This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Garett Senez, the 39-year-old founder and CEO of Quark Baby . He lives in Vancouver. It’s been edited for length and clarity.
We make baby-feeding tech and accessories. We started in 2021 with six SKUs. Now we’ve got 45.
A lot of them are made in China. We’ve got a network there, our factories are there, our molds are there, our lines are there. The tariffs were a huge shock for us.
The most immediate thing was: where we can, let’s resource out. We took a look at all the other countries where you can produce, like Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Korea.
We ended up resourcing a lot…
