How do you go from designing clothing to designing homes. Lisa Hynes says it’s quite easy, “You’re basically putting together an outfit for a room.” Lisa has always been an entrepreneur and in her past life she developed a line of kids clothing. She even started a fashion camp for
She was known as the cookie mom but she wanted to be more. After leaving a job in the financial markets, Carolyn Savini threw herself into cooking and even took classes at various epicurean schools around the country. “I thought I wanted to be in the culinary field until one
Order yours today in the VentureMom Marketplace Shop Now Do you ever think you have a great idea for a new product only to have your prototype fail? That’s what happened to Joanna Rein when she finally created a doggie mat to dry her pup’s paws on rainy days when
Taking her camera along on family hikes in New Hampshire, she never thought it would lead to a business venture. Lynne Byrne had worked in advertising on the marketing and client management side although her interest in fine arts and poetry, led her to spend lots of time with the
{While not a mom yet, Alison’s venture is so helpful to all moms, I had to write about it. It’s a great venture idea.} When the business model changed at the company in Brooklyn where she worked, Alison Greenspon found she had been downsized out of a job. She was
Sometimes inspiration for a venture can come from someone else’s work. That’s what happened when Shawn Hull was shopping with a friend and came across some custom made dinnerware that had simple drawings on it. “I loved the idea of hand drawings transferred onto porcelain.” Shawn had always been artistic,
Moving from one house to another is one of the top ten most stressful things in life, so wouldn’t it be great to have help with the whole process. Randi Hutton had that same thought and she created a venture around it. Formerly in charge of acquiring screenplays and films
Sometimes your outlet for happiness can lead to a venture. That’s what happened when Laura Trask started painting. With a degree in fine arts and a past career in home design for a know American desginer, art had always been an interest but she never thought it would be a
Sometimes a book inspires you to change your life and start a venture. That what happened to Christine Dimmick when she was 25 years old. After attending Parsons, she was working in the marketing department of a creative company and thought, “If I have to do this the rest of
When she was young, and growing up with three sisters, her Italian Grandmother taught them all to sew. Claudine Maidique would gather the left over swatches of fabric and make doll clothes. This passion for creating with textiles was carried over to her schooling and her studies in textile design