We are head over heels to have been one of 122 businesses selected to the 2nd Edition of The Urban Girl's Manifesto, CRAVE Chicago's ultimate guide to women-owned businesses in the Chicago Metropolitan Area! In addition to our editorial and photography shot by the awesome Adam Daniels, some of our favorite clients and friends are in it too: Le Papier
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I am extremely grateful to be selected among the 122 sassiest, gutsiest, most inspiring women-owned businesses for CRAVE Chicago's city guide this year. We were asked a series of questions, which I want to share with you. The guide will be out soon and I will be sure to post the photos from our photo shoot which was a blast. Pick
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I was tickled pink when Vana Chupp of Le Papier Studio asked me to do an online video series about how to run a successful online business with her. She = Savvy online product boutique owner with tons of street-cred and adoring followers. Me = 12+ years designing with online start-ups, established brands and a boatloads of boutique retail brands We thought it
...read moreOur favorite radio station, V103FM highlights "Views from the Heart" with Hermene Hartman, editor of N'Digo Magazine. She shares her thoughts about Girls Rule and their list of 101 things a girl should know before she enters high school. Step Brightly's favorite: #99 Pick friends who enhance your life. Ladon Brumfield continues... How do you continue to learn, evolve, network and find work/life
...read moreLadon Brumfield Ladon Brumfield directs the non-profit organization Girls Rule!, which is a youth led girl-centric leadership development program that confronts societal messages about girls value and potential. What a much needed idea! Could we ask for anything more? Today she talks with Step Brightly about how she was able to align her spiritual, social and professional purpose after running
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We have been blessed this past year to have so much interest in our Creative Women in Business Series that we thought we would kick off February, the month of love, with our lovely Top 6 featured women. Drum roll please.... 1. Vana Chupp Founder of Le Papier Studios and author of Silhouette Art, papers and patterns for making modern day heirlooms...
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