Some of our suppliers in the U S have struggled getting that from overseas. In terms of leather goods, when, containers are full or the lead time from a port to getting to us in Detroit has pretty much doubled in a lot of instances. So we've had to really look at our spring go-to-market calendar and just kind of be able to shift and be nimble on when the product is going to arrive.
Not unlike a lot of what we learned last year while going through the pandemic is that you have to plan, but you've gotta be agile and be able to pivot with whatever gets thrown your way. So I think that's been a big learning from us. And, I think we'll continue to see some of these challenges throughout this year.
And then we'll start to see the supply chain get a little more balanced going into Melissa: You shared briefly with me earlier about being so deliberate in how you think about creating a brand and the power of storytelling. I'd love to just hear a little bit about that and what are some lessons that you might be able to share with some of these entrepreneurs and how they might apply some of that to their own brands as they're building these businesses. Tom: I think the first thing is that the brand is a reflection of the people inside of it, so that they have a sense of humor and they're goofy and they're hardworking.
I think the brand will reflect that whenever the brand is really comfortable with people inside of it. The world's a moving target. Shannon: Job creation is still at our core, but it's not only about creating jobs. It's about creating future opportunities for the team we have today. So that's one thing that's kind of shifted as we really look inward about how we grow our talent and give our talent more opportunities. Now I look at some of the people that started out back in , building those first movements, and they're now the managers on the lines in the manufacturing factory.
Giving opportunity to the team is really critical. Nothing that we're so focused on, especially this year, as we continue to grow those talents. And some of those things that we maybe have outsourced before, we're looking to bring some manufacturing back into Detroit. There's another opportunity that over the next year or two, we'll be able to add additional jobs to our team here. That's all really exciting as we move that initial mission forward. Tom: I can tell you that this pandemic has created a deep scar in our culture.
Right now everybody's happy to be able to get out. We're all grateful that we'd go have dinner and see friends, but this is going to stick with us for a long time. I noticed during the pandemic is there was a layer of people that own companies who were independently wealthy and their companies were fine.
They basically sat on the side and watched the parade go by. We sip tequila and really didn't have much to do with anything. Other people were just scared and running for the Hills and trying to survive. And then there were a handful of people that were trying to figure out what the world looked like in the future. To me, what it looks like in the future is, brands that really don't cut corners and that do hold true to what they're saying and doing, I think these brands will be rewarded.
Melissa: Let's change topics and give some advice for some of our founders that are online. Shannon, do you have advice for female founders and finding success in leadership and who are some of the people that have helped you along the way to further you in your career? Shannon: The first bit of advice, and I don't even think it's just for females, but I've learned in this last year is to be available for your teams.
You really are busy and you're pulled in a lot of different directions, but being able to be present and available to give that direction is so, so important. And I know there's some days I feel like, oh, I just, I don't want to take one more email or one more call, but it's so important in a leadership role, you have to be that person that can be there when somebody needs you.
For people that are starting out, it's about a partnership of art and science. I think having the balance of those two things and having people that are able to have a great partnership and recognize that it needs to be a balance, to get to accomplish what we want to do.
We're a design creative company and we always will be that's at our core. We're about telling great stories through quality products, but we've got to do it profitably. So you have to be able to balance everything to keep the train on the tracks.
Tom: I realized that when you go through any endeavor, any journey, whether across town or the moon and back, all that matters is you share the experience with people that you love. That's what makes life special. Because ultimately that's all there is. And I think if you walk through our company, it's palpable.
You can list companies that were going nowhere 5, 8, 10 years ago that are going to be meaningful companies. The worries of the world, they feel the same. They have the same kind of sensibility that I think is coming from this younger generation as I look at it.
Melissa: Tell us what's next for Shinola and its journey. And as you expand into new categories, what are the pillars you'll be leaning on to fulfill those goals as the next kind of plateau for the organization? Shannon: In April of last year we had our reimagination meeting because we knew that we had to think about how the world's going to be different and how do we get ourselves prepared? We knew that our core, we were always going to be about creating a dominant brand platform and great stories, great storytelling, but we also knew there was a shift in how people are going to shop.
So we very quickly had to lean into being best in class digital. And we've put a lot of effort behind that in terms of our team and our technology.
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