essays – prospective
JacQueline Sanchez is in it for the long haul.
Meandering off the beaten path to find a storefront that features local artisans is nirvana. For me, handcrafted objects, marked with an artist’s unique imprint, represent the diversity and richness of human creativity and I marvel at artisans of any stripe. While many of us dabble in creative hobbies with dreams of making it big on Etsy, dedicating yourself to a craft full time takes years of practice, gritty perseverance, and significant sacrifice. Running a small business is tough, 50% of small businesses fail after five years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. So, when I encounter someone who’s sustained a creative business for over 25 years, I perk up. How have they managed to fuel their passion through the slog of designing, making, marketing, selling, and running a business?
◦ profile of the designer behind jacQueline jewelry design
◦ focus on entrepreneurship and business strategy
880 words | profile & interview
published articles
Generation buy. Are we coming full circle?
As a youngster, I remember gawking as my Grandma poured green-tinged water from the beans she’d just boiled for our dinner into a cup. It sat on the window sill and cooled until she gulped it down. Back then, even vitamins weren’t wasted. In the Seventies, my mom shopped at a bulk food store, scooping nuts, granola, beans and sometimes candy from salvaged whisky barrels into brown paper bags. She darned our socks, made homemade yogurt, and our Tupperware consisted of recycled margarine containers. She was not penny pinching, we were solidly middle class urbanites, this was just normal behavior. In retrospect, my childhood looks antiquated.
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