology used in the industry and learn from others' mistakes before leaping into launching your own brand."

#79: Gabrielle Santiago is an interior designer, Feng Shui expert, and the founder of Gabrielle Santiago Design. Growing up, Gabrielle could be found with a nail gun and hammer in-hand building treehouses in her backyard. But it wasn’t until she helped restore her family’s old Pennsylvania farmhouse that she first fell in love with interior design. As Gabrielle began to navigate her future, her heart was set on a creative career. She enrolled in pre-college courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she delved into different avenues of design. Jumpstarting her way into the industry, Gabrielle worked as an intern designing shoes at a Los Angeles footwear company while pursuing her degree in product development at the Fashion Institute of Merchandising & Design.

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