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Pamela Jones & Liza Scullin – OmLuxe Collection

It was a trip to India that lead these women to a business venture. Pamela Jones organized an OmLuxe Yoga Retreat for a group of women, including Liza Scullin, to a remote southern region of India and the village of Kerala. It was there that this group of women from

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Katie Fong – Custom Couture for Women

Since she was five years old, she dreamt of having her own clothing line. Katie Fong grew up drawing pictures of the evening gowns cared for by her family’s dry-cleaning business. Her adoring grandmother encouraged her love of clothing and design. Katie began her career as an apprentice at Oscar

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Dori Nissenson – Hands On At Home Physical Therapy

An injury lead her to her life’s work. Dori Nissenson dislocated her kneecap in college and spent a lot of time in physical therapy. “That’s was my first experience with a profession that would become my career.” Dori got her graduate degree and spent 16 years at New York Presbyterian

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Becky Robinson – JAS – Just Amazing Skincare

After her kids were launched, she brought her husband’s dermatology practice into the current century but how did that lead to her own business. Becky Robinson met her future husband, Bruce, while studying to become a nurse in Texas at the University of Texas Medical Branch. After dating long distance,

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VentureMom Laurie Lenfestey – Bittersweet Designs

A Bittersweet Designs necklace is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry. xo She worked for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and now uses historically-inspired vintage pieces in her jewelry designs. But how did she get there? Laurie Lenfestey began her career in New England where she grew up,

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Ciara Fritsch – Pure Body Nantucket

How did running away from a broken heart lead this girl from Ireland to her next life and a new business. Ciara Fritsch traveled to Nantucket to work for only one summer, but when she met her future husband in the first month on island, all that changed. Now she

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Elizabeth Raith – Interior Designer

She earned a degree in economics and architecture but fell in love with design while on a semester abroad in Florence. Elizabeth Raith seemed primed for a career in interior design but initially she became a real estate broker and was assigned to on-site sales for a housing development in

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