Christy Batta is a graphic designer and branding expert for nonprofits and businesses doing good work for others.
She's also a community instigator and stripes enthusiast based in Hyattsville, MD. She helps organize @SSLetters, which is a group of hand lettering enthusiasts that meets monthly in Silver Spring, MD. She also helps run the Silver Spring Time Bank, a community association that...
Ellie Lum is the founder, pattern designer, and head educator at Klum House. With over twenty years of professional bag making experience, she draws on her roots in the industrial sewing industry to make heavy-duty bag making fun and accessible to home stitchers. We covered their story when we wrote about the matte labels they printed up for a DIY dopp kit for sale on their web store.
Over...
Tony Ponte grew up as a second-generation Italian whose grandparents were farmers in southern Italy before coming to America. His family spent years in the coffee business where he grew up in Connecticut, but he didn't see his future in the family trade.
That all changed after a few years and a few different jobs across the country. Tony found himself inspired as he watched his close fri...
Izzy Fischer is the founder of Plant Bites, a whole food, plant-based energy solution that allows athletes to win with plants. Fischer is a Colorado born-and-raised entrepreneur and endurance athlete that found a plant-based lifestyle through a combination of her personal battles with inflammation and food allergies while training for triathlons. Currently, she lives in Boston and works as...
Jenny Penton is the founder of Planner Perfect, a company whose mission is to inspire women to Write a Better Story and become a visionary that can map a life they love.
She's sold over 200,000 planners, notebooks, journals and leather traveler's notebooks; plus countless rolls of washi tape and stickers. Planner Perfect ships to all 50 states and numerous countries world wide.
Jenny ...
LETELLIER Skincare is the brainchild of Kim Tellier, who had the vision to build her own skincare brand that combined her personal experiences using beauty products with that of the issues and desires of her clients at her spa.
In 2016, she shared her idea with her husband Darnell Brown, and she asked him to join her in building the business. As a seasoned brand strategist, Darnell was m...
We covered Sergio Ojeda's sticker story a few months back, and we were able to get him on Stickers on the Mic for a longer interview and even hear him play the accordion live.
Sergio has quite the musical history. His current project TexMexChex is a personification of his heritage that crosses cultures and borders with a unique sound from West Texas.
We were thrilled to hear him pla...
Merline Engle is a Haitian-American who is passionate about education, hospitality and entrepreneurship. Her primary project is the Children's Academy, part of Haiti Partners. She’s committed to continuing her family’s legacy of giving back to her mother land. She considers herself a foodie who loves nature and who is a lifelong learner and a mentor. Merline remembers how her grandfather wo...
Alejandro Rodriguez and his business partner Edward Perea started Summit Tacos as a taco truck, but their dream was to open a storefront in Longmont to serve their passionate fans who adored their take on Mexican Street food. Now that they have their restaurant, they are focused on serving the cuisine of Mexico City to fans old and new. They worked hard from day one with their brand, and the ...
