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Frank Tillinghast and the Five-Minute Store
A Rhode Island CPA spent decades learning the apparel trade, then helped turn one of youth sports' least glamorous chores into an online store. His career is a study in what happens when the person counting the costs has also coached the team.
Roller Rabbit
Roller Rabbit is a New York-based lifestyle brand built around vibrant, hand-blocked prints. Founded in 2003 by Roberta Freymann after she found a textile scrap depicting a roller-skating rabbit, the label makes India-inspired sleepwear, ready-to-wear, kids' apparel, accessories and home goods. Its signature monkey-print pajamas turned into a TikTok-era cult item, and under owner RRR Brands the company has rebuilt itself as a direct-to-consumer business known for fast, limited-edition drops and sold-out collaborations.