Meet our featured beauty with brains Ripsy Mongia, a businesswoman based in Melbourne, Australia. She is the owner of Ripsy’s Boutique in Melbourne. Her boutique deals in ladies western gowns as well as Indian dresses. She is happily married and the mother of two beautiful children. Since childhood, she loved playing dressing up games, which she still loves doing. She feels there is nothing better than turning your passion into a profession. She loves dressing up others as well, as it gives her immense pleasure to see her clients happy and smiling when they look at themselves in the mirror.
Here is an interview with her.
1. How do you define style?
I feel style is a distinctive manner of expression. It is something very individual and unique, everyone has their own style. I believe everyone is stylish in their own way.
2. Who or what inspired you to start your own business ?
If you are passionate about something then you will have all the inspiration you need to make it happen, just believe in yourself. Because I had the passion to start my own business, anything and everything was my inspiration.
3. What is the best thing about owning your own boutique?
The product selection process, as I get to handpick from all the fantastic stuff I see. I am also very proud of the relationships we have developed with our customers who are very loyal to us. And I love the freedom having my own boutique gives me, while raising my two small children. It never feels like work.
4. What was the biggest challange you faced?
Spreading the word and getting the boutique known to people was hard in the beginning. Social media was a really usefull tool in this respect and we used it right from the beginning.
5. What has the feedback been like so far?
Absolutly brilliant, the nicest part is when I receive thank you texts from my customers. I know then that I am doing it right. I love my work.
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