Month: December 2012

Kathy Monahan – 8 to the Bar

She wasn’t a crunchy granola type but when Kathy Monahan’s husband moved the family  to New Hampshire, she explored that side of her personality.  Spending countless hours outside with her kids, hiking and skiing, Kathy felt she was getting back to nature.  She even began teaching yoga and Pilates.  Eating

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Janine Vairo – PartyStyle Box

Like so many ventures, this one started with a pre-school auction. When Janine Vairo donated a children’s birthday party including everything from paper goods to party favors, her friends said you should do this as a business. Coming from an advertising background, she had some experience in packaging and marketing.

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Gretchen Davis – GHD Designs

When she couldn’t find the birthday invitations she wanted for her son’s party – she created her own. Gretchen Davis was an equity trader for 8 years before leaving to stay at home with her children. Necessity being the mother of all invention and in this case creation, led her

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