Meet James Barranca

 

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful James Barranca a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

James , thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?

There are a lot of things that comes to mind when i think about my resilience and my drive.
The most powerful and thing that keeps me going everyday
Is making my mom and family proud.
My goal isn’t just to create but it’s for me to be happy doing what i love and being able to inspire people and give them a feeling of love and influence.
I don’t only want to make a lot of money
But mostly i want to make an impact that leaves people
Feeling inspired and feeling good
My brand 1of1 Jeans
Is not only a clothing brand but a way of people to express themselves and feel like themselves .
I don’t want to just sell shirts but make people feel good wearing my clothes and take it as a sign to be themselves and do what makes them happy .

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

Coming from a low income household and single mom
I not only learned to be happy with what i have but embrace the things i have always. Always being grateful is what keeps me happy and fulfilled. I practice a lot of happiness coming from within and being able to share it with others .
I design clothes not only for people to wear but for people to feel the love i feel while making them.
Not only have i worked with a lot of rappers , influencers and model/, the most important people i love to meet and design for
Are those not in that world and just love clothes and art.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Three things that have made an impact and taught me so much were : teaching myself to design , watching people that inspire me such as Shepard Fairey
And being able to be myself while doing the things i love. The best advice i can give is
Don’t listen to people doing less than you or those that don’t even follow their dreams . Also doing what you love is always going to come with hate and envy so understand that and never let it distract you or affect you

Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?

My mom has been the best example to me because she has always taught me to never quit no matter how hard it gets. She showed me the best work effort and she deserves the world because she never quit when it came to making sure i was always taken care of and I’ll never quit on her. She is the hardest working woman i know and through hard times was always pushing no matter what

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