Category Archives: Inspiration

What 10 Years in Business Have Taught Me

Lela Barker

Yesterday marked ten years since I started my first company. I spent the day enjoying my family, indulging in a long bath, a pot of fresh ginger tea and a long walk down Memory Lane. I realize it’s cliche, but I could not possibly have imagined this journey when we flipped the switch on the…

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The Most Important Thing We Learned This Summer

Lela Barker

I know it’s cliche, but I pinkie-swear that I blinked and summer was over. How on earth is that even possible?  I spent yesterday helping the kids sort supplies, loading up their backpacks, walking through schedules and selecting outfits in anticipation of their first day of school. Chloe is a sophomore this year and Celie…

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MIA for 5 Weeks… Whaaat!?!? I’m back from East Africa!

Lela Barker

  So, just where in the sam hell have I been anyway? My blog went MIA for a solid five weeks as I disappeared into the wilds of east Africa. I’ve set foot on the continent more than a dozen times over the last few years and I’d even spent some time in Uganda in…

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Meet the Maker – Erin of Dear Edna

Chloe Tate

I recently partnered with my dear friend (and branding genius) Jessika Hepburn of Oh My Handmade to give away a seat in my LBU program. Did you hear me? I said “give-it-away.” But I was so blown away by the amazing responses that I gave away not one but TWO seats. Because you all are…

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The Story of Shea

Lela Barker

I’ve just returned from a trip to Nigeria (my very first, in fact). I have long indulged a love affair with Africa which has landed me in a few varied spots around the continent (Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Mali and Uganda), but Nigeria was a first for me. Setting aside the tales of northern unrest and…

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