Haitian by birth and an artist at heart, Paola Mathé uses her inspiring style and love for color in her work as a social entrepreneur and creative director of Fanm Djanm.   After earning a dual bachelor's degree in Economics and French Literature from Drew University in 2008, Mathe moved to New York City where she began chronicling her adventures with bold colors and style on her lifestyle blog, Finding Paola. She built an impressive career in hospitality all while nurturing her dream of living within full creative expression.

The ability to produce quality visual stories earned the self-taught photographer features in many online and print publications such as The New York Times, Teen Vogue, A Cup of Joe, NY Magazine/The Cut, Oxygen, and Essence.com to name a few. However, it is Mathe’s flair in shaping important narratives around identity, culture, womanhood, and beauty that have made her the center of campaigns for GAP and L’Occitane as a champion of self love.

In 2014, Mathe launched Fanm Djanm, a collection of headwraps and popular lifestyle brand meaning “strong woman” in Haitian Kreyol. The founder regularly touches on the proud Haitian heritage that initiated her love affair with color and delivered a Tedx Talk aptly named “Sharing My Colors With the World” at her alma mater Drew University.  Those colors have indeed gone global and accented editorial covers featuring Ciara, Teyana Taylor, and supermodel Halima Aden.