Vaccarella funded a $30,000 Bogg Bag order using her children's college fund
Kim Vaccarella · Bogg Bag: Kim Vaccarella. The $100 Million Business She Almost Abandoned · Sep 7, 2026 · at 41:27
Kim Vaccarella, founder of Bogg Bag, recounts how she and her husband financed their first 1,200-unit container order in 2012 before raising outside investment.
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“This was my savings, yeah. Well, my husband and my savings, yeah. And my kid's college fund.”
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