KUDZ

buy a shoe we give a shoe

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

I am an ambitious designer with hopes of putting a comfortable product out directly to the consumer. I am studying Art and Politics at Goldsmith University London and took online Designs classes by Marc Ecko and Staple Design. In 2014 I completed an entrepreneurship course at school for creative start-ups where I narrowed my various designs into the foundation of what KUDZ is now. Before Goldsmiths I undertook an undergrad degree in International Relations at Nottingham Trent, with hope of working as a Humanitarian Officer for an NGO. I hope to bring this experience to KUDZ Footwear by creating a brand that helps people facing poverty around the world. My milestones start from finding a manufacturer after 3 years searching to being selected for the 2014 School for Creative Startups which was funded by Kent Council. In this course I received mentor-ship from former dragon`s den investor Doug Richard. Other support came from Kent Foundation and Enterprise City. My latest milestone was raising £2,500 through crowdfunding on Indiegogo, which presented the start of production to enter the market. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kudz-footwear Press coverage from Kent Newspaper and Defy New York Magazine http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/taking-his-first-step-to-19089/ http://www.defynewyork.com/2014/06/18/whattup-kudz-support-indiegogo-kudz-footwear/ Nottingham Trent Student Magazine – Platform Online platform-online.net/2015/02/ntu-alumni-launches-footwear-range Mentorship Support from Kent Foundation http://www.kentfoundation.org/volunteers-give-750-hours-to-mentor-kents-young-entrepreneurs/