This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Jen Murse, who runs both the deliciously gorgeous jewelry line plastique* and the modern stationery line Paper Trail. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Jen: It happened as an accident. I was working a 9 to…
Meet the Makers – Oliver & Hannah of Carriage 44
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Oliver and Hannah, the team behind family run Carriage 44, a creative brand which focuses on traditional soap making methods with a clean, modern aesthetic. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Oliver + Hannah: We saw a hole in the soap…
Meet the Maker – Stacie of Gingiber
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Stacie of Gingiber, a maker of illustrative paper goods and homewares. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Stacie: My entire life I had wanted to be an artist. After college I worked as a coffee shop manager,…
The Secret To Successfully Pitching Your Work to Shops
Of all the things I’m asked, I hear one query far more frequently than most others: “Pray tell, how am I supposed to get shops to notice me + feature my work?” If I had a dollar for every time I was asked, I’d been sunning myself on a yacht in Ibiza while…
Meet the Maker – Holli of Humble Suds
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re excited to introduce you to Holli of Humble Suds. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Holli: My three amazing daughters inspire me in many ways. If my wish for them is to be fearless and inventive, what could possibly be better…