Meet John Barnes

We were lucky to catch up with John Barnes recently and have shared our conversation below.

John , we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.
I found my purpose when I realized that where I grew up nobody really makes it out. I wanted to be the one that made it an came back to look out for my people. My Mother to be honest was the one that kept me influenced.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
My name is John Barnes I’m a fashion designer an lifestyle creator. I been into fashion my whole entire life since I was a kid. The name of my fashion company is GoldFeather, I started this in 2015 in Newport News VA, This brand is dedicated to my mother the late most beautiful woman of all time Jeanette Barnes who departed in 2015 at 46 due to her fight with Lupus💜. I got the name GoldFeather from my Mother who left me a Goldish like Feather behind when she passed which brought me comfort through that hard time. I love to see people wearing my brand because it helps my mothers legacy an it brings peace. I’ve always had a passion for fabrics an fashion an dressing to impress. My brand also brings awareness to the Homelands of Africa, my Men line which is “Morocco” my Women line which is “Sierra Leone” an for Kids I have “GoldFeather Academy”. Our website is in works still we have so many different walks of lifestyles, we also have a “GoldFeather Fashion Week” coming 2024-25.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I think the 3 common qualities was family, love an prayer. If it had to be 4 I’d say time, because it definitely plays a part. As far as I can say about skills is, you definitely have to have passion an love do what your doing along your journey an practice makes progress. The advice I have for people on their way up is trust your own information an you don’t need a crowd to win, an Pray before you start an make sure you thank God when your finish..

Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
Man when I feel overwhelmed with orders an emails an life, I just Pray for 10 minutes an give myself a prep talk an get back to work. Another I would do is 50 push ups because working out believe it or not makes you feel a lot better it’s a good strategy.

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