>> Welcome back to Good Day Stateline, Veterans Day is just
around the corner. And tonight we are talking with Cameron
from R. Riveter hi, Cameron.
Why are you guys? I am so good. I'm so excited to talk to you.
I was there so many different avenues to your story and that
we're going to talk to you about tonight. Can you tell us
a little
bit
>> about, you know, how our Riveter came to be would love
to Solis. And I started the company are river there in my
garage in North Georgia after being military spouses and
really struggling to
find a job. We found ourselves out of the middle of nowhere.
And we've got, you know, what if we can start a business for
not just
us, but for every other military sauce out there who
wants that
kind of opportunity, that would be a win-win. And so we jumped
right
in and we started making handbags and my garage in North
Georgia, and I haven't looked back. So ultimately we provide
mobile,
flexible income for military spouses and we make great bags.
So how long have you been doing that?
About 10 years now? So 10, our 10th anniversary is on
November, 11th.
>> That's incredible. As how easy or hard was it for you
guys to turn
this idea into a reality?
>> You know, when we first started, we had no idea where
to I will say
that. But when we we knew, though, that we have this
mission, we knew
that there are other people, not just ourselves and our
families,
but our whole community was looking and needed an
opportunity
like this. So we we said, you know what, no matter what it
takes for
going, put one foot in front of the other. And we got out
there.
We started selling actually custom bags and we took 5 bags
in a 5 to
10 10 bags to make 20 and started really small. And,
you know,
it's kind of been a long, a long journey, but we've really
been
able to provide mobile facts. One comes over hundreds of
military spouses, you know, and our 10 years of of making
handbags
and selling them.
>> And I think a lot of people think of military spouses and
families
and think of them emotionally and how they should be
supportive.
But when it comes to actually having a job, sometimes your
life
just gets shaken up and how are you supposed to go to work
every
day when also you have to move, right?
>> Yeah. So a lot of people don't realize that military
families
serving their own ways. I knew I didn't before I met my
husband and
we got married and I sort of joined in my own way. I have no
idea. And so that families do really serve in their own way.
You know, you're picking up every 2 to 3 years on average
and moving
your entire life. So that's new doctors and in friends, new
church, new schools, everything in between. And so it there's
one
thing that we could do, which is to provide consistent level
flexible income. That's one less thing that they have to
worry
about. Then that would be that's our goal. You know that
to be here
for our community in that way. So what made you guys settle
on?
Like creating bags? Because these are awesome. Hate you.
So handbags
are just the power accessory. And we first started. We had no
money to actually experience. We had no retail experience.
When we landed on a product, we knew we wanted to be something
that people would be willing to invest in. But honestly not so
difficult to make that we couldn't that we can do it
ourselves in
that garage dinner where we were. And that was, you know,
we've
we've been doing this now for 10 years. And so we've come a
long
way since those days in 2000, 11. But ultimately, we believe
that
the handbag is a power excess, terry. And, you know, women
are going to carry with them every day everywhere they go
and they want
to talk about it. And so we've got what a perfect product.
Yeah, I love it. So it doesn't this little card here.
>> I have the odd carry all and that each Riveter ideas maker
with the
story. What does that mean?
>> So all of our remote riveters and our local riveters
are making
parts and pieces and stamping their number on them. So
actually
you have a handbag which I have one right here, actually.
Yeah, this is not stages is my actual. And by all the military
spreads
and his parts and pieces are stamped and they have their own
individual numbers that you can go on and actually read about
the men
and women who went into making your handbag and go to our
better
not com and check it out because you can actually meet
all
individual riveters and then it's like a school scavenger
hunt of
all these men and women coming together for a larger cause
that
is so very close. So that's probably the RR 1, 3, 1,
of
Santa's little yellow tag exactly says she made your
support act.
That is so cool. And also, you know, we're just talking about
bags. This is like a heavy duty bag. You can literally do
anything
within the first day. I open the boxes like this. Smells
like
a really nice first. Yeah. That leather smell and it's the
best,
especially are out of the box. And that's one thing that we
really wanted to be able to provide was a refined. But very
you tell Terry and handbags or can the leather is really going
to get
you anywhere you need to go. It's like a great pair of
jeans.
You can dress up and dress it down. And I will say it makes
the
perfect Christmas present. And you know what? Never too
early to shop
for Christmas. That's for sure. Alright Cameron, where can we
get
our hands on one of these bags and support all of you? We can
learn
and experience the brand. Anything you need to know is at
our river
dot com. That's like Rosie the Riveter. Yeah. We're also on
social at our regular bags. Awesome. Well, thank you so
much
for spending some time with us tonight. They can go.
>> So we have your chance to win in this bag. It is an
awesome bag is
going to they say line that calm right now and enter to
win.
You've got this coming up next year and a big impact on anyone
there. Go anywhere.