So I am pretty thankful for everyone and everything in my
life – but just wanted to give a shout out to one of the most talented and
awesome people ever – My Mom…
If you have met my mom you know she is pretty great, but
seriously I wouldn’t be where I am today without her. My mom has always
supported all my crazy ideas, even if she initially thinks they are ridiculous… (which she has no problem telling me)
But in all seriousness, my mom is the reason I am an
entrepreneur. When we were growing up my
mom used to make stuff for craft shows and did well enough that she could stay
at home with us. We would help her and would work at the shows with her. She
was patient enough to help me find things that I could make and sell so that I
could have my own money as well. That gave me my first chances at seeing how to
run a successful business.
When I was in 8th grade my mom decided to go on
QVC with these stuffed bears she made. Such a crazy process having over 600
bears made from start to finish in your own house. Strings and body parts
everywhere! It was absolutely amazing to see all our friends and family help
out in the process and although hard work definitely a cool process to be a
part of. The bears sold out in like 4 minutes which is pretty amazing and
really shows how legit my mom is. She got offers to sell again on QVC but the
profit margin wasn’t there to make it worth it once material prices went up. Still,
to sell out on QVC is so cool.
As I decided to start my business my mom jumped right on
board to help out in making stuff for me to sell, and along with my dad works
nearly every weekend at tournaments or races. My mom herself has made over
20,000 headbands in the first year. Yes, you are reading that right – 20,000!!! Who needs China when you have Janet! She
also just set up my new website for me. With absolutely no classes or training she
did it all including the photos which turned out awesome! (If you haven’t built
a website or tried taking clothing pictures it sucks, and I hate doing
it.) ***Check out her awesomeness at
BADSportz.com ****
So… Without my mom BAD Sportz wouldn’t be possible… I love
her and am so thankful I got the coolest mom ever!
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