The semi-annual EDIT Sale is just weeks away, which means founders Stephanie Bissell, Shelly Landau and Jennifer Shelton are deep in prep mode. The accidental entrepreneurs didn’t mean to start a business, but they did. A decade in, and the semi-annual EDIT Sale is one of Charlotte’s tentpole shopping events. Here’s how the EDIT girls […]
Daniel Gonzalez started taking fashion risks in middle school, and people noticed—good and bad. Some people, especially a young kid, might find that tension confusing, but it’s where Gonzalez found clarity. That strong sense of self is crucial to his clothing design business today. Gonzalez won’t call himself a visionary, but I will, and I’m […]
If you’re planning to host an event at any point in 2026, you’re likely already thinking about one crucial detail — where will it be? The answer depends on how many people will attend, the type of event, the time of year and hundred other things, making finding a venue that checks all your boxes […]
Beatrice (Bea) Moise is busy. As a Board-Certified cognitive specialist and parenting coach, she spends many days helping parents navigate the behavioral and academic issues that can come with autism, ADHD, and more through her company A Child Like Mine, LLC. Other days, she’s on television giving parenting tips on shows like WCNC’s Charlotte Parenting […]
April Smith knows the service industry. In high school and college, she spent more than five years working in a restaurant as everything from hostess to prep-cook, learning everything she could about customer service and thriving under pressure. Years later she was able to put this knowledge to use for her restaurant and brewery clients […]
Katie Garrett’s favorite childhood Christmas gift was a chalkboard on an easel. She’d use it to spend hours educating her stuffed animals about what they’d need to know in life. Now, as the founder of Garrett Educational Consulting, she spends her days helping students figure out their next steps in life. And when a student […]
Clutter means different things to different people. For some, a disorganized pantry or messy playroom is a minor inconvenience, easily fixed. But for others, it can be overwhelming, embarrassing and just plain exhausting to live with. No matter what level of clutter you’re experiencing, Laurie Martin and her team at Simplicity Organizers can help. Laurie […]
Nesha Pai’s life changed with a single “Jerry Maguire” moment. Sitting in front of a male boss who refused to give her a raise because she had a gap in her resume for being a stay-at-home mom for six years, she decided to take a leap of faith (and her largest client) and strike out […]
Ready to move to the next level with your career or small business? Enlisting the guidance and experience of a professional may be the push that you need to set yourself apart from the rest. These three Charlotte ladies can help with refreshed resumes, publicity for a small business, social media strategies and just about […]
Charlotte has plenty of great spaces to work virtually from this spring. Whether you are sick of working from home, working from the office is not an option, or you own your own business and need somewhere to call your office, we have you covered. Here are spaces to consider working virtually from in Charlotte. […]
Robin Perrigo-Mermans loves to learn. She’s spent time as everything from a marketing professional to a stationary business owner to a land appraiser (and a mom!), learning lessons all along the way. But arguably her most important lesson came during an unusual time: her divorce. She and her then-husband spent thousands of dollars and months […]
Liz Williamson and her smiling team wear matching shirts that say “Chaos Coordinator” on the front page of Lifestyle Management Co‘s website. That’s because it’s their goal to help you take back control of the chaos in your home with professional personal assistants that handle everything from laundry to pantry organization overhaul. As women we’re […]
