{"id":149887,"date":"2020-02-12T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=149887"},"modified":"2020-02-12T14:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T22:30:50","slug":"founder-designer-donni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/founder-designer-donni\/","title":{"rendered":"How This Designer Turned Tragedy Into a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
SPRING 2020 BOX PARTNER<\/h6>\n

This season, the female founders behind the Spring Box are diving deep into the pivotal moments in their lives that helped them get to where they are today.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alyssa Wasko, founder and designer of DONNI.<\/a>, gets candid about how her dad’s passing fueled the start of her business.<\/i><\/p>\n

Most businesses are based on plans, but some are born from surprises or tragedy. DONNI. was a result of the latter. During my sophomore year of college, I lost my dad to a sudden accident.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t prepared for the loss, let alone the confusion and anger that came along with it. So, I started making scarves, which served as a sort of coping mechanism and an escape from losing him. Scarves were an easy way for me to look put together when I felt anything but, and there was just this comfort to them \u2014 emotionally and physically. I began churning them out.<\/p>\n

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