Community Highlights: Meet Ula Bozek of WMP Eyewear

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ula Bozek. 

Hi Ula, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
WMP Eyewear (also known as WearMe Pro) started in 2011 out of our small Chicago apartment with just a $600 investment. Our goal was to provide an amazing quality product at an unbeatable price which we worked day and night to perfect. This required endless conversations with our manufacturer and lots of time researching what customers would love. In 2017 we decided to move halfway across the country to Arizona and started building a team. In 2019 we were ranked the ninth fasted growing company in Arizona by Inc. 5000 which is one of our proudest accomplishments. We wouldn’t be where we are right now without our hardworking team. As the business grew, we knew we wanted to give back to the local community and a cause we all cared about which led to a partnership with the Arizona Humane Society. Now, each WMP Eyewear purchase helps an animal in need at AHS. We donate to the cause on a quarterly basis and are honored to say that one of our recent supply donations was the biggest Arizona Humane Society has seen in 7 years! 

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The most challenging part of our business was doing it all ourselves in the beginning. Just like many business owners starting out we had to wear a lot of hats and couldn’t drop the ball in any aspect. I will never forget the day when David (my husband) returned from visiting his family abroad and we had 400 orders to pack in our apartment – we laid out all the labels that spun from the kitchen to our bedroom and packed until 2 am. That’s when we realized it was time to get an office! The transition from Chicago to Arizona was also a challenge as we no longer had help from family and friends but it also pushed us to build our team. 

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about WMP Eyewear?
At WMP Eyewear we believe that quality eyewear shouldn’t be exclusive to designer labels. That’s why we’re committed to creating fashionable, affordable glasses that are accessible to everyone. Every product we offer — yesterday, today, and tomorrow — is (W)orn and (M)ade with (P)purpose. 

We don’t believe in charging a massive markup for branding or a logo. As a small, independent, family-owned business, we’re able to offer finely crafted, on-trend eyewear without the luxury brand price tag. 

We’re also huge animal lovers and are proud supporters of the Arizona Humane Society. A portion of every eyewear purchase goes to animals in need. To date, we’ve been able to donate more than 100k cans of food and truckloads of other much-needed supplies. We couldn’t do it without the support of our customers though! 

Pricing:

• All of our sunglasses & blue light glasses are under $45
• We also offer prescription for under $100

Contact Info:

• Email: service@wearmepro.com
• Website: www.wmpeyewear.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/wmpeyewear
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/wmpeyewear
• Other: www.tiktok.com/wmpeyewear