July 11, 2024 • 67 mins
ROSIE’S JOURNEY: PASSION PROJECT TO AN EMPOWERING, REWARDING AND CREATIVE BUSINESS
Join us in celebrating her successes, exploring the challenges faced, and gaining inspiration for your own journey. Remember, the path to success is a collaborative one, and you are not alone.
Main Topics:
- Passion to Full-Time
- Community and Support
- Overcoming Rejection
- Finding Joy
- Dreams and Goals
In this episode of Anchor Your Dreams, host Megan McQuillen interviews Rosie, a Vancouver Island-based small business owner and jeweler behind Joie Designs. Rosie shares her inspiring journey from taking a ring-making workshop with a friend to turning her passion for jewelry into her full-time career. She talks about the challenges of leaving a secure engineering job, the joys of creating coastal and nature-inspired jewelry, and balancing work with motherhood. Rosie emphasizes the importance of community, from supportive business networks to loyal customers, and reveals how celebrating small victories keeps her motivated. She also provides insights into effective pitching, resilience, and continually learning to grow her business. Join this heartfelt conversation to learn about Rosie's successes, the power of vulnerability in business, and her dreams for the future.
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Meghan (00:05):
If you are
someone who has a dream, but feelstuck, if you are facing obstacles that
seem overwhelming, or if you just needa dose of motivation to keep pushing
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(00:26):
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Get ready to be inspired,motivated, and empowered.
The journey begins now.
(00:49):
Hey,
how are you?
Rosie (00:52):
Pretty good, thanks.
Thank you so much for helping mereschedule last week's last minute.
That meant a lot to me.
I appreciate that.
Meghan (01:00):
Oh, I totally understand.
Honestly.
Rosie (01:03):
I've been kind of trying to rearrange our summer plans
quickly and make some extra fun.
And then I thought Ihad everything covered.
Meghan (01:11):
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Tell us, like, who you are.
What, what makes Rosie, Rosie?
Rosie (01:21):
So, hey, I'm Rosie.
I am a Vancouver Island basedsmall business owner and jeweler.
I started my small business,uh, it's called Joie Designs.
It's literally French for joy.
It's a little bit of a DuBlanc Tundra.
Um, Joey was also the nameof my biological mother.
Uh, so it kind of means both,but most people see my sign
(01:43):
and they have to call me Joey.
Um, I'll usually just answer hi, but
if I'm at a market and peoplejust address me as Joey, I know
they're trying to get ahold of me.
Really it's joy inspired jewelry.
And for me, that meansa coastal lifestyle.
So I'm biophilic tendenciesthat innate need to be out in
(02:05):
nature to connect with nature.
I bring a lot of that into mydesigns, um, as well as just
kind of lifestyle pieces as well.
And that's me in a nutshell.
I, my happy place is sea to sky country.
So oceans, forests, mountains, it's kindof where I go to reset and recharge.
(02:26):
It's where I go for exercise and fun.
Uh, it's where I takemy family for holidays.
So, yeah really I'm apretty simple person.
I like the beautiful outdoors and you'llsee that in all aspects of my life.
Meghan (02:43):
I love that.
So, how did you get into this?
Have you always been creative and usedthis as your, your income source as well?
Rosie (02:57):
No, it was my passion project side hustle for many, many years.
Um, how I got into jewelry makingwas me and my girlfriend were
living in Whistler at the time andwe never got to see each other too
much because we were working a lot.
So we signed up for a ringmaking workshop in the spring.
So once a week we would drive toVancouver together and do this
(03:18):
evening ring making workshop.
I absolutely fell head over heelsin love and I don't think she
ever made another thing again.
Um,
I, a couple of years later, wentand did, it was a two year diploma
program in Jewelry, Art, and Designat Vancouver Community College.
Um, I turned it into a threeyear, um, program, or, yeah, third
(03:41):
year program because I broke mycollarbone partway through second
year, and I couldn't complete it.
It really was a blessing in disguisethough, um, having it, not being
able to do it made me realize, youHow strong my passion was, and the
class that I got to graduate withwas a much more cohesive group.
So it's amazing how much the groupdynamic can change something or when you
(04:04):
have something taken away from you thatyou're like, Wow, I really want that.
And then I kept that as myside hustle for forever.
Um, I thought I had really great advice,uh, back when I had the studio in this
arts co op space in Vancouver years ago.
And it was a fellow artist whosaid, you know, you can have
(04:26):
a career and be an artist.
And I thought that's what I have to do.
So I went back to school, uh,got another diploma this time
in geoscience engineering.
Um, I'm a rock dork.
I like rocks, geology.
I like my rock.
And that's what I was doingfor quite a long time.
(04:47):
And by some turn of events, I endedup working in civil engineering,
which was not really my passion.
And I was working in anawesome work environment.
It was not uncommon to seepeople in tears at work.
Um, you know, we had to put noteson our cubicles to let them know.
People know we were on a break.
(05:08):
If we were taking our break atour desk, there were some things
that were just weren't ideal.
Um, anyways, I was never around and myson who was 18 months old at the time.
He stopped letting me pick him up.
And that was kind of like my heart.
soul crushing moment.
So I had started being like,okay, we're gonna quit my job.
(05:31):
I'm gonna launch my business.
I need to try.
Also my kids, I thought, how do I teachthem to chase their dreams if I've been
too afraid to have her chase, chase mine?
Um, so, you know, wehad this plan in place.
I was going to start saving and, youknow, maybe a year or two down the
road, I would finally make the leap.
Anyways, I had been working fourdays a week and my boss told me that
(05:54):
because the other manager had quit,I'd have to come back for five days.
And that was my impetus.
I gave my two weeks notice.
I said, that doesn't really work for me.
And they said, well,we're not really asking.
Okay, well, how should Igive you my resignation?
(06:17):
This isn't verbal, I'll submitit officially in writing.
