I think very early on in life we all learn what we're good at and what we're not good at, and we stay where it's safe.

Embrace what you don`t know

When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school.

I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.

I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, 'Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,' and he would high-five me and say, 'Way to go.'

Shapewear is the canvas and the clothes are the art.

I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.