Tanya Menendez

New York

COO and Co-Founder at Maker's Row

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tanya studied technology and its socioeconomic impacts on rural economies at UCSD. Conducting a number of studies on financial technology advancements in Oaxaca, Mexico, she co-authored “The Economics of Migration”, published by the University of California. Shortly thereafter, Menendez joined the Google Strategy and Integration group advising on internal system operations. In 2011 Menendez partnered with Matthew Burnett on The Brooklyn Bakery to manage sales and operations. While at The Brooklyn Bakery, she came up with the idea to create a platform for entrepreneurs to be able to easily access American manufacturers. Combining her experience in operations / automation with Matthew’s experience in global manufacturing, they started Maker’s Row.

Written by Tanya Menendez

A Guide to Snapchat for Entrepreneurs + Who to Follow

June 17th, 2016

I joined Snapchat back in 2012, back then, I had no friends on there yet, and it was known for its widespread use among teenagers, but I…
Factories

Maker’s Row Launches Secure Payments — Here’s Why

April 4th, 2016

Back in 2012 this is what the invoices I was receiving looked like. No subject line. A…
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How to Get Press – A Guide for Product Businesses

January 20th, 2016

PR agencies can cost thousands of dollars per month, and as a business owner, it’s tough to know if it will be worth it. Press can impact…
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How to Quit Your Day Job…To Start a Business

November 18th, 2015

I can’t go back to having a regular job. Sure, entrepreneurship has its up and downs, but it’s addicting and never boring. Most…
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First Time Pitching Investors? Use Our Pitch Deck

September 6th, 2015

Fundraising is fun when you start to get the relationships and the partners to help scale your business. But… walking into your first…
Apparel

Why You Need A Sample

June 25th, 2014

You have a great idea, you sketched it out, and possibly went onto Adobe Illustrator to finalize it. Now what should you do? Depending on the design, some products go straight into sample making,…
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The Dangerous Mistakes of Product Sales

May 20th, 2014

In a previous post, I talked about top ways to get into a store. Throughout my time selling goods however, we also made some mistakes, and…
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Critical Tips to Identify Your Perfect Customer

April 11th, 2014

When it comes to designing a product it’s not always easy to know where to start. You’ve gotten some ideas down on paper or pinned onto…
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7 Ways to Master Your Fear of Sales Calls

April 4th, 2014

The sound of a phone click used to make my stomach drop. Sales calls can be one of the scariest new things to learn as a new employee or…
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5 Tips for Getting More Product Sales

March 24th, 2014

Last week Maker’s Row hosted an event on product sales for some of our NYC members. There were tons of great takeaways but here are…
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Design

11 American Manufacturers Under 40

February 7th, 2014

Manufacturing takes dedication, attention to detail and operational know-how. There is no class you can take to tell you everything you need to know on starting a hat factory in Manhattan, an apparel…
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8 Tips to Prepare for a Buyer Meeting

January 30th, 2014

Few things are more exciting to a brand than getting a meeting with a buyer, but it’s important to prepare in order to be effective and…
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5 Ways to Get your Product into Stores

January 27th, 2014

Once you have your product made, nothing is more exciting than getting your first purchase order. Compared to department stores, boutiques…
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Apparel

How American Cotton Is Grown and Traced [VIDEO]

January 7th, 2014

Cotton is one of the fundamental materials used in apparel, but rarely do we think about where it comes from. We partnered with Cotton…
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Design

Leather Made Local: Pergamena

November 7th, 2013

I used to own a leather accessories line with Matthew, and we would source locally produced leather from various distributors, but I’ve always wanted to VISIT a tannery, where the leather gets…
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Factories

Newark: A Maker’s Row City Series (behind the scenes)

May 29th, 2013

At Maker’s Row, we would like to create more of a community, and in light of these efforts, we began creating dedicated city profiles,…
Factories

Questions To Ask a Contractor or Material Supplier

February 11th, 2013

We are working on making it easier to sort, search and filter through Maker’s Row. In the meantime, we put together a few questions…
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Design

Meet Amplifier Inc: prints on shirts, mugs and more

January 28th, 2013

“We add as much detail as possible to delight that audience” – Joel Amplifier Inc. (based in Texas) visited the…
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Design

Why We Are Creating Maker’s Row

October 23rd, 2012

My partner Matthew started his career creating watches for DKNY, Marc Jacobs, and other fashion lines (he’s award winning!). He…
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