I believe you need to have an attitude of collaboration, not competition, to succeed in business. It sounds counter-productive, but it's not. Let me tell you a story. A few Sundays ago I was a vendor at the Sea Cliff Mini Mart. I wasn't the only soap business at the event. …
Long Island
Dirty Old Men
A few years ago I met two dirty old men at a fundraiser for a senior center. Let me explain. I was asked to be a vendor at a Grand Opening for a new senior center in a very ritzy area of Long Island. …
Long Island Collaboration
My latest Long Island collaboration is with Justine Moody. Justine is a fiber artist, she works with natural fibers. All of her work is hand dyed and hand felted, and absolutely beautiful. She was born and raised on eastern Long Island and graduated from Pratt Institute. She's also a really nice lady! We were both vendors last …
Private Soapmaking Class
Nancy lives in Puerto Rico and was in New York for a few weeks. She emailed be about taking a soapmaking class. She had tried a few times to take one in Puerto Rico, but each time there was a class scheduled, something came up and she couldn't get there. …
Bridal Shower Favors
A few weeks ago I received an order for 19 of my Soap for Soup soaps and an email from Helga. It seems her son was getting married and she needed 30 soaps for bridal shower favors. Her son works for Association to Benefit Children and the bride-to-be works for Breaking Ground. The almost married couple are big believers in giving back …