Christina is a winner of the prestigious reality TV show Project Runway 2012, which set a perfect platform for her to achieve global design success.
After getting her fashion degree and being an entrepreneur at heart, she launched her Athleisure wear brand EXIE.
She has helped multiple six-figure brands scale from concept through to operations, providing advice from her 15 years of global roles and personal experience founding and growing two e-commerce, wholesale and now retail businesses.
She recognises trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets, consumer behaviour, and brand relevance.
At the age of 10 I wanted to be a model. When I worked for a fashion designer I loved to see behind the scenes and fell in love with everything about it. Then I started studying from about 16 years old.
To help those realise their dreams and have support to do so.
Creative thinking and unique ideas/ideation.
My last brand EXIE and creating retail stores for it.
Challenge yourself by doing something different (experimenting) and not being afraid to do that.
Pattern making, measuring and business.
Futurism.
Seeing what students can create when they push themselves.
Have fun and don't take yourself too seriously when it comes to creativity and coming up with new ideas.
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