When we dreamed up Entrepreneur Saloon Online, our vision was simple: shine a spotlight on bold entrepreneurs with real stories, real purpose, and real heart behind what they do.
Today, we’re beyond excited to introduce our very first feature:
🌟 An Desmarais, founder of Vital Threads 🌟
A Problem She Saw Every Day
An didn’t start this business with a background in fashion or design. She started it with purpose. As a dialysis technician, An spent years watching patients tug at tight sleeves, stretch their shirts uncomfortably wide, or sit through long, exhausting treatments in clothes that just didn’t work for their medical needs.
She saw the pain. The frustration. The lack of dignity.
But instead of waiting for someone else to fix it — she did it herself.
From No Experience to Bold Impact
An taught herself how to sew. She learned how to design and prototype. And step by step, she created Vital Threads — a line of adaptive apparel designed specifically for dialysis and cancer patients.
This isn’t just a clothing line. It’s a movement toward comfort, ease, and dignity for people who deserve so much better.
Vital Threads makes treatment days easier by providing access points for ports, grafts, and fistulas — but beyond that, it makes them more comfortable and empowering. This is apparel made by someone who truly understands, and it shows.
Her Boldest Move?
“Starting a clothing line without knowing how to sew.”
That, my friends, is what bold entrepreneurship looks like. It’s not always polished or perfect. It’s grit. It’s heart. It’s showing up for the people you care about and saying, “There has to be a better way — and I’m going to build it.”
Advice from An to You:
“Go for it. Don’t give up. It takes time to figure out what you’re meant to do. Just keep showing up, keep learning, and keep moving forward. One day it’ll all make sense — and that’s when things really start to happen. Just don’t stop.”
We are honored to feature An Desmarais and Vital Threads as our very first spotlight in Entrepreneur Saloon Online. Her story is a reminder that courage doesn’t wait for perfection — it starts where you are, with what you have.
👉 If you’d like to support Vital Threads or learn more, make sure to follow them on social media and share their mission far and wide.
www.facebook.com/vital.threads25
www.instagram.com/vital.threads25
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