Our Family Team
We are an all women team and family that want to make a positive impact and change the world.
PIONEERS OF VEGAN AND SUSTAINABLE FASHION
We work hard to create a synergy with our customers and community.
The team is made up solely of women who share the same purpose of generating a positive impact on the environment and consumerism. The garment makers are heads of household mothers who also share Dauntless’ DNA.
Our objective as a business and fashion brand is to create a sustainable synergy with its consumer and join forces in changing consumer habits to take care of the planet.
Founder/CEO
Paula Maldonado, a young Colombian/American pioneer and entrepreneur founded Dauntless in 2016. She has always been an avid supporter of environmental and social causes and an advocate for innovative design principles. She graduated from Parsons New School for Design, at the Design & Technology Program in NYC. In 2012 she excelled as the Art and Operations Director at the luxury company, Crest & Co, where she worked with luxury brands focusing on sustainability and authenticity. Not knowing how to sew a button, Dauntless was born after she saw sustainability as an important missing piece in fashion and thought of it as a business opportunity. This year (2021) she was able to close a deal with giant retailer Macy’s and has been recognized as a ‘Women of Tomorrow’ by WeWork, SoftBank and Women in Connection.
Community Manager/Jack of All Trades
Mariana is an avid environmentalist and a young talented and jack of all trades kind of woman. She currently studies Design in Universidad de los Andes in Colombia. She plays a key role as a marketing and community manager. She has able to give growth to the company and bring wider brand exposure.
Jesyka Palencia
Pattern Designer: Jesyka is the one that created our beautiful garments from paper. She prides herself is reducing paper waste in her pattern making. She is responsible for the perfect tailored fit that we are so proud of in all of our garments. She is fond of animals and believes in buying cruelty free.
Liliana Ospina
Lead Seamstress: Liliana is our famous and impecable seamstress which helps with sample making and made to order runs. Her quality is impecable and takes sustainability very seriously and applies it in her own home. She is one of the several women heads of households that make part of our woman run team.
Alba Cedeño
Production Manager: Alba is our head of production. She handles manufacturing processes and that they run reliably and efficiently. Most importantly, she focuses on maintaining the exceptional quality of our garments.