Um, so yeah, I took that giantleap almost three years ago, and
this August will be three years.
And it's been three yearsnow that I've been doing this
as my sole source of income.
Meghan (06:32):
And so that was in Vancouver?
Rosie (06:34):
No, I was on the island.
Meghan (06:36):
Okay, so you were on the island when you were doing the civil engineering.
Okay, okay.
Um, wow, that is You know, going backto what you said about your son and just
kind of like also a role model, I, it'ssomething that comes up quite a bit in
(06:56):
conversation with other entrepreneursas well and going after dreams and it
is so important to be a role model.
So and I think that our daily actionsreally can speak volumes for how we're
showing up as a role model in that way.
(07:17):
Now,
joy is part of something thatyou lean into and that's what
the name of your business is.
So how does that inspireyou now, three years in?
How are you still up and running?
Using joy to inspire you.
Rosie (07:40):
Oh, great question.
I
think it's kind of what keeps megoing rather than what inspires me.
So as I'm sure you're aware, youknow, there's no steady paycheck.
There's no steady, anything andbeing an entrepreneur, there's
highs and highs and lows and lows.
Um, there's dry spells,there's good spells.
(08:02):
So it's those joy moments that youneed to lean into to kind of keep
you through those harder parts.
And for me, one of my biggest momentsof realization when I was going
through a bit of a struggle wasrealizing there was a time where I
dreamed about being where I am now.
I'm not where I want to be yet, butI have to remember I used to only
(08:24):
dream about being in this place.
So That's something that I try toremember, um, the other one I try
to remember, which isn't reallyso much joy based, but maybe a
little bit, it's, I know I let fearhold me back for many, many years.
And, you know, people alwaystalk about this comfort zone.
(08:45):
But I feel like thecomfort zone is a fallacy.
Like it's, there's really nothingcomfortable about being on the
outside, looking into something youwant, you know, feeling stuck and,
you know, wanting something more,but being too afraid to act on it.
Like, it's not really acomfortable feeling at all.
Meghan (09:04):
No.
Yeah, I agree with that for sure.
Rosie (09:08):
You know, it's kind of one of the reasons also, you know, it wasn't
just the role model for my children.
Like, because I pictured howthat conversation would go like,
You can be anything you want.
Is that what you did, mommy?
Oh no, I was too afraidto try, but you should.
But the other one was, you know,I figured at the end of the day, I
would have more regrets if I nevertried than if I tried and failed.
(09:32):
So, you know, really, you know, yougot to try, you owe it to yourself
and, you know, being able to even justhave a flexible schedule to be able to
take my kids to afterschool activities.
Like that was not somethingI used to be able to do.
Like I used to be.
The mom standing outside of beforeschool care, waiting for the doors
(09:54):
to open and then jumping in my carand driving like a jerk because I had
30 minutes to make a 40 minute trip.
And then, you know, I got really goodat meal planning, but I would get
home about quarter past five and,you know, we usually start bedtime
about six 30 quarter to seven.
So it was just like I wasn't, I was alwayspressured, you know, like it wasn't like
(10:19):
now not to say there's ever times I don't.
Feel pressured, but you know, like if mykid takes half an hour to put their shoes
on because I need to do it themselves,I can kind of find joy in that moment.
Whereas before it was just like, Ohmy gosh, there's my coffee break gone.
Oh, my boss is going to be mad today.
You know, the stress is gone.
So I find joy in those moments,having more time or flexibility.
(10:43):
Yeah, sorry.
That was a really long.
Meghan (10:46):
No, that's okay.
I, I.
I saw myself in that story because Iwas once there too and when you were
talking about that and like you couldn'ttake that half an hour to just find
joy in the moment really brought thisvisualization for me that there's no
(11:09):
living In there when you're going fromone thing to another, to another, and
then back home and you got to get dinneron the table and then you got to get
your kids to bed by a certain time.
Like, where is the living in all of that?
Rosie (11:22):
The motions or, you know, I always said like, I was real sergeant mom,
you know, like, okay, I got to do this.
And then I would get really anxiousand stressed out if things, you
know, curve balls got thrown.
And really like, let's be honest.
Life.
With kids, especially, it'snothing but all curveballs.
Meghan (11:43):
Exactly.
When you, just when you think thatyou've got everything figured out in
that season, in that stage, and thenboom, next thing you know, it's like
something else gets thrown in there.
So how did you find the adjustmentgoing from like nine to five to
this totally different way of,
Rosie (12:05):
Um, you know what, I found it easier because I used to work, yeah, like
I worked, what was it, 8 to 430 plus itwas a commute and then I would often work
on my business after my kids went to bed.
So.
You know, by giving up the 40hour week job, all of a sudden
(12:29):
I actually had more time.
Um, I've definitely, and I stillstruggle with learning, like, structure.
Um, I'm good, I'm good atsitting down to do work.
It's Focusing on one task at a time thatI have a difficult time with, and the
days that I actually can kind of getinto that flow state and really kind
(12:53):
of monofocus on one activity at a time.
I'm just like, wow, I got so much done.
Because I can.
I'm a multitasker.
And too many times I'll, you know,see something that will remind me
of that, that reminds me of that.
And I do eventually get mostthings done, just sometimes
they take a little bit longer.
Meghan (13:15):
Yeah, I imagine that your studio is.
At home.
Rosie (13:19):
Yeah.
Meghan (13:19):
So you're essentially, yeah.
And I find sometimes that hasbeen, for me, a big adjustment
is always being at home.
Um, and yeah, same thing, trying toget in the flow of something, but
then, oh, there's something over there.
Oh, there's something over there.
'cause you're always in thesame space all the time.
(13:40):
Um,
what
to help motivate othersand to sort of like.
Talk about keeping things on,on that sense, where can we
focus like as a mom, someone who's busy,we've got now all these different things.
