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At age 23, Emily Neville<\/a> has unprecedented connections with leading companies like Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Red Bull, Peter Millar and dozens of universities — and the list is growing. The businesses turn to her to help transform their surplus branded clothing and textile waste into new products.<\/p>\n

Neville founded Reborn Clothing Co. in the fall of 2017 when she was a sophomore Park scholar at N.C. State University. Originally, Reborn launched as a way for consumers to turn clothing from the back of their closets into something new such as tote bags, pillows and laptop sleeves.<\/p>\n

But she soon saw the larger potential for her company to also help reduce the billions of industry-wide pounds of textile waste by partnering with organizations of all sizes on upcycling, downcycling and corporate gifting solutions.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the company generated $200,000 in top-line revenue. This year, the company is targeting making $500,000 in top-line revenue – growth she said will be aided by the July opening of Reborn’s North Hills store<\/a> in Raleigh. By the end of the year, Neville expects Reborn to be profitable and has her sights set on crossing the $1 million in annual recurring revenue threshold.<\/p>\n

“As the founder, you’ll either be the reason it’s successful or you’ll be the reason it fails, and I carry that weight every day. And so with that, at such a young age, I think it’s a lot of stress to carry, but it’s made me tenacious and kind of bullish,” Neville said.<\/p>\n

Since launching, Neville has raised about $800,000 total from angel investors who got behind her vision and saw the market opportunity for a business of this kind.<\/p>\n

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Bio<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 23<\/em><\/p>\n

Birthplace: Dunn<\/em><\/p>\n

Education: B.A., political science and french minor, <\/em>N.C. State University<\/em><\/p>\n

Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n

What was your first job? Lifeguard in high school.<\/p>\n

How do you destress? I spend a lot of time with my dog, Oliver. I also enjoy running and playing pool, especially at Person Street Bar.<\/p>\n

What’s your biggest success for Reborn so far? I think it’s really cool that a few years ago I always said I wanted Reborn to be in North Hills and said it very jokingly and meant for our products to be in North Hills, but now we have a store there.<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to a new entrepreneur? It’s very valuable to spend time learning the industry and knowing your place in it –where the gaps are and how you are solving a need or adding value that is not already there in the marketplace. Test yourself on the idea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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