Shop Love Collective

I graduated from a Fashion Marketing program in 1999. I worked as an Assistant Buyer at Roots for 2 years, then worked my way up at Sporting Life for the next 18.

I led the Retail division for the Toronto Blue Jays for 2 years, flipped "Ryerson" University's merch to "TMU" during the Pandemic, and took a WFH job selling Promotional Products so I could be more present for my young boys, following my divorce in 2021.

Layer onto this timeline that I started a small business in 2020 (selling handmade masks, followed by Artisan treasures, followed by a rapidly growing custom/print apparel business that has taken on a life of it's own...

I left the 9-5 world two years ago and have not looked back. The flexibility and creative freedom that entrepreneurship offers is second to none ❤️

I'm celebrating 2 years self employed by treating myself to a new warehouse apron: complete with pockets for my phone, scissors, a portable charger, a pen, a sharpie, aaaand loops to physically attach my keys to my person 😆

Can anyone else relate to going backwards in terms of title, salary, etc, but feeling like you have finally made it, all at the same time?