t all started with casual conversations, the kind you have with people who know how to push you gently toward your dreams. At that time, I was 18, full of ideas but with no real clue about how to run a business. What I did have was passion, the drive to create with my hands, and one very special person — my then-partner and great friend — who encouraged me to take the leap into something I had always dreamed of: decorating events.
That’s how Event Factory came to life. The name carried more meaning tan just the business. When I designed the logo — a simple E and F — it wasn’t only the initials of Event Factory. They were also the first letters of my name and his — a small, personal tribute to the one who gave me that first gentle push.
The early days were filled with excitement and plenty of chaos. My first clients? his mom, his sister-in-law, annd several of our friends — generous people who gave me the space to experiment, to learn, and to create with all the love and care I could give. I’ll always be grateful for those early opportunities, even when my designs weren’t perfect and I was figuring things out as I went.
Like every beginner entrepreneur, there were moments when I doubted myself. But I was lucky — I had my first “believer” before I even fully believed in myself. With every small project, every supplier hunt through the busy streets of different districts, every exhausting visit to the central market to buy decorations, every penny I reinvested from my internship paychecks — little by little, Event Factory took shape.
