i found out about mel leaney barrett and her company mel leaney b. when i look at her story online. i gave her a call to find out the secret to her growth. turns out the it was simply taking a focus on it. ♪ why don't you come with me little girl on a magic carpet ride ♪ >> by many counts four years after she started her carpet company mellanie b. >> she designed carpets inspired by her travels around the world and had them hand-made in nepal, india, china, and mexico. she earned a client. >> was actually looking for brooklyn designers and i happened to come across her on linkedin, and i took a look at her website and immediately fell in love with it. >> she got press. she had a goal, to get people to buy her carpets, and she went after it with gusto. >> i attended every event related to my industry. whether it was a cocktail for an opening of a product, anything related to a designer, whether the magazines were giving it, i was there. and then i exhibited in trade shows because that's how i communicated. >> it was about survival. i need to meet this person, go to that convenient. i