(14:04):
So we went from knowing, like showingup in the morning and knowing what
was expected of us for the most part.
And now you're responsiblefor, for all of it yourself.
It's all on you.
You get to choose and decide.
And while flexibility isabsolutely wonderful to have.
Um, how do you stay focused?
How do you get through thatand get through those moments?
Rosie (14:28):
I guess, really, I'm a list person.
So, yeah, I guess goals, planning, timeblocking, um, you know, I like to do
quarterly goals, monthly goals, weeklygoals, and sometimes it's kind of like
You know, I don't want to just say goals.
It's not just, I want to make X amount ofdollars this month, but it's like, okay,
(14:49):
I want to release one new collection.
I want to start my rewards program.
I want to, you know, learn how todo a certain task in 3D drafting
or something, whatever it may be.
So I usually kind of try to setthree main items for my quarter.
So one a month.
I throw a bonus item inthere if time permits.
(15:11):
Um, and then I kind of just do thaton a weekly basis, a daily basis.
One thing I love to do in theevenings, because I still do sometimes
work a little bit in the evenings.
Um, I like to brain dump.
So at the end of the night.
write down all the things that Ihave to do for the next day so that
(15:35):
I can just kind of turn my brain off.
And then when I wake up in themorning, I can walk in and be like,
okay, what's on my list for today?
I've already written my list for the day.
And then as the day goes, I can refer tomy list, cross things off, add new things.
Um, but yeah, brain dumpingI took was years ago.
I took a time management course and Iremember they talked a lot about that
(15:56):
with brain damping and he said women inparticular, not always I'm generalizing,
find it very beneficial because we dohave a harder time turning off our brains.
You know, you've always got, put theballs down, stop juggling them, safely,
put them aside, write them down.
So you're not like, it's not allthese things that you have to keep
going through your brain at all time.
(16:16):
So I do that with a lot of things,whether it's, you know, meal planning
for the week, whether it's businessplanning for the week, um, just kind
of writing them down, letting them go.
And then you have something to referback to, to keep you accountable when
you kind of have those squirrel moments.
Meghan (16:32):
Oh, I love that.
I had to do that.
Well, I had to do that last night.
Like I, I just, yeah, all of a suddenI just started feeling this like.
sense of overwhelm.
And I was like, okay,what can I do right now?
What can I do?
It was the end of the night.
(16:53):
There was a few things that just kept kindof cycling through my thoughts throughout
the day and I didn't get to them.
So I did, I did almostthat very thing similar.
Um, I just decided tosit with pen and paper.
And I just, writing.
I don't even know what I was writing.
I have to look back at what wasactually written to even remember what
(17:15):
got like from ink to, to paper there.
But it really did help because eventhough I only had a few minutes before
I heard mom, mom, when are you coming?
It really did help.
I was able to transition.
It really helped me transitionfrom like, almost like a work
(17:36):
mode into back into sort of like,Like relax mom mode for a minute.
So yeah, I think that's a great tip.
Brain dumping is definitely somethingthat, um, I think can help a lot in, like
you said, different areas, whether it'swork related, creativity related, if you
got a new idea or a new collection you'rethinking about or anything like that.
(18:01):
I love that so much.
Rosie (18:02):
So.
You actually made me think of somethingthere because one of the things you said,
how do you keep going joy, and I can'tbelieve I forgot this one, but related
again, I keep a notebook next to my bed.
And sometimes to journal in theevening sometimes to bring them and
sometimes because I get these weirdlittle ideas that will pop into my
head and I'll be like, oh, that wouldmake a great social media post or that
(18:24):
will, you know, that's an idea for.
An email newsletter, ablog, whatever it may be.
Um, and I realized that I forget a lot ofthings these days, so I write them down.
But the other thing is celebrate wins.
I don't care how big, how small,and this is a habit I probably
need to get myself back into.
(18:44):
I used to keep a journal and I would writedown Three to five wins every single day.
Um, no matter how small they were, youknow, like, Hey, I went for a walk on
my lunch break and took some time for metoday, um, you know, I drank three liters
of water today like I'm well hydrated.
I don't care what they are likewhether it's like, oh, hey, I
(19:05):
landed a new wholesale account.
You know if it's a big sticky one thatyou know you've been working on for
a long time or if it's just a tinylittle thing you did for yourself to
honor yourself celebrate those wins,because then you also get into that.
You know, you do what you focus on.
So if you're always focusing onthe positive, not to say there's
going to, not going to be baddays, but it does really help.
(19:29):
And then also if you're having a badday, look back and reread those things
that you wrote down for yourself.
Um, and I have to say I'm guilty.
I have not been writing themdown enough, but it's good.
Or, you know, be in another businessgroup where you can have those like
Friday check ins at the end of the week.
Like, what did you accomplish?
Tell me your biggest wins this week.
And it's so important, I find, to havethose moments and have people that
(19:52):
you can celebrate those moments with.
Meghan (19:55):
I love that.
Well, that just also made me think,what type of community have you
found the most helpful through yourjourney of being an entrepreneur
and going, um, into your business?
Rosie (20:10):
I've found a community.
I took a, I did a coaching, um, programcalled Flourish and Thrive Academy.
And I did some courses that they taught.
Um, one was called laying the foundation.
And then I did some moreadvanced ones with them.
I found that so helpful, um, becauseit's, A, all jewelers and B, all business.
(20:35):
So You know, whether it was like atechnical question, a supplier question,
or like a website back end question.
It was just really nice to havethat whole community of people.
And the best part is like we're alljewelers and you would think like
(20:57):
people would be competitive andit's not like that it's very much a
collaborative, you know, collaborateover competition, there's room
for all of us to be successful.
You know, we're sharing tips and trickswe're not stealing each other's designs.
So, It's a really fabulouscommunity and it's really great.
