Tag: Venture

Michelle May – Michelle May New York

For years Michelle was the business manager for Cindy Crawford (yes, the model) but how did that experience help her start her own jewelry and accessories line years later. “Well I feel I have always had a very esthetic eye in general”. My time with Cindy further supported my eye

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Rhonda Sherwood – Sherwood Green Beauty

Grand Opening Wednesday, November 14th 5 – 8pm, 271 Greenwich Avenue How did an engineering major, end up opening a beauty store? Rhonda Sherwood grew up in a super crunchy granola family in the mid-west. “I was embarrassed by not being able to serve junk food to my friends when

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Rose Tracy – Cast Away Crew

Get your Cast Away Crew member here!!! It was her daughter’s broken arm that lead her to a create her own business. Rose Tracy’s seven-year-old had a cast on her arm and couldn’t get to sleep. “We wrapped her arm with towels and blankets and laid it on her stuffed

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Laurette Kittle – Walker and Wade

In her past life she worked in the fabric industry, but it was her husband and son who helped her recreate her career later in life. Laurette Kittle was a fabric designer and created patterns for firms like Waverly and Schumacher. “I spent the first part of my career painting

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