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BGS Founder Shontay Lundy’s main mission is to educate people of color about the importance of sun protection and skin wellness. Embarking upon her brand development journey, five years ago with the release of her brand champion moisturizing sunscreen lotion, which received a glowing review from a Reddit user that caused it to go viral in 2019.

WEBSITE
https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/

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This Paper Plane Cocktail Hour episode is fun one… and one with a twist!  Ever wonder how The Paper Nerd became a paper nerd?  Tune in as Amy turns the tables on Sarah and interviews her on all things paper! We will hear Sarah’s industry insights to her nostalgic descriptive accounts to today’s social messaging narratives. From how we express ourselves to what she sees the continued conversations to be.  She’s one smart nerdy cookie, join us!     

Guest Websites:
IG: www.instagram.com/ms_sarah_schwartz/
Website: https://thepapernerd.com/

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Around the World Beauty, a boutique travel company, where Celebrity Makeup Artist and Founder Stephanie Flor guides women around the globe on exclusive beauty experiences to celebrate the cultural source for modern day beauty rituals. In this podcast episode, Stephanie also shares her brand, adventure, and insight on beauty & wellness trends for 2023, through a global lens for buyers and retailers.

GUEST WEBSITE
www.aroundtheworldbeauty.com

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Kate Murray of Quick Brown Fox Letterpress is adept at juggling several stationery hats simultaneously. She is renowned for her near-perfect registration on every letterpressed piece she prints. Also known as a Louie Awards chair and active Greeting Card Association member, Kate is a champion in assuring we are hearing all the voices of smaller makers loud and clear. This pun-a-rific 'presser chats up Amy and Sarah on building a truly engaging GCA community, all the latest on the Louie Awards and why the winter edition of NY NOW is her legit ride or die!     

GUEST WEBSITES |
https://www.quickbrownfoxletterpress.com/

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Miss the final Paper Planes Cocktail Hour of 2022 at your own risk, as Amy and Sarah hobnob with none other than industry powerhouse Dan Collier. Maintaining two thriving stationery and gift store retail brands — Archer and The Merchant — as well as the famed daniel*richards showrooms in Atlanta and Dallas, Dan's scope and eye is unparalleled in the stationery community. Tune in to hear Dan's thoughts on what sets product apart, regardless of which side of the aisle you are on!   

Contact Information:
Dan@danrichgroup.com   
Showroom Phone #: 404.589.8200     

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Retail can be a monster. Just ask Michael Schultz and Douglas Duncan of Cursive. For 15 years, their stores within ABC Carpet & Home and in Grand Central Station were essential New York City shops, that is until COVID-19 shut them all down. But like the proverbial phoenix, Cursive is back in business, with two award-winning West Village shops. This shop keeping dream team spills on how a practical, careful business approach can not only carry a brand into the next chapter but can also make it all look easy!   

Guest Website: 
https://cursivenewyork.com/      

https://www.instagram.com/cursivenewyork/

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Miss this episode at your own risk! Amy & Sarah sit down with stationery legend Chandra Greer, who spills on everything from her hybrid retail model to what makes a range stand out to her and get precious shelf space in her domains. Whatever role you play in our community, Chandra’s mindful perspective and focus on civility and connection will infuse it with much-needed inspiration.

Guest Website:
https://greerchicago.com     

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NY NOW®’s Rising Artisans is the premier destination within the HANDMADE® Collection at NY NOW® presenting the newest sustainable designers and global artisans to market. Bringing together our signature incubator programs, into one destination for NY NOW buyers searching for the newest handmade designers and artisans to market.

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
https://www.instagram.com/_helenjoffe_     
Helen.joffe@emeraldx.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjoffe/

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Spinning Rights in Guatemala and The Struggle of Mayan Weavers, The National Movement of Weavers It was born in 2014 with more than 600 weavers and the support of AFEDES. With its creation, it began the legal battle to claim the recognition and protection of the copyright of designs, textiles, and clothing, counting along the way with the technical assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights -OHCHR-, support that continues today.   

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
https://www.mayanhands.org/

| Instagram @ MayanHands

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Heritage weaves conducts hand loom textile tours for conscious travelers, who want to see how handmade clothes are made, buyers and textile enthusiast, gain the experience of seeing how Ikat is made and buy from the weavers directly. Each process of the Ikat weaving is explained in detail, based in Nalgonda district of Telangana state, India. Heritage Weaves has more than 50 women weavers working with the enterprise. Artisans weave traditional as well as contemporary ikat weaves, working with sustainable and 100 % natural yarns- cotton and silk.   