(21:17):
It's a lot of women, there are mentoo, but it just happens to be really
heavy on women, but it's just thatreally nice idea like, you know, it
could go either way, but it doesn't.
Um, you know, you put a whole bunch of.
Very similar businesses, but we findthose differences and yeah, it's just,
I can't say that enough to collaborateover competition because like, I love
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that, you know, unless, I mean, if youare coming up with a magical new idea,
you're probably getting patented anyways.
So for the most part, noneof us have invented anything.
You know, there are a fewwho have, don't get me wrong.
And I want to celebrate them too.
Um, but for the most part, Thetechniques I'm using like were
taught to me by someone else.
They're not, or, you know, they're not,not reinventing the wheel or anything.
(22:08):
These are, you know, lost wax casting islike really back to the, like the bronze
age, the irony of casting that too, right?
So if I can give someone a tip or atrick or help them find a supplier
that I liked, you know, Yeah.
And then just someone who can understandyour events and problems, or even if
(22:29):
you have like a, you know, a difficultcustomer and be like, Hey guys, can you
proofread this, you know, email response?
I really want to get this right.
How does this come off or justto have an unbiased third party
opinion is I find so valuable, um,as a business owner and it can get
lonely working on your own every day.
(22:50):
So having that community means the world.
Meghan (22:53):
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Well, and it sounds like for you, findinga community that really fit in like
your niche, like jewelry specifically,and I'm sure even, even there, there's
probably even, it's broad within thegroup itself, and then I'm sure you
could probably find something even moreniche down, but, um, having a community
(23:19):
is so important, and it sounds like youwere able to find one fairly quickly.
Thank you so much for having me.
And be able to lean on them and also giveback yourself to that community as well.
So that's wonderful.
inspiration.
I think it's, it's easy to findinspiration in so many places
and it doesn't necessarily, likeyou said, it's not competition.
(23:43):
You might be inspired by someone else'sview, perspective on what they're
doing in, in their jewelry as well.
So that's great.
Do you have anyone Local likehave you or have you met anybody
from from that community.
Rosie (24:00):
Ironically, there's a few people I've met from that community
that are local to the island.
There's another girl that I've becomequite friendly with who's in Ontario.
Not as many Canadians in that group.
Um, and we both, turns out we wentto the same jewelry school just a
couple years apart from each other.
(24:20):
We have very similar lifestylesand very similar design
and, you know, inspirations.
Um, we just happen to be in kind oflike opposite sides of the country.
But that being said, I have metlocal groups and I think I think I
met you through a Facebook group.
Was it BC Women in Business?
Meghan (24:39):
Oh, possibly, possibly there when I like when I started
the podcast or looking for guests.
Oh, could be Smith Lake Farm.
Rosie (24:49):
I was going to be the other one I was going to say that I absolutely adore.
Okay.
And that is.
You know, a local, local group and an inperson group, which is something that no
virtual group will, you know, you justcan't quite match the same energy when
you get amazing women in a room together.
And I love the Smith Lake Farm events.
Meghan (25:12):
Yeah, I unfortunately haven't made it to one of their events yet.
. I'm hoping that I'll be ableto make it to one soon, but
you're right in person events.
I think the energy, it's just,it's a, it's a shared energy.
Um, and even, even doing podcastinterviews, there is as much as I know
(25:35):
we're connecting through this screen andwe can see each other really, it's really
interesting to also have a differentshared energy when you're in person.
Um, so.
Community groups are great.
And like you said, going back tothat too, it, it, it can be lonely.
It can be very lonely.
You're doing everythingyourself on your own.
(25:58):
Like, even though we do have theseonline community groups, we can ask
a question to or, um, speak out helpand advice or anything like that.
We still are in ourspaces alone doing this.
Um, so sometimes it can be lonely,even though we're not alone.
Uh, we have these communities to rely on.
(26:20):
And again, it sounds like you havefound one that just works so well.
So that is great.
I was going to ask, um, if there's anysurprising connections that you have
made over the last few years, whetherit's meeting somebody at markets
or even just within the community.
Rosie (26:40):
Absolutely.
Um, one of my favorite ones is, um, one ofthe stores I sell is here in Comox, Island
Affair Giftware, and she has been nothingshort of amazing, Lila, in supporting me.
She was one of my very first stores,and I remember being like, knots in my
stomach, afraid to walk in and be like,I'm gonna pull up my big girl pants,
(27:04):
you know, go ask her if she wants tocarry my jewelry, which she still does.
Um, and she's been amazing.
And one day I walked into her storeand I saw, um, she sells a lot of
local artwork and local makers.
And it was this t shirt withthis kind of circle wave pattern.
I'm like, Oh, wow.
Like who's this kindred spirit of mine?
Like that looks a lot like my logo.
(27:26):
Obviously we have, you know,rolling hills, ocean waves,
very similar design aesthetic.
And then it was kind of still duringthe COVID times, there's instead of the
big Filberg festival, they did theselittle mini Filbergs in the park and
they would get about six vendors, veryspaced apart, um, on the front lawn.
(27:46):
And lo and behold, it was thedesigner of the t shirt who I was
like, who is this kindred spirit?
So we were bending beside each otherand, you know, instantly we're both
like, yep, drawn to each other's style.
And I had been planning a photo shootand I said, it's kind of last minute, but
any way you want to come join us, I wouldlove to shoot some of our stuff together.
(28:10):
And we have done a couple ofshoots together since then.
And then of course the first Smith LakeFarm event I rolled up to, she was there.
Um, Some of the last shoot we did wereother women photographers, people who
modeled other businesses, all fromthat we've met through Smith Lake Farm
community, women in business events.
Um, so yeah, it's definitely, youknow, that was one of those, you know,
(28:36):
serendipitous kind of moments thatmean to happen and really markets.
Yeah, I've made, I mean, some people thatare like good friends of mine I've met
just because you become their weekendbest friend, you're next to each other.
