Superior Woman--Summer 2020--Final Edition
Superior Woman Summer 2020 is a publication about women living, working and playing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Superior Woman Summer 2020 is a publication about women living, working and playing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
A lot of your products are U.P.-based, but you also have expanded, right? JB: The U.P. is limiting so that’s why I’ve branched out designing the kayak, the skiis and even the full Great Lakes. SW: As far as our online orders, we get orders from all over; it’s not just the U.P. We’ve even shipped to Finland. We’ve had to get a little bit out of the box of the U.P. You have to push it; you have to push the reach. You can’t just build it and they will come. So, there is a lot more to this than just the designing? JB: Our goal was to build it, and work as hard as we can to afford to bring in staff so they can do the filling of orders. We’re still working on the infrastructure and the website, but the designing is the fun part. SW: The designing is a lot of fun. JB: And we keep coming up with different designs. Stacey will message me and say, “What do you think of this design?” SW: I had my own jewelry that I was doing prior to Jackie, using gemstones and wire wrapping, that kind of thing, too. Beyond a business partnership, this appears to offer some creative satisfaction as well? SW: I do what I do because I love it. I love my job. I feel like I have been totally blessed to be able to help people with the creative process. I love doing what I do. JB: I’ve always been crafty in some capacity; this just kind of had its natural progression into another realm, and it took off. But in order to bring it to the next level, I realized it wasn’t going to happen unless I partnered with someone else who had the same creative end drive that I have. “ ” To shop for Jackie & Stacey’s original artwork and jewelry, visit: www.beinspiredup.com Wake U.P., Eh? Other Yooper Designs Available Save Face We Give Back to the Community $4 from each face mask purchase donated to local nonprofits $4 from the purchase of each mask sold will be divided between these local nonprofits: Marquette Women’s Center U.P.A.W.S. Thank you for helping us support the community! www.43DegreesNorthGifts.com www.43DegreesNorthGifts.com 14 SUMMER 2020 SUPERIORWOMAN.NET
So, how has this partnership worked out? JB: I think it’s phenomenal. We work really well together. We each bring differences, we work together, I think it’s worked really well. SW: It’s kind of just naturally fallen into place. The things that she has been able to do at home, on the computer, have naturally kind of fallen to her responsibility, as far as the day-to-day responsibility, that kind of falls to me, and if I don’t have a book to design, then I can help with the website, too. How nice is it to see people enjoy what you create? JB: It’s really exciting to see somebody with your jewelry on, or have someone tell me that they wore one of our glass pieces on a trip to France and received all these compliments. It’s something Stacey and I built together, and it feels good that somebody is enjoying it. That’s the kind of inspiration any business partnership can appreciate. Superior Woman Women’s & Men’s Tees & Hoodies Other Colors Available 43DegreesNorthGifts.com SUMMER 2020 SUPERIORWOMAN.NET 15
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So, how has this partnership worked out?<br />
JB: I think it’s phenomenal. We work really well together. We each<br />
bring differences, we work together, I think it’s worked really well.<br />
SW: It’s kind of just naturally fallen into place. The things that she<br />
has been able to do at home, on the computer, have naturally kind of<br />
fallen to her responsibility, as far as the day-to-day responsibility, that<br />
kind of falls to me, and if I don’t have a book to design, then I can help<br />
with the website, too.<br />
How nice is it to see people enjoy what you create?<br />
JB: It’s really exciting to see somebody with your jewelry on, or have<br />
someone tell me that they wore one of our glass pieces on a trip to<br />
France and received all these compliments. It’s something Stacey and I<br />
built together, and it feels good that somebody is enjoying it.<br />
That’s the kind of inspiration any business partnership can<br />
appreciate.<br />
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