Jessie Wong: award winning handbag designer and businesswoman - a podcast by RNZ

Five years ago, Wellingtonian Jessie Wong was studying fashion and frustrated that she couldn't find a bag that would fit all her essentials.So she founded Yu Mei leather goods, producing handbags, totes and other products from South Island deer nappa. Yu Mei now has a team of 16, 37 stockists across Australasia, and three stores. Last night, Jessie Wong won the Women of Influence Award Business Enteprise Category.

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