Um, you know, and I have a lot of peoplethat I messaged with and we give each
other feedbacks like, Hey, this was agreat market or like, Oh, this one wasn't
(28:59):
as good for me, but it might've beenreally, I think it would have done your
product would have been fantastic here.
And just giving thatopen, honest feedback.
And really some great,amazing, positive people.
And yeah, I feel like there'sthat sense of community as
well, which has been fantastic.
Meghan (29:20):
Oh, yes.
Having markets and meeting peopleand other vendors and everything.
That's another way that also, Ithink, um, can help bridge the gap
between Like feeling lonely in whatyou're doing and being able to get
out there and network and do things.
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It's, it's all wonderfuland part of part of it all.
Um, go ahead.
Sorry,
Rosie (29:49):
I was going to say one other thing what I found a very surprising
support and community where I didn'texpect it was actually with my customers.
Um, you know, I've had some.
Repeat customers for years.
Um, and just people that follow meon social and that has been really
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surprising and like such an honorand a blessing I've been opening up
a little bit more on social media.
And I've had people like, you know,just dealing with medical stuff
with my son, like actually messagedme and offer suggestions and hints
and, you know, recommendations.
And that has been, I think a hugesurprise that I didn't expect was like,
(30:34):
you know, wow, A, these people followme, but B, like, they truly care, you
know, and like some people I wouldreally, I would call them my friends,
um, after, and I totally would notknow them if it wasn't for my business.
So I think that was areally pleasant surprise.
Meghan (30:51):
Is really interesting.
Do you feel like, did you havea hard time in the past showing
vulnerability on social media?
Like, do you, you'd feel like onsocial media, people just want
to see business, they want tosee the product or the service.
And now do you find it startingto get a little bit easier to
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just really, like, share more.
Rosie (31:13):
I used to have a hard time showing my face, let alone showing vulnerability.
And actually it was funny, I postedlike a little, it was still kind of
mostly silhouette, but it was a video.
I try not to put my kids faces on social,um, at least not on my business account.
Um, and I showed this little video andit was my daughter and I walking into the
ocean to go for an evening swim together.
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And I was like, wow, I can't believe,like, A, I used to never show myself,
but B, like, showing myself in a bathingsuit on social, that feels empowering.
Um, yeah, I've definitely opened up more.
I used to think, you know, and I waslike, I realized, like, I'm not a Walmart.
I'm not a major business,where it's just all business.
I am a person.
Um, all my designs are from my heart.
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So I have leaned into thatconnection and realization more.
And lately, Yeah, I don't know ifit was that I was lonely or brave
or just it was so all encompassingthat I had to open it up.
But yeah, I've definitely been sharinga little bit more vulnerability, um,
on social and in my email lately.
(32:18):
And I'm glad I have, becausewhen I do show that vulnerability
I've had other people reach out.
I had a phone call I got one time, and I.
I feel terrible.
So if this person is listening,I do meant to call you back.
I cannot find where I wroteyour phone number down.
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I got a new phone.
I got an article published lastyear just in time for, um, World
Club Foot Day, which is June 3rd.
June 3rd retreat.
Yeah, June 3rd.
Um, my son was born with clubfootso I am a bit of an advocate.
I made some not for profit pieces andI had an article written in the Comox
Valley Record newspaper and I had agentleman that reached out and looked
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up my phone number and called me becauseof that article and shared some of his
experiences having gone through clubfoot.
Um, so Yeah, I feel really blessedevery time I have opened up and
shared vulnerability, um, sharedthings a bit more personal.
I feel like I've gained more connectionsand I've had other people reach out to me.
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Um, which.
It means so much to me.
So I feel like, and I, youknow, I think about it.
Other times I've seen peopleopen up and be vulnerable.
If it's something that can relate tome, I'm like, oh, thank you so much.
I'm so glad I wanted someoneto talk about that with.
So I think it really isimportant to open up, you know.
Within reason with, you know, if, if it,if you're not comfortable, don't do it.
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Like, you know, if it doesn'tfeel good, don't do it.
But if it's just that little bitof scary and you know, you actually
want to, then by all means do it.
Meghan (34:03):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I, and that's, I think that'sanother thing, like with social media,
um, I know for myself sometimes, like I.
I do.
I'm, I am, I've always kindof overshared a lot of stuff.
Even when I was a kid, my momwould be like, that's probably not
something that you say to that person.
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Like, I just was that type of person.
Like my, like my brother, he like pulleda muscle or something and we were at the
hospital and I just walked over to theroom next to me and started chatting to
whoever was there and willing to listen.
Oh yeah.
And I think something happened to him.
That I could relate to.
And I was just like, yeah, like,and I just, it was just, it's me.
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It's just like something I do.
Um, but then with social media,sometimes I find it like,
Ooh, like, is this too much?
Is this like sharing too much?
Uh, you know, is this, especially onLike a business page, I think is where
I, but then I get to these points whereI'm, if I feel like I'm too businessy
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and too rigid, then I start to feeldisconnected and the creativity arounding
posting things starts to like wane a bit.
So I just, yeah, I justfound it interesting.
Like you were talking about.
Starting to show up a little bit morevulnerable, but also gaining connection
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with your community from that.
Rosie (35:34):
And it's, you just hit so many points there, like, I'm an oversharer, um,
my partner sometimes is like, you aren'tjust an oversharer, you lack a filter too.
But, and, but you know what, like some ofmy closest friends that I've bonded with
it's because we probably do all over.
And it is that connection thatyou get from, you know, meeting
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people and within reason, and.
It's funny.
It's exactly what you said was social.
Like if you met me in real life, yes, I'mthat person that will talk to strangers
in the lineup for the coffee shot.
But then all of a sudden you put me onsocial media and I was like, Oh, and
I, I think I, I, I don't want to say Itried to be something I was not, but I
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was trying to keep it a little, you know,cause I have worked in corporate offices.
