Parents Mora and Henry Reed had a big year in 2020: They got married and started their business, Zoe & Co. Candle Company, both during the pandemic. Since launching Zoe & Co. in May, they’ve met all of their targets and have seen steady…
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Nearly a decade ago, Heidi Shenk, a middle school teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools at the time, began illustrating at night as a way to relieve stress after long days in the classroom. She opened an Etsy store for her greeting cards and other…
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Chef Davon Pulliam had his first taste of kombucha at an early morning farmer’s market in Baltimore about five years ago. He began making his own kombucha as a hobby, then opened his business three years later. Tortuga Kombucha offers several…
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For Episode 12, I talked to two full-time working moms, Kate Schauer, whose son is 12, and Nicole Santacroce, whose kids are nearly 6 and 3, about how they are balancing work, virtual learning, pre-existing health challenges, anxiety, communicating…
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The We Built This Life podcast has been around for one year! (Plus a few months, but that’s a small detail…) When I started this podcast in May 2019, my goal was to complete 10 episodes. And in May 2020 I reached that goal. I’m calling this…
Read MoreEpisode 5: How Emily Silverstein Built an Organic Skincare Company Welcome back to We Built This Life. This week’s episode is about Emily Silverstein, the owner of Urban Oreganics, which is an organic, vegan, sustainable skincare and body care company. And they also sell some products from like-minded brands who are similarly focused on the…
Read MoreEpisode 4: How Graphic Designer Ashley Shelly Trotier Built a Planning Company Welcome back to We Built This Life. Episode 4 is about Ashley Shelly Trotier. Ashley is a graphic designer who has had a product-based planner business called Ashley Shelly. Ashley sells really beautiful planners, budget notebooks, daily peace journals, lined notebooks, which she…
Read MoreEpisode 3: How Sociologist Mercedes Lyson Built a Career in Beauty Blogging Welcome to We Built This Life. Thank you so much for tuning into today. This is episode 3 and this is a story about Mercedes Lyson, PhD, a sociologist who has an online beauty blogging business called L’Amour et la Musique, which she…
Read MoreEpisode 2: How Ryan Sullivan Built a Career in Real Estate (Twice) Welcome to We Built This Life. Thank you so much for tuning in today. This is episode #2 and my first guest is Ryan Sullivan, who I’ve known for 20 years or more, and I wanted to feature him on the show because…
Read MoreRough Story Script from Episode #1: How I Became a Freelance Writer and Why I Started This Podcast Hello everyone, and welcome to We Built this Life. Thank you so much for listening today to the very first episode. I thought I would start off today by talking about my career story to date. It’s a work in…
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