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About Us

ZoloWear, Inc. is a privately held corporation founded by babywearing guru Darien Wilson. It is named for her daughter Zoe Love, who was born on Valentine's Day 2000.

Zoe was an in-arms baby. Darien’s padded ring sling was helpful, but all that padding was like wearing a comforter in the Texas heat. And it wasn’t the fashion accessory she had in mind. During Zoe’s short naps, Darien stitched up cool slings on her Memaw’s fifty year old Singer. She played with beautiful fabrics and fun prints. She added a pocket and voila! The perfect combination of fashion and function. Her new slings were so much more comfortable and easier to adjust without all that padding. Everywhere she and Zoe went, people asked where she found such a fashionable sling. Thus ZoloWear was born in August of 2001.

ZoloWear products are now sewn on industrial machines by professional sewers, but ZoloWear remains a family run business.

Our core purpose is to bring mothers and babies together, beautifully. Our baby carriers are meticulously constructed and carefully inspected in Texas.

Want to know more about ZoloWear? See customer feedback, recent press, or Darien's blog.

Our Employees

Darien Wilson, President and Founder Darien Wilson, President and Founder - Darien Wilson, babywearing guru, is mother to ZoloWear muse Zoe Love and sling model Clark Holt. Clark was born at home on February 15, 2004. Darien’s passion is supporting parents through the challenging and exciting days of early parenthood. She volunteers her time as a board member and Leader for NINO (Nine In, Nine Out), teaching parents how to wear their babies comfortably and safely. Darien and Joe met in 1990 at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she earned a B.F.A in theatre. She studied costume design under Jamelle Flowers, who gave her the confidence to cut expensive fabric. Darien wasn’t born in Austin, Texas, but she got there as fast as she could.

darien@zolowear.com

Joe Wilson, Vice-President and Founder Joe Wilson, Vice-President and Founder - Joe started ZoloWear with his wife, Darien, and works part time for the company. He created and maintains the company's public and internal web sites, manages all online advertising, handles all the technical and IT-related work, oversees the company's bookkeeping, and handles all state and federal government reporting for ZoloWear. He does this work in the evenings and weekends, since he has a full time job in the computer programming field.

Joe graduated Cum Laude with a BA from Southwestern University in Georgetown in 1991. He and his wife Darien have two children, Zoe and Clark. In his day job, Joe is Vice President of a computer consulting company, Cobb Information Systems, Inc. When he can find free time, he follows UT basketball.

joe@zolowear.com

Michelle Miller, Sales Manager Michelle Miller, Sales Manager - Michelle is one of ZoloWear’s first loyal customers. Her oldest daughter, Violet (born in November 2000), rode in ZoloWear slings for 3½ years. Her youngest, Gretchen (born in March 2004), proved to be a big fan as well, and still rides in one whenever she can. Michelle was also ZoloWear’s first wholesale sales representative. She brings years of sales, marketing, and event planning experience to ZoloWear. She now hires and manages the ZoloWear sales team throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Michelle holds a B.A. in German and has a love for foreign languages. She loves to travel and reads obsessively.

michelle_miller@zolowear.com

Shelly Reese, Customer Service Shelly Reese, Customer Service - Shelly was ZoloWear’s first employee, starting in April 2004. She is mother to two boys, the youngest of whom loved to ride in a ZoloWear sling, which he called "the baby-sitter". In addition to handling ZoloWear’s customer service and books, Shelly is a professional photographer. She also does casting and locations. Her website is http://shellyreese.com. Most of the photos on ZoloWear.com were taken by Shelly. Shelly holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

shelly_reese@zolowear.com

Dana Coster, Production, Shipping, and Inventory Dana Coster, Production - Dana started working as the production manager at ZoloWear in August 2006. She was nanny to the Wilson children during the summer of 2006. She is a third year psychology major at the University of Texas and is also a member of the UT Equestrian Club.

dana_coster@zolowear.com

 

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