Meghan (36:21):
Professional is, and I don't know why I really did
that to be honest, but, but
I
think it's
funny.
Rosie (36:29):
Yeah, and it was like, well, wait a minute, I'm allowed to have
visible tattoos and piercings and cutmy hair how I want, and like, this
is me, I get to make the rules now.
And if people don't relate or resonatewith it, they're just simply going to
move on and follow someone that they doresonate and relate to, so why do I care?
(36:51):
And I think it's also just letting Lettinggo, you know, no Fs to give, letting go of
what people think, because it is kind ofscary putting yourself, you know, it's one
thing when you are in person oversharing,you know who's looking at you and who's
around you, but when you put it on theworldwide web, You don't get to choose
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who listens to that story anymore, you'rejust putting it out there for anyone so
maybe that's where it becomes a littlebit scarier and even more vulnerable.
Meghan (37:21):
Yes, yeah, that's, I, for sure.
And once it's out there, it's out there.
Um,
has.
So going back to sort ofdreams and everything.
Have you.
(37:43):
Have you created any sort ofnew ideas around what your
dreams are for your business?
Do you have anything lined upfor like this year or next year?
Any other maybe big thingsthat you're hoping for?
That's a dream of yours?
Rosie (38:05):
Oh, that's a great question.
I'm not sure.
I mean,
my goals and dreams change.
Yes, absolutely.
Yeah, I'm still still building.
I'm still, you know, I'm, I wouldlike more financial security.
(38:28):
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm still not as secure as I would liketo be or need to be in some places.
I miss having benefits.
Um, that's really been hittinghard recently dealing with
some upcoming medical expenses.
Um,
(38:49):
You know, I just, I want to beable to keep doing what I'm doing.
Um, and I want to keepgrowing and building.
That would be my dream.
Um, really one of my biggest goalsand dreams is a, to move out of my
house, have a little bit more spacethat I don't share with my husband.
(39:09):
Um, you know, I've got some in thegarage, some in this little office.
I would love to have a spaceand I would love to have stuff.
That is a dream of mine.
Um, one thing I've always said is I wouldlove to be able to hire a parent and offer
flexible working hours, because I see fartoo often, people having to choose between
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work and kids and I have felt this.
in that position myself.
And I also want to be like an empoweringboss that, you know, I've worked for
amazing companies where like, I lookforward to going to work every day and
I want to be one of those companies.
(39:59):
I don't, you know, likethat would be my dream.
I would love to be able to go on holiday.
I usually do some sort of like Hey,I have to take the express shipping
off my website when I go away andthen put like a big banner on my site.
Like shipping will be a little, youknow, processing is slower than normal.
(40:20):
And it was either like, Oh, do I shutdown the website completely for a week?
So I usually offer like some sortof gift with patients, you know, and
try to make it as clear as possible.
Like this is not gettingshipped for 10 days.
We're on a much needed family vacation.
And usually our familyvacations are off the grid.
So nothing's shipped.
Um, so yeah, I would love mybusiness to keep running without
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me when I take a holiday.
I would love for my customerto not have to wait longer for
orders when I take a holiday.
Um, so those are dreams of mine.
Um, but yeah, so I would love to,yeah, be big enough that I can not only
support myself without worry throughoutthe year, but I would like to be
able to support other people as well.
Meghan (41:01):
Oh, I love that.
I, Just while you're sharing and talkingabout it and like the brightness in your
face and just like the energy exuding outof that dream and you talking about it.
It was great.
I could feel it.
I, and it made me want to work for you.
(41:21):
I was like, Oh, well, maybe one day youwould be someone I would want to work for.
Um, in.
Preparation for this interview, I diddo some research and noted that you have
some features and been recognized onBreakfast Television, the Vancouver Sun,
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Canadian Cycling Magazine, to name a few.
And also been a guest onsome other podcasts, so
it seems as though like you're beingrecognized out there like much farther
than this rock that we live on rightnow, so can you just share a little bit
about what that's been like for you?
Rosie (42:06):
Yeah, absolutely.
Um, I've been pretty active.
Um,
For the most part in reachingout for those or the cycling
magazine, for instance, I dosome very bike specific designs.
So I had just reached outto them and said, Hey.
(42:30):
You know, would you like to includeme in, I saw your gift guide.
I think this jewelry couldbe a perfect fit for it.
Um, and luckily they agreed.
So they put me the firstyear in their digital issue.
And the next year they said, contactscontact us earlier, and we can probably
get you in the print issue as well.
Uh, so I did same thing.
(42:51):
I think I had written a pitch forthe Vancouver sun, which she said,
I'm not, I don't think I can runthat, but I do have a style Q and a,
um, Would you be interested in it?
So, absolutely.
So, I did that.
That one was really bittersweet.
Um, oh, I'm gonna cry.
(43:14):
It was printed the same daymy dad's obituary was printed.
So, yeah, that was, yeah,the December 18th newspaper.
I'll never forget that one.
Um, uh, but yeah.
So, anyways, Um, but yeah, I've beentrying, I go through phases where I
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actively seek out, um, trying some,like I said, I pitched the Comox Valley
record about my club foot pieces I did.
I just really wanted toraise awareness about it.
I keep pitching Oprah magazine.
One day, they're going to pick me up.
I'm sorry, Cassie, becauseyou're probably getting annoyed
(44:02):
with me writing to you by now.
Meghan (44:05):
I love this.
I really love this.
Okay, I have, I have to ask, is therelike, just a time of day that you find
that you're just like, I'm going to pitchthis right now to this person, or are you,
is this like days that you're leading upto it and then finally you're doing it?
(44:25):
Is it work?
Rosie (44:27):
No, there's no rhyme or reason.
I go through like, oops, sorry,little announcement there.
Um, I go through phases.
Um, it depends too.
