The steam playfully rose into the night air, obscuring my vision of a girl in a bikini walking towards me. I casually brushed away the mist to get a better look before she got into the outdoor hot tub where I had been relaxing for the past ten minutes. Wow, she’s tan and fit, I thought to myself. Who is so tan in San Francisco with winter just ending? I had to find out her story.
Stacy is 29 years old and had just returned from a 6 week surfing trip to Costa Rica. Right before the holidays she was laid off from Billabong, an Australian action apparel company. She worked as a designer for them for 6 years right after Brown University. At Brown, she was a straight-A student and always believed in doing her best, no matter what the challenge. With this guiding principle, she sought to be the best designer possible at one of her favorite clothing lines.
