After graduating school, she learned about an opening at New Balance and become the youngest member of its creative team as a designer.
"New Balance was amazing, I felt like I was part of a family," Howard said. "The attitude of the whole product and development team was to try new things and I came at exactly the right time."
While she was only a young designer at the time, she is credited for designing the iconic New Balance 850, the first shoe of the brand to not include the letter "N" on the side of the shoe.
She then went on to have an extensive career for the next two decades— with big roles such as Designer at Reebok, Design Director at Nike, Lead Designer at New Balance, Innovation Director at Seventh Generation, and consultant to brands such as Titleist, Converse, The North Face, and Vans.