![]() ![]() "They probably still think I'm insane, because I pulled it off." ![]() "They probably thought I was insane," she says. Portorreal had been working at Pierre Hardy for less than two months when she floated the idea of starting her own brand to her colleagues, she says. "I never thought it would happen this quickly." "I never making as much as I do now," she says. Jewelry's Maiko butterfly necklace in her official music video for the single "Best Friend," with fellow rapper Doja Cat. Last year, in what Portorreal describes as a "big moment" for her business, the rapper Saweetie wore Kitten Co. Now, she typically rakes in more than $30,000 in monthly revenue, taking home anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000 per month in profits, she says. She leveraged social media, getting online influencers to feature her pieces in posts. Starting from scratch with about $2,000 of her own savings, Portorreal reached out to suppliers and manufacturers, for help turning her idea into an actual jewelry line. ![]() "I thought, 'Why not try to make a business out of something I actually need?'" Jewelry, which makes affordable jewelry from skin-friendly materials, largely "out of frustration," she says. She decided to launch boutique brand Kitten Co. "I have very sensitive skin," she tells CNBC Make It. As a retail assistant for luxury apparel brand Pierre Hardy in New York City, Portorreal spent a lot of time lamenting the fact that most "trendy, fun" jewelry was either unaffordable or made from cheap materials that gave her itchy rashes. ![]()
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