entrepreneurship

Local shop specializes in custom jewelry

Heather Airgood and her husband, Wes, opened Wanderlust Jewelers in Cleveland Heights in 2011, after both had studied fine arts and worked for other jewelers. Since then, they've grown their company to include not only custom jewelery designs, but also heirloom rebuilds and repairs. Heather was kind enought to answer some questions for us about being a local fashion entrepreneur, business advice and finding inspiration.

Blog spotlight: thecurvyguru

Kourtlyn began her blog, thecurvyguru, as a hobby, and it has since grown into something much more significant. The local lifestyle blogger answered some questions for us about blogging, finding inspiration and style advice.

Local boutique focuses on unique brands

Located in Moreland Hills, Fringe Boutique has become a local shopping destination where women can expect to find brands that aren't available anywhere else locally. The owner of Fringe was kind enough to answer some questions about why she opened her boutique, entrepreneurship advice and her favorite style tips.

Local company built on natural hair products

NaturAll Club, natural hair products, Cleveland, Ohio

Muhga Eltigani had a problem - every time she tried a product on her super curly hair, she was disappointed. See how this led her to build her company, NaturAll Club, right here in Cleveland.

Cleveland-based Team Wendy designs innovative ski helmet

Cleveland-based Team Wendy recently announced the launch of an innovative ski helmet designed to help search and rescue teams. The M-216™ Ski Search and Rescue Helmet provides ski search and rescue (SAR) professionals with a platform that can be scaled up or down to meet the mission requirements by incorporating mounting capabilities not previously available to rescue operators in any ski or snow rated helmet.

Local boutique celebrates unique artists

Fra Angelica Studio is more than a boutique - it's a showcase for wearable pieces of art. Owner Linda Damiani opened shop with the intention of selling knitwear she created and has grown it to represent the work of more than 60 independent artists. Damiani was kind enough to take the time from her busy schedule running her store to answer some questions about entrepreneurship, working in the fashion industry in Cleveland, and her favorite style advice.

Local shirt designer stays true to his values

Bryan Straniero's love of lists and entrepreneurial spirit led him to launch My Top 3, a line of fair trade tee shirts, earlier this year. We chatted with Straniero via email about starting a t-shirt line, opening an Etsy shop and why fair trade is important.

New sweat-proof shirt has local ties

There’s a new type of shirt on the market that can protect you from getting too sweaty - and it’s produced right here in Cleveland.

Blog Spotlight: Sylvie Style

Sylvie Hart left a corporate career in marketing to become a personal stylist and blogger and hasn't looked back since. The busy entrepreneur and mom of two took some time to answer a few questions for us about blogging, her influencers and her best style advice.

Handbags designed for everyday adventures

Sarah Larson is the mastermind and designer behind Ellie Jane Bags, a local line of handcrafted waxed canvas and leather bags. To say Larson is a busy is an understatement - she is not only an entrepreneur but also the mother of three children - but she was kind enough to make time to answer some of our questions about starting a business, being a fashion entrepreneur in Cleveland, and finding inspiration.

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