Like I have some clubfoot articles or.
Boilerplates kind of that I've written,um, so when it's getting close to club
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foot day or I'm one of those people thatdeals with stresses in their lives by
trying to like be proactive about it.
So, you know, my son, we've been dealingwith stuff he's finally getting a surgery.
But there's been a really hard time withgetting clubfoot trained doctors in BC.
(45:11):
Um, we had one of the bestsurgeons in Canada retired and
they weren't going to replace him.
And luckily, good old mom's groupscan make a good stink and, uh, they
found this amazing replacement, butunfortunately she has closed her office.
And left.
(45:31):
And from what I hear, they've beenvery active again in the news.
Um, and they haven'tpromised a new replacement.
So we'll see if it happens.
But when I deal with stuff like that,so that was his doctor that closed
the practice was one of his doctors.
Um, so then we went back to thefallback doctor, somehow got
missed being put on a wait list.
(45:51):
So then it's like, I'm stressedand I'm upset about this, I will
start pitching people my ideas.
Or I'll design jewelry.
Those are kind of like my two things.
So, a lot of my jewelry designs, um,some of them are healing episodes
and some have stories for them.
Some of my best designs have come fromplaces of hurts, but also sometimes when
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I pitch, um, actively reach out to, youknow, and sometimes it's like, I see like,
Ooh, look at this, you know, gift guide,like gift guides that cyclists will love.
I was like, I need to be in this.
Um, you know, if I see somethingand go, Oh, that's so me.
And then I'll try to researchit and reach out to them.
Um, other times it's me just feelingpain and frustration and trying to be
(46:37):
proactive and be like, okay, maybe I can.
Bring some recognition to this matter.
Like, you know, anyways, um, yeah,so definitely not a specific day.
Um, I try never to pitch anyone on aMonday cause I know when I used to work in
a Monday boxes were just full and you'rejust going through all the old ones.
(47:02):
Same thing.
I never put someone on a Friday.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
People have mentally freakedout by Friday afternoon.
No one wants to start somethingnew on a Friday afternoon.
Yeah, I guess.
Yeah.
Tuesday, Thursday just bylike trying to be pragmatic.
Meghan (47:21):
Um, I, sorry, I had a thought that, oh, okay.
No, sorry.
I'll have this reallygreat question for you.
It will come back to me.
It will come back to me.
But going back, going back to thepitching and everything, it sounds like
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there's like a little bit of pressurefrom somewhere that pushes you into
a container where you're feeling it.
Able to go and then do the pitch.
Do you have do you have any tipsabout the initial pitching and and the
feedback, whether it's the feedbackis in you've received a no or, uh,
(48:09):
we'll let you know when we're ready to.
For you to be posted in thisarticle or that article.
Rosie (48:16):
Um, I get excited when I hear no.
Same with pitching new wholesaleaccounts or new stores that I would
love to try to get my jewelry into.
I get excited if I hear no,because more often than not.
You just don't get a response.
So if I get a gentle turndown or evena firm turndown, I feel honored that
(48:38):
I know someone actually took the timeto read what I sent them and then take
their time to respond back to me, to me.
It was like, Oh, wow.
You know, like that person actually caredenough to a read it and be respond to it.
So I get pretty excitedif that happens and yeah.
I mean, just knowing that.
(49:00):
You know, for every 10 pitchesI probably send out, I might
get one reply kind of thing.
So it's just, yeah, yougot to keep going, right?
Like you can't let that stop you.
Meghan (49:13):
I love that.
Well, I remember.
Years ago, years ago when I took myfirst like post secondary, um, course
and they were talking about getting ajob when, when, when we were done and
it was for being a legal assistant.
And the statistic at the time, I don'tknow what it would be today, but it
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was like for, for every 100 resumesyou sent out dropped off, however
they were delivered, you would get.
Approximately, like one interview, so thatwas like, okay, I just a hundred resumes.
I just got to get them all out andout of a hundred is one interview.
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And if I did better,then it was like, woohoo.
I felt like I could celebrate becauseI got five interviews out of 20
resumes or something along those lines.
But I think, um, Like the messageof just keep going and looking at it
as a positive thing, a positive sortof spin on being told no, but really
(50:23):
it's not just a no, it's a response.
Rosie (50:26):
Yeah.
And I can't remember if it was a bookI read it or, but somewhere it was
like every no gets you closer to a yes.
I actually have it writtenon the wall behind you.
And it's true.
It's like, so if I get no response,you know, it probably just went lost
in cyber land, never got looked at.
But when I get a no, I'm like,Ooh, that's closer to a yes.
(50:50):
So I just always try to remember thatevery no gets you closer to a yes.
Meghan (50:55):
That's great.
That's such a great way to look at it.
Um,
we're just kind of gettinginto the, the time here.
Oh, sorry.
I wanted to also point out that.
Your creations have been onsome notable people as well.
(51:19):
I thought this was incredible.
A Canadian free skier, a bestselling author, an actress, and
an Enduro world series champion.
Like that to me, when I sawthat, I was like, Oh my gosh.
So.
Was that also pitching?
(51:41):
Or was that, how, how did that,how did some of those come about?
Rosie (51:45):
Um, honestly, some of those have been, um, me donating jewelry.
I do donate jewelry to quitea few groups, usually the ones
that resonate with my heart.
And two that I really love.
One is called Ride Like a Girl, wherethey, um, you know, Professional athletes
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mentor kind of up and coming athletes.
And the other one iscalled Girl in the Wild.
And that is kind of to buildself confidence with female
and female identifying youth.
Um, by they do these big outdoor likemountain adventure camping trips and, you
know, just get back to nature basically.
(52:27):
And so, Ride like a girl.
I had donated some pieces and this, um,woman, local writer, Emi Lem had won the
piece through, however, the, I alwayssay, you know, they're yours to do with
as you please, you can do giveawaysand she had gotten it and she won the
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woman's under 21 Enduro World Series.
