5 (Not So) Small Businesses by Womxn for Womxn
photo: @pontheonlinestore
NOT ONLY DO WE TAKE PRIDE IN CELEBRATING TALENTED WOMXN IN ALL CREATIVE WORLDS, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO ALSO SPOTLIGHT THE ENTREPRENEURS. WE BELIEVE THAT GIRLS WILL INVENT THE FUTURE IN ALL FORMS OF INDUSTRY BY CREATING JOBS, INFLUENCING CULTURE AND MARKET/ECONOMY AND PROVIDING OPEN PATHS TO THE NEXT GENERATIONS. IN THIS MONTH’S ROUND-UP WE TAKE PLEASURE IN INTRODUCING THESE FIVE GROWING BUSINESSES FOUNDED BY SMART, PASSIONATE AND HARD WORKING WOMXN.
GHIA
Melanie Masarin is the Founder/CEO of Ghia, a very chic, artful line of non-alcoholic apéritifs. These delicious modern mocktails may be booze-free (instead made of responsibly sourced herbs, fruits and roots), its natural taste offer simple feel good pleasures. You time. Off the clock. Tchin Tchin!
GELAREH MIZRAHI
Gelareh Mizrahi launched her eponymous handbag and accessories line in 2011 after working for Chanel and other fashion companies. The Parsons School of Design grad already knew the business from her family and with her instinctual creativity and social media drive, people and celebs started noticing the Gelareh Mizrahi python handbag. With a successful NYC pop-up under its belt, Gelareh Mizrahi also has a flagship store in Miami.
PON
Pon stands for Pon och Novack and is a mother-daughter collaboration by Maddie Pontin and her mom Laura Novack. Their well-curated, design drooling home goods and lifestyle products sell fast thanks to social media. In fact, if you haven’t tapped ❤️ on a pretty pastel milk crate today, then your Instagram feed is all wrong.
If I had to describe Pon in three words, “it’s too good”.
YOUNG FRANKK
First generation Korean-American Christine Young is the designer of jewelry brand Young Frankk, which she launched in 2012. With her roots as an artist, the Parsons School of Design graduate is a self-taught jewelry designer with a respect to nature, thus using recycled metals and local made materials. Young Frankk takes a multidisciplinary approach open to experimentation and collaboration to offer abstract and minimal curated range of pieces.
EVERYDAY HUMANS
Everyday Humans is for you and the planet, a relatable skincare and suncare brand founded by Charlotte Chen. Cruelty-free, eco-friendly and clinically tested sunscreen products that are simplified and effective. What’s even better is that Everyday Humans is literally for every single one of us. An inclusive skincare brand that sees no color lines (but definitely prevents facial lines), it’s SPF for all skin types.
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