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Tonight I attended a lecture held at my
school’s campus, and the guest speaker was Johnny “Cupcakes” Earle, an apparel
designer from Massachusetts. Before googling him, I actually thought I was going
to hear the successes of owning a bakery shop because why else would someone
name a clothing company after cupcakes. Clever, right? Once the lecture began,
I immediately became enthralled of his storytelling and narration of his early days in the form of a slideshow. From Earle's
early “hustling” days of being a kid magician at birthday parties to
creating a middle school yearbook, being an innovator has
always been within him.
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| BB&T Lecture Series |
Throughout
the whole lecture, unconsciously, I related the things Earle spoke on to what I’m
passionate about (blogging, writing, creating platforms on social media) and how I can
make a living off of it. He made me connect the dots between the things I’m
passionate about to what my actual abilities are and what I can offer. I think that’s why the whole audience
was captivated tonight; his humor definitely added a bonus, too.
“Meet strangers unless they drive in a white van.”Earle added witty comments like that one throughout his entire presentation, and you really got to see his personality. Being transparent and relatable leaves people with not only fun memories, but it spills over into his customers leaving his shops with great experiences.
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For Johnny "Cupcakes" Earle to create
a food-themed clothing brand with clothing stores designed like vintage
bakeries is beyond genius to me. On his website he says "[o]ur bakery aesthetic is so convincing, that customers are usually convinced they are walking into a bakery expecting to get a cupcake.” That amount of creativity was bound for success, and I’m so glad I spent my Monday night listening to a great person. I hope
anyone reading this recap will have the opportunity to meet/hear him!
Johnny “Cupcakes”
Earle:
Twitter &
Instagram : JohnnyCupcakes
