Female Founders: Brittany Groshong Of Valley Rose On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder

Founding a business is a very humbling experience. You will make mistakes over and over and be put in many uncomfortable, even potentially awkward situations, but you have to be able to just take it in stride and look at the big picture.

As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brittany Groshong of Valley Rose.

Brittany Groshong is the founder and designer behind Valley Rose, a responsibly made fine jewelry line based in Sonoma County California. Brittany has a background in studio art, brand development, and digital marketing specializing in start-up brands. Brittany is passionate about environmentally responsible design and building authentic companies with strong value systems.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to get to know you a bit more. Can you tell us a bit about your “backstory”? What led you to this particular career path?