Meet Trá Harriott | Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Trá Harriott and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Trá, why did you pursue a creative career?
Art, in general, allows for creative freedom, expression, growth, and self-reflection. It’s a world that has no boundaries. Though many can critique your art, at the end of the day, only the artist’s perspective matters. You can decide to put as much or as little of yourself into your piece. Art is the ultimate stage of vulnerability because you put yourself before the world to be viewed, critiqued, appreciated, and accepted. You can do whatever you want, be whoever you want to be, see whatever you want to see, say whatever you want to say, etc. That’s absolutely amazing to have a career that allows you to be that vulnerable, and still provides security and comfort within that vulnerability. To use your creativity to develop your own job title, work environment, salary, rewards, you know, you’re entire future and lifestyle, is liberating. That’s true economic freedom and my reasoning for doing what I do.

In the past, I had worked jobs that made me feel stuck, unfulfilled, mentally exhausted, and was a waste of my potential. With entrepreneurship in general, you can create your own job, your own work environment, and your own success meter and measurements,

What should our readers know about your business?
My business, Boss T’s Apparel, makes bold statements about positivity, mental health awareness, and financial success. The store is comprised of three collections: Afrodescendant, Melanated Mental Health, and Black Economics. Items sold includes t-shirts and hoodies. Personally, I experienced the best business coach in starting my business; trial and error. Of course I’ve done research, followed the advice creatives, entrepreneurs, business owners, and other professionals; but I still had to choose my own path and create my own style and formula to running my business. My absolute favorite television personality, Coach Dianna Williams of the Lifetime show, “Bring It” and creator of the Dancing Dolls, said this: “If one thing doesn’t go wrong within the brand development stage, within the business production phase, within the EVERYTHING phase of creating a new brand, if something doesn’t go wrong, then something about it ain’t gone be right”. And with that, I learned to embrace every trial, every error, every setback, whatever goes wrong or doesn’t happen the way I would like for it to happen. Every setback is a chance for me to learn, do better, and get it right. If my tasks become too overwhelming, instead of shutting down or sulking, I will take a mental break and do whatever I need to do to get back into the swing of things. I typically make sure that mental health is optimal so I can get the best results.

What I want the world to know, is that myself and my brand are perfectly imperfect. There were a lot of mistakes in the past (for both), however we are refined, still learning, still standing, and still here to stay.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I dedicate a shoutout to my loving and supportive husband Trevaughn and our beautiful baby boy Tariq. Team #HappyHarriotts!

Website: www.bosstapparel.com

Instagram: @bosstapparel

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/traveé-rose-harriott

Facebook: @bosstapparel

Image Credits
Mia Edwards, Emale Visuals