Welcome to halfstack highlights. This is Jen Lezan and I am the Editor in chief of the Chicago based digital magazine Halfstack and one of the hosts of our podcast Halfstack highlights. This week I had the opportunity to speak with Kara Mac – the founder of Shoe Candy by Kara Mac.



ShoeCandy® by Kara Mac is a line of high quality, designer shoes and hand-crafted, mix and match accessories that you can combine to create your own, heel to toe, shoe designs in a flash. Perfect for travelers and other women on the go.

ShoeCandy® shoes and accessories combine easily and seamlessly using their patent pending “snap and play” technology, invented by Co-Founder Kara Mac.

ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF SHOE CANDY BY KARA MAC

In this episode I speak with Kara about her journey into entrepreneurship, what it has been like inventing a product, working towards a patent and the realities that female founders face in the male dominated world of startups. We also talk about the importance of having a co-founder in business that can help complement your skillsets and be a support through the journey of entrepreneurship. We talk about Kara’s start and what led her to launching shoe candy and so much more. Keep listening for the full interview.

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Thanks to Kara for taking the time to share her journey! If you would like to learn more about shoe kandy and Kara. Check out www.karamac.com and while you are online make sure you stop by www.halfstackmag.com and you can keep up with us on all social media with the handle @halfstackmag. Also, please make sure you stop by iTunes to leave us a review, this is a great way to show your support as the reviews help our episodes get discovered and will allow us to keep making the content you enjoy listening to and that we are passionate about. Thanks for your support!



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