Kathryn "K-K" Gregory

Born: 1984

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

Southern New Hampshire University BA Humanities

""As the inventor of Wristies, my childhood was not like most kids. My mom and I went to meetings with the patent attorney, shopped for fabrics and met with companies like Turtle Fur to write License and Sale agreements. I really loved learning so much about business at such a young age. The hardest part for me back then was being taken seriously. Imagine a woman walking into a meeting with her 12-year-old daughter, most people would turn to my mom and assume she couldn’t find a babysitte r.This is when I would stand up a little straighter, look them in the eye and firmly shake hands, introduced as the inventor. With a little professionalism and confidence they took us seriously and we started to write some orders!" (writies.com); "

— Kathryn "K-K" Gregory

Field of Study: Inventor; Textiles

Institution/Corporation: Wristies, Inc; Mill Yardage LLC; Southern New Hampshire University

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Girl Scouts of America; Young Entrepreneurs Network; Inventor's Association; NEWBO (New England Women Business Owners);

Awards: 1997 Kids' Hall of Fame; 2012 Firefighter of the Year Award, Kittery Maine Volunteer Fire Dept; 2000 Apex Award. Malden Mills Inc; 2000 Leading Woman of the Year, Patriot Trail Girl Scout Council; 1998 Bedford Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Award

Achievements: at age 10, inventor or Wristies, protective winter gear that are designed to be worn under your coat and gloves that block the snow, wind, and cold from entering any unprotected gaps, & founder of the company to market them (Wristies, Inc); 2001 made the US Rock Climbing Team and went to the World Cup in Imst, Austria; 2013 founded Millyardage LLC to sell USA made Polartec fabrics by the yard, uses the same fabric to make her Wristies;