Category Archives: Lucky Break News

A Sneak Peek Inside the Launch of Price-O-Matic

Lela Barker

  I never set out to design software.   Quite the contrary, my goal in launching Lucky Break was to share the wisdom I’d gleaned over the years as I crawled deep in the entrepreneurial trenches.  But I quickly realized that some of the systems I’d established for myself were desperately needed by others. So…

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A look back at 2016…

Lela Barker

Life often flies by in a blur, but I love the process of closing out a year and taking two steps back to look at what I’ve accomplished and how I’ve grown over the last twelve months. After feeling like I’ve been in the weeds, it’s helpful for me to zoom out and gather insights…

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Peek inside the Lucky Break Team Retreat in Savannah, GA

Lela Barker

Last week, I tucked away with my team in a gorgeous home in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. Melissa, Shannon, and Eileen flew in from three different states so that we could huddle together to make grand plans for the coming year. Our Strategic Team Retreat has become an annual fall tradition, offering us…

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If You Make Personal Care Products in the U.S., You Need to be Paying Attention

Lela Barker

While whispers of new federal cosmetic legislation coming down the pike are nothing new, those whispers grew a bit louder last week.  Reignited by a new discussion draft bill in the House of Representatives, the whispers have now become rumbles and astute makers in the personal care space (soaps, spa products, bath products, minerals makeup,…

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