Hidden Gems: Meet Tabetha Martin Howard of Trendy Tabs

Today we’d like to introduce you to Tabetha Martin Howard.

Hi Tabetha, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
November 4, 2018 Trendy Tabs women’s online boutique was created. We serviced women all over the states Florida & Georgia. We enjoyed the gift of presenting customers happiness through apparel. We enjoyed it so much we expanded into a Unisex Streetwear apparel brand. In 2018 we produced our first T-shirt in the memory of a childhood friend Chorchell. Throughout 2019 we expanded our shirt line & found our purpose as a brand. Our goal is to educate our market about generational wealth, self-motivation & mental health awareness. From 2019 to 2020 we improved the quality of our designs, garments, appearance & customer care. October 2020 we proudly relaunched our brand within the first month our sales increased over 185%. We now design & manufacture the majority of our inventory ourselves. Our fabric is selected, weighed, cut & stitched to our liking. As we continue to produce quality over quantity two years later Trendy Tabs is all over the US.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
My journey with Trendy Tabs has been like the SheiKra at Busch gardens, literally wig snatching. The biggest obstacles I faced like many small businesses is funding. Building a business from scratch with the goal to ensure “High Quality” you must go through trials & errors as well as learn many different methods. You’ll always have to switch up your methods and learn new things! I became my own professor by purchasing many books, using google & actually running a business. Another obstacle I am currently battling with is relocating from Miami to Atlanta. Adjusting to a new environment and pushing your business out of its comfort zone which is home is harder than described. The benefit of this obstacle is the motivation to become bigger than locally, eventually globally.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We tell stories through High quality fabric, art & fine stitching. The art represents pain, generational wealth, mental health & more. Each individual garment is tested for quality & properly prepared to be shipped. As a brand we motivate our customers to embrace their scars. I am mostly proud of the progress from becoming a side hustle out the trunk to an actual brand. Trendy tabs take pride in our products to impress you.

Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I Love how diverse Atlanta & You’ll see someone from every part of the planet here! What I hate about Atlanta is the traffic; it’s beyond ridiculous.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: TrendyTabs.net
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trendytabs/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrendyTabsUnisexApparel/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tabbeeh_
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBwzzFeI3flfRM2DSKuDUA

Image Credits
Photography: Parish Productions & Ratchy Photography Models: KK, Vonnie, Jhanae