I’m Ed O’Connell. I run SÔZ Studios Atelier, and before Runsheet existed I was tracking tech packs in one tool, sampling notes in another, factory contacts in a spreadsheet, and flats in Canva — for my own work and for clients. None of it talked to each other, and none of it was built for apparel specifically.
Runsheet started as the tool I wished existed: one record per style that holds the tech pack, the sampling rounds, the costing and the factory it’s with — instead of six disconnected files. The factory side came from the same problem from the other direction: finding a US factory that actually answers, and vetting them, ate weeks I didn’t have.
It’s grown into two things that work together: a directory of 6,353+ reviewed manufacturers, consultants and suppliers worldwide you can browse for free, and a production dashboard that takes a brand or a consultant from a sketch through sampling, costing, purchase orders and the reorder.