Category: Fashion Ventures

Maria Turkel – Wardrobe Stylist

Special Deal in the VentureMom Marketplace – Closet Clean Out and Fall Wardrobe Suggestions – Hour and a Half for $160. Get Yours Today. What does the former Costume Supervisor for the hit show Friends do for her own venture? Maria Turkel went to school for Fashion Design and Art

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Lynne Mercein – Handcrafted Fine Jewelry

She started her career marketing for none other than Steve Jobs and his Next computer but a move to the East coast landed her at Tiffany’s. This was a great fit. Lynne Mercein grew up in Northern California and really enjoyed her crafts class in high school, specifically making jewelry

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VentureKid – Hannah Carmody – HanMade by Han

Each summer I usually run into a friend’s child who has created their own business. This summer was no different. I was invited to a trunk show featuring Hannah Carmody’s new line of beachy necklaces. I’ve known Hannah since she was in grade school so to see her with her

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VentureMom Maria Turkel – Professional Wardrobe Stylist

VentureMom Value – 10% off of your first consultation – just mention VentureMom! What does the former Costume Supervisor for the hit show Friends do for her own venture? Maria Turkel went to school for Fashion Design and Art History, then spent ten years working on television shows and movies

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Visible Interest – Sue Kunze

Marketing for independent jeweler designers led this mom to her own venture on-line. Sue Kunze had been in advertising on the account management side for many years before she decided to take a break. When she thought about going back to work, she didn’t like the idea of losing control

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Proof Jewelry – Connie Cusick

Simplifying led her to a more streamlined business. Connie Cusick was from the sales and marketing side of a communications company. When she left that career after her kids were born, she started The Brown Bumblebee which included French home accessories, a line of self designed handbags and vintage jewelry.

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Brittany Chamberlin – Bodha Skin

Her time working in the environmental non-profit field led her to a venture. Brittany Chamberlin looked at the way toxins affect the environment, but when she started to understand how toxins affect humans, she got a wake-up call. “I realized that what we put on our bodies is just as

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Nancy & Debbie – Crave Simple Bag and Blog

When all of her friends kept talking about how hard it was to juggle everything from emails, voicemails, magazines, iPad apps, to-do lists, vacation plans, birthday parties, kids’ classes, exercise and everything else, she figured there must be a business venture in the idea of simplifying the lives of busy

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Dr. Lynne Haven – Dermatologist – Coolsclupt

When new technology is added to your field it can be an opportunity to expand your product line. That’s what Dr. Lynne Haven thought when she first heard about Coolsclupting, a non invasive procedure to decrease fat deposits. As a ballerina early in life, Lynne became interested in sports medicine

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