Creativity for Good
Elisamama Founder Fisayo Che Is Building a Business with a Heart for Nigeria
By Bethanie Hestermann We can all, absolutely, use more joy in our lives, and Fisayo Che of Elisamama has created a clothing line for women + children that’s joyful, functional, and stylish. Elisamama also provides purpose and a pathway out of poverty for talented seamstresses in Nigeria. Fisayo is a mother of three and the…
Read MoreSAGE Studio Amplifies Marginalized Artists’ Voices + Promotes Inclusivity
By Bethanie Hestermann Creativity is for everyone. (We feel this in our bones!) SAGE Studio is a Texas-based creative space for artists with intellectual + developmental disabilities, and cofounders Lucy Gross and Katie Stahl are on a mission to create a more inclusive art scene in Austin and beyond. Lucy says for a long time, artists with…
Read MorePB&Qs Founders Anita Kwan + Anna Hetzel Create Space for Humxns to BE
For PB&Qs co-founders Anita Kwan and Anna Hetzel, finding a community—a place to lift others up + be lifted up by others … a place to just BE—is beyond important, it’s essential. When they couldn’t find a community for queer women, trans, and gender-nonconforming entrepreneurs and business professionals, Anita and Anna started their own. (YES!) PB&Qs brings…
Read MoreKelli Pease’s Happsters Community Is What the World Needs
Is there anything better than a deep, meaningful connection? After the year we all just had, Kelli Pease’s passion project turned international movement to spread kindness + facilitate meaningful connections is on point. Kelli founded the Happsters to promote love and happiness in her local community. Going on eight years later, that community has grown exponentially—more than…
Read MoreCandle-Making Couple Prioritizes Product Sustainability
By Bethanie Hestermann For Valencia and Elias Morr, creativity is a form of self-expression, and candle making provides that important outlet. The husband-and-wife team founded Peacesake Candles & Co., after realizing that a) most candles contain harmful ingredients, and b) they could do better. The couple develops unique scents (often inspired by travel, nature, and…
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