Most first-time buyers waste their first $5,000–$15,000 on wrong factories, vague specs, and production that misses the mark. Not because they weren't smart. Because they didn't have a factory-side operator in their corner before they started.
First Run is a paid sourcing session with Headwind's sourcing team. You come in with a product concept. We come back with a factory match, a production spec, and an honest assessment of what your run will actually cost — in time, money, and quality.
If you move forward with Headwind, the $299 applies as a credit toward your first order. If you don't, you still walk away with real intelligence you can use anywhere.
What you get for $299
One working session with a sourcing operator. One written deliverable. No sales call disguised as a consultation.
A 60-minute working session with a Headwind sourcing operator
A written factory brief: 2–3 vetted factory matches with production notes
A production spec outline for your product category
Honest cost-range estimates: unit cost, tooling, and landed cost
A country recommendation with trade-off notes
Certification pathway analysis, if applicable
A clear next-step recommendation — whether that's Headwind or not
If you move forward with Headwind after your First Run session, we apply a $500 credit to your first production order. That's $500 off your first run — not a coupon, not a discount code. A real credit applied at invoice.
The session fee is $299. The credit is $500. The math works in your favor if you're serious about moving forward.
If you move forward with Headwind after your First Run session, we apply a $500 credit to your first production order. That's $500 off your first run — not a coupon, not a discount code. A real credit applied at invoice.
The session fee is $299. The credit is $500. The math works in your favor if you're serious about moving forward.
Most sourcing advice comes from brokers and agents who've never set foot on a production floor. We have. For 45 years Headwind has manufactured and sourced apparel, headwear, bags, and drinkware across Bangladesh, China, and Vietnam — running our own production where it makes sense and working through factories we've vetted for years where it doesn't.
So your First Run assessment comes from people who actually know how these goods get made and costed, not a middleman marking up someone else's number. And if another factory fits you better, we'll tell you that too.
We helped our client design and manufacture a range of water bottles sold to Target and other retailers.
Our client approached us to help develop a premium collection of smoking accessories made from hand-blown borosilicate glass and American Walnut.
Working with our client, we helped them manufacture a simple, patented product concept: a decorative pillow that tranforms into a throw blanket.
Our headquarters manages our production, sourcing, engineering, admin, compliance, HR & accounting teams.
Quality-control teams based in Vietnam allows us to manage production in these secondary markets.
Our team in Bangladesh is able to provide full turn-key manufacturing solutions-- everything from production to compliance to quality-inspection.