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
Website: www.heritageweaves.com   
IG: @heritageweaves   
FB: @heritageweaves   
www.linkedin.com/in/ujwalapasla   

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Take some time and listen as Beth Diana Smith engages us with stories of her past and her vision of the future. Get caught up on the Black Artists Designers Guild, hear about what Beth is up to these days and learn about the importance of creating your own Cultural Oasis.  

RESOURCES
| Websites:
Beth Diana Smith https://www.bethdianasmith.com/

Black Artists + Designers Guild https://www.badguild.info/ 

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Kinship Stories is a culture and art project featuring a piece’s line of precious tribal adornments. Yasmine  One-of-a-kind pieces include vintage and antique materials, often of museum quality. Experimenting with fusions of old and new, adding handmade work to the mix. Kinship Stories is committed to supporting local artisanship and fostering intercultural and understanding of otherness.       

This episode has been sponsored by Letterpress PLAY, featuring beautifully curated craft goods from local artisans and unique makers from around the world. Learn more at https://letterpressplay.com     

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
IG: @kinshipstories     
www.kinshipstories.com
IG: @Espace_Fann

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You should probably choose your words carefully with Krishna Chavda. She is the founder of NANU Studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, and this self-proclaimed Pun Queen has quite a bit to say about the stationery community and maker lifestyle. Connecting people is about much more than just a vibrant palette, engaging plant and animal imagery, and lots of clever word-play — but these provided the framework for Krishna to carve out a niche for a growing brand!

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:   
https://www.nanustudio.co/

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An artisanal and holistic collection of handmade soaps and body butters. Aromatically infused and beautifully designed with organic, hydrating, and skin replenishing plant-based ingredients. Founder Kim Brown having grown up in family of artisan soap makers. Inspired forward, in truly evolving the art and technique into her own signature style, of modern abstract- fluffed, swirled and  luxuriously designed, and  sustainably driven in beauty and body wellness.

RESOURCES   
| Guest Websites:
https://www.instagram.com/cocoxos1

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A Strategy Deviser, Marketing Professor and Brand Advocate.  Self-described as a solar powered big thinking entrepreneur with a passion for flip-flops and drinking bubbles.

"For over 20 years I have been transforming businesses by giving them the tools to make a difference both in the communities in which they operate and around the world. My company Biz in Bloom specializes in Growing Brands with Purpose. I believe we can create the world we want to live in through the brands and services we build + support. As a Marketing Professor I get to empower the next generation of leaders to create the world they want to live in. Planting the seeds for success in both students and businesses is what I love to do, and I do what I love every day."

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
https://bizinbloom.com/    

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The JungleVine Foundation’s mission is to connect remote isolated tribal communities with the global market by promoting their natural fiber handicrafts. Our work reduces poverty in rural Laos, preserves an ancient craft, and mitigates global climate change through the promotion of organic vegan JungleVine® fiber.    

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:   
https://www.naturebag.org/

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The International Social Impact was launched in 2020 with the announcement of their first partnership with Hunter College in the City University of New York. Since the Institute has developed many new partnerships with organizations and companies around the globe, working to amplify voices and create opportunities for social impact leaders from historically marginalized communities in the ( US and around the world), facilitating interactions among such leaders and assist in training  more of them.   

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:   
https://lizngonzi.com/   
https://internationalsocialimpactinstitute.com/   

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https://nynowdigitalmarket.com    

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This holiday season, Amy and Sarah have a brilliant gift for our community — audience with Carina Murray of the exquisite Crow & Canary rep group. Year in and year out, Carina's NY NOW booth is consistently jammed, as it's a can’t-miss destination for some of the freshest indie card ranges under the sun. Carina spills on her own personal design criteria, when and how to best work with reps, and how she builds that strong merchandise mix to dazzle every last client!    

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites: 
https://crowandcanary.com/

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| NY NOW Digital Market:
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Born in 2019,  The WonderMart is a community-driven gift shop curated for the eclectic soul, featuring an inspired selection of handcrafted goods for the home, body and baby, made exclusively by emerging New York State artisan brands. The WonderMart is also a place where inclusiveness lives in support of BIPOC, LGBT, AAPI and local artisans alike find home and representation.   

RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:  
https://www.thewondermart.shop/

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"We are on a mission to enable small batch producers to be a viable alternative for buyers to traditional mass manufacturing suppliers. We don’t just offer buyers beautiful, high quality and unique product from makers in regions that are new and exciting. We believe in a transparent and sustainable future for all and are passionate about making sourcing further afar more accessible.    

Our B2B marketplace platform and powerful digital tools foster buyer confidence and empower ethical producers and brands worldwide. Retail is changing. Consumers are demanding distinct, high-quality products with origin transparency, yet highly skilled producers in lower-income countries lack access to markets, tools and financing. We are here to help and on a mission for change."     


RESOURCES   
Guest Websites:
https://www.poweredbypeople.com/

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