What’s the riskiest move you’ve taken in your business?īonney: The riskiest move I’ve ever made was deciding to stay small and independent. I’m mostly just so excited to see how these women will inspire the next generation to do more and dream bigger. It represents all of the people and issues I’m most passionate about and seeing all of these incredible women together in one place feels like my dream dinner party come-to-life.
IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN GRACE FULL
It took me a few years to feel comfortable to do that without a full time job to support me, but when I finally did it was a powerful motivator to have that pressure to make sure Design*Sponge could support myself and our team, financially.īonney: Our new book, In the Company of Women, is the project I’m most proud of from the past 12 years of my work life. But I realized quickly that I wanted to run my business in a very specific way and when I was able to do that and still pay my bills, I made the leap. How did you make the leap from employee to business owner?īonney: I started Design*Sponge when I was working at my first post-college job, so working for someone else and working on my own always happened at the same time. I’m constantly driven to see how I can help or give back to the communities I love and at the end of the day, that’s why I do any project I’m a part of. I wrote my new book because not all women (women of color, LGBTQ women and differently-abled women) were included in traditional business media. I started Design*Sponge because I wasn’t seeing the type of design I love being represented in mainstream media. The following was lightly edited for brevity and clarity.īonney: I’m most fulfilled and most excited by problem solving. I had the chance to do a Q+A with Bonney ahead of her book tour to discuss the book, her entrepreneurial journey and what motivates her.
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