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flashback to Jess LC circa 2001

10. August 2010

Hi guys! I just want to pop in and say that Susie and I are still busy chipping away at the orders from last weekend – the response was so much bigger than expected and we are filling orders as quickly as possible. In the meantime, my longtime friend, Krista, sent me some photos of [...]

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a letter to all small business newbies

4. August 2010

Thanks for the resounding response, comments, emails, and tweets about yesterday’s post. I normally don’t get too fired up when writing here – but I’ve felt the urge this week to really nail what I’m learning home here on MML and with Piper, our lovely and talented MML Dream Reporter. My perspective on business is [...]

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sponsor post: mischief by loki + giveaway

3. August 2010

Good afternoon! I hope you are having a great day so far. I want to pop in and share an interview I did with MML sponsor, Kristi, of the jewelry shop, Mischief by Loki (etsy shop). One thing is clear, this lovely lady knows how to metal smith. And with her designs so refined and [...]

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produce your own success story

3. August 2010

Pardon me, but I’m a little fired up today. While standing in line at the CVS to pick up some contact solution yesterday afternoon, I glanced at the cover of one of the weekly magazines and saw a feature on how “Ali from the Bachelor lost 10 pounds as revenge”… or something like that. Regardless [...]

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new york press tour!

29. July 2010

At long last! I am proud to say that we are all caught up with work from the past few weeks and I finally have a chance to sit down and tell you all about the press tour in New York. I will start by saying there was incredible amount of clarity and purpose throughout [...]

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fear.less

19. July 2010

Hi Guys, As you know, I am now in NYC and will be doing a press tour of sorts for Jess LC. I’m going to do my best to photograph and document the whole process so I can share it with you here on MML next week. In the meantime, I want to share this [...]

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makeunder my week: july 12th

12. July 2010

Hi Guys, I hope you had a great weekend! I spent the last few days barbecuing, hanging out with friends outside, going to the Green City farmer’s market, and sleeping. Man, did I need to catch up on sleep! I’m excited to say that I am leaving for my parent’s house outside of Philadelphia on [...]

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make it happen: realistic business

8. July 2010

Today I’d like to share how I’ve gotten many of my business projects off the ground over the past 11 years. There are three practical ways to accomplish big things without a big checking account. I should know: I started Jess LC back when I was 15 with a $5 bag of seed beads. Everything [...]

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blogging and business with a dash of Franklin

7. July 2010

Whoa. This interview (3:50 min clip) was aired in January and I just realized that I mentioned the Franklin intention necklaces way back then! I also talk about what I have learned about the intersection of blogging and business through MML and Jess LC. Could be helpful for any other entrepreneurs. (You can see all [...]

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be the best you are with what you have

6. July 2010

So… the Franklin Collection will be (hopefully) launching tomorrow. I just need to program the shop pages and do some finishing touches to the awesome lookbook. But in the meantime, I wanted to share this video (21 minutes long) I found a few weeks ago from Elizabeth Gilbert at O Magazine’s 10th Anniversary. She does [...]

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don’t trip before the start line

30. June 2010

Over the past few months I have been getting more emails from women writing me about advice for their businesses or blogs. In talking with many of the women, I am noticing a pattern: people want to make things more complicated than they are. I am all for due diligence and research, please don’t get [...]

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Jess LC strategy session: june 2010

22. June 2010

Good morning! Today I’m adding something new to MML- a video series called the Jess LC Strategy Session. The goal of these videos will be to give you a behind the scenes look at what is going on at Jess LC right now and in the next few weeks to come. Rather than learn a [...]