Interview w/CEO-Lick You Silly Pet/Active Wear Design Expert/Creative Director/Barbara Clarke Ruiz

Barbara is wonderful and a great entrepreneur. She puts all her faith in God to pursue her journey. She has worked for some awesome companies and people. She is the former design director for the famous tennis superstar Venus Williams. She also made the April 2021 issue in the Cosmopolitan - The Snack Award. Barbara is doing such amazing things and she doesn't have a problem giving back to people. You will hear her story how Barbara and Venus met and so much more. ALL ABOUT BARBARA: Barbara Clarke-Ruiz is a former design director for tennis superstar Venus Williams. Barbara’s design career reads like a who’s who of international household names that include Nike Europe, Adidas US/Germany, Fila US/Italy, NewBalance US/ UK, Speedo UK, Hanes, Jockey, Asics Europe, Disney, Colosseum and Zoggs International. She was also the Creative Director for Walmart for six activewear divisions, which grossed close to $750M dollars per season. Hence, what prompted Venus to seek her out to be design director of Venus’ line Eleven by Venus. Now with her design skills being seen globally by Venus wearing one of Barbara’s designs when winning the 2016 Doubles Championship, Barbara has turned her passion towards a new love, her dog, thus, the Lick You Silly Pet Products company was born. A dog lifestyle brand which features a premium line of dog treats 100% US made, with grain-free ingredients and being used by such names as Olympic athlete Kendell Williams for her dog. Her brand Lick You Silly Products was created 3.5 years ago because Barbara saw a need in the market. Her small dogs would get sick from store bought treats made with processed ingredients, so she began to make her own with all-natural ingredients used in the foods her family ate. She quickly realized that wasn't sustainable with her busy schedule as an Activewear design consultant so she spent a year doing research on the industry and decided to keep it simple. She wanted a single ingredient product that was premium, wholesome and all-natural. She began testing freeze