Melanie Wong: Founder of Olive and Splash

Hey, it's Cindy, send me a text, get in touch! Hey, it's Cindy, send me a text, get in touch! \[SUSTAINABLE FASHION] \[ENTREPRENEURSHIP] \[SURVIVOR ADVOCACY] In this episode of The Fearless Entrepreneurs Podcast, host Cindy Chang sits down with Melanie Wong, founder of Olive and Splash, to talk about building a sustainable athleisure brand, learning to pivot quickly, and turning deeply personal experiences into advocacy and impact. Melanie shares how her background as an athlete shaped her competitiveness, discipline, and willingness to go after opportunities—even when the odds seemed stacked against her. From negotiating her way onto a varsity soccer team after tryouts had already ended to building a career in public relations and eventually launching her own sports and entertainment PR firm, her path to entrepreneurship was anything but linear. She opens up about how a traumatic home invasion changed her sense of safety and ultimately pushed her to step away from PR, focus on her mental and emotional well-being, and explore a completely different kind of business. That shift eventually became Olive and Splash. The conversation also explores Olive and Splash’s unconventional approach to retail, including launching a drive-thru clothing store during the pandemic, producing face masks early in COVID, and building a mobile retail model that allows the brand to meet customers where they are. She also shares how that experience has shaped her advocacy work today, including board service, survivor support, and a bursary designed to help people access therapy and care. At its core, this conversation is about resilience, action, and refusing to stay silent. It is about building a business by listening, adapting, and moving before everything feels figured out, and using your platform to create change far beyond the company you started. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliveandsplash/ Website: https://www.oliveandsplash.com/