Although maintaining a successful business often results in lost hours of family time, two passionate moms of 11 children (when combining their two families) and entrepreneurs have taken a different approach to making their work and home life balance out harmoniously while continuing to grow their business.
In 2010, Amanda Barker created the Halftee as a result of her post-pregnancy experience. Barker realized that there were not many options available for comfortable, hassle-free undershirts made for layering outfits. She came up with the idea of Halftee, an under tee designed to specifically show off the neckline and sleeves of a layered style without bundled fabric. Today, customers can get the unrivaled quality of Halftee to wear underneath tops, tunics, dresses and more.
Self-motivated, driven and successful entrepreneurs, Barker and co-owner Noelle Nieporte have a strong sense of family, which has acted as the ultimate guide to their lives. One of Barker and Nieporte’s main objectives for their brand is to help women feel comfortably confident, both in their skin and in their clothing.
Over the past few years, Barker and Nieporte have learned to carefully manage their business and family time. Their synergetic relationship has been built off of the different talents and skills each brings to Halftee, which has helped to make the company a success. “In supporting each other, we chose a path that creates more opportunity than sacrifices for our family, and also for the millions of women who have discovered Halftee,” says Barker.
Barker and Nieporte’s partnership clicked a year and a half after the start of Halftee. A customer at the time, Nieporte loved the product, and soon after meeting Barker, discussed what they could do together to make the Halftee brand even better. As fate would have it, Barker needed another set of hands to grow Halftee to become the 9th fastest-growing company in Utah two years in a row. The duo took Halftee worldwide, landing features on Evine, HSN, The Shopping Channel in Canada, QVCGermany and QVCItaly.
The smart, sleek design of Halftee with its modest neckline and chic shape eliminates excess heat and tiresome tugging and pulling. The company offers a wide range of sleeve lengths, materials and stunning colors to fit the right outfit, mood and layering needs. Visit www.halftee.com.