It happened to be whenshe was on the podium.
Um, and her mom actually sent me someamazing photos of her on the podium.
With a gold you know,gold medal on a hand.
Otherwise she had, Ithink a champagne bottle.
Um, and I reached your.
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A necklace.
Right in
between.
I reached out to the photographerand I just said, Hey, are you okay?
If I share this image withmy, and he was like, yep.
Sure.
So.
Cool.
Cool.
Yeah, that would be one wayI got, you know, that was
really just a happy accident.
I donated my jewelry.
I had no idea it was gettingthat kind of exposure.
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And then it also probably helpedme get a little bit of clout when
I, you know, contacted CyclingMagazine, they had written an
article on the Enduro World Series.
And I was like, Hey, I saw your articlethat you wrote on the Enduro World Series.
You might have seen my necklacewhile you were covering it.
Um, so I mean, you know, itall kind of helps a bit, right?
Meghan (53:50):
Yeah, I love that though, something that you
did from the heart, right?
Like, to get you to that, like,a full circle moment, really.
But you chose to do something fromyour heart and donate something just,
just because you, felt aligned withthose things to donate to those.
Um, so I think that is wonderful.
(54:13):
It's just, you didn't do it necessarilyto get the recognition, but you got the
recognition because of what you did.
Rosie (54:22):
Mm hmm.
Yeah.
That one was, Yeah.
It's exactly what it was.
I mean, I would community for me is one ofmy pillars of, you know, my core values.
Um, I'd love to give more than I do.
I give what I can.
I give back where I can.
Um, so yeah, it's one of those, if,yeah, that was a happy accident.
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And it really was kind of like,sometimes you get back what you give out.
Meghan (54:52):
Is there.
Anything else that has impacted yourjourney to get to where you are today?
Rosie (55:02):
I think everything has probably impacted my journey.
Um, I guess the otherthing is mindset is huge.
You know, knowing that.
Really at the end of the day, I'mresponsible for the fails, the
wins and everything in between.
(55:24):
Um, and really just, you know, proactivelygoing after it, like, you know, if I'm
in a market and I don't do well, or ifmy jewelry doesn't sell well in a store
asking, you know, like, Hey, any feedback?
(55:44):
What can I improve?
Not, Oh, it's a bad store.
It was, you know, like, okay, yes,we've all done markets that are a
bit slower, you know, didn't havethe traffic, but sometimes, you know,
outdoor ones by the nature rules.
But really constantly trying toimprove progress, not perfection.
(56:04):
Um, you know, not, I still hatefailing, but not being afraid of it.
Mm-Hmm mm-Hmm.
. Mm-Hmm.
, you know, be like, okay,that one didn't work.
. Check that one aside.
onto the deck.
Um, yeah, just trying.
It's funny, you know, likethat starving artist thing.
(56:26):
Um, I think I hung on to that.
really way too long.
And I think I believed it too much, butthere are lots of successful artists, but
you also have to be a business person.
You know, you can't just be like, Oh,I'm going to make this piece of art.
And the New York Times and galleriesare going to come knocking on my
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doors and want to write storieson me and carry my pieces.
It's like, you really have to,like I said, not, you know,
if I get a no, I'm excited.
Like you have to chase after it.
Um, and the other thing I've done is liketake courses, take advantage of grants.
So I did the, um, digitalmarketing bootcamp that was
part of the grant program.
(57:10):
Like I said, I took a coachingprogram that was business related.
So that, I think that's one of thethings I love about running my own
business is though that, you know, Iget to choose what I want to learn,
but it's that I love learning.
Like I am, I'm a student for life.
Um, so being able to constantlylearn and constantly progress, but
(57:32):
then sometimes it's finding thatbalance with the creativity side.
Meghan (57:38):
For sure.
Well, it sounds like you're a learner,a dreamer, but you also are a doer.
Like it sounds like you really dotake stock of everything that's
happening around you and applythings that you're learning.
Understanding that things can changeand you just need to shift, but also
(58:05):
with the idea and the outlook thatit's happening for you, not to you.
Rosie (58:12):
Yeah, that's very, you put it more better.
More better.
I can't speak anymore apparently.
I've lost my vocabulary.
Meghan (58:23):
And it happens to me too at, at sometimes like the most inconvenient time.
Sorry, I'm trying to interviewyou, but I can't speak right now.
Rosie (58:32):
Some words elude me these days.
Um, yeah.
Um, I guess that was one of the thingsthat I didn't love about my last job
was I had kind of hit my head on theglass ceiling the day I walked in.
There wasn't really room forgrowth or improvement and I
was like, what do I do now?
(58:54):
Um, so when, you know, I'm, I'msomeone who needs to keep busy,
like I like doing stuff and Ilike stimulating the mind as well.
And I remember being at that joband looking for things to do.
And I was like, can I, Oops, sorry.
That was my computer again.
Can I clean up the file room?
And they're like, it's yourfuneral, but go for it.
(59:15):
And I would listen to digitalmarketing podcasts and like, um, books.
And I used to listen to audio bookswhen I would commute to and from work.
So I was like, you know, if Idon't love the job, at least
I can learn business stuff.
And, you know, like, if, youknow, if I'm just alphabetizing a
file room, it's pretty mindless.
Well, why don't I just you know, listento something that at least keeps my
(59:36):
mind engaged and keeps me interested.
So I think it's just always like,I have a very curious mind and
yeah, I like, I love learning.
Um, yeah, I don't know where I was going.
(59:58):
Apparently my brain is turned off now.
I've lost words.
Meghan (01:00:01):
That's okay.
That's okay.
I just have one more question.
And that is.
What is your personal favoritejewelry collection that you've made?
Rosie (01:00:19):
That's a tough one.
Um,
we're going to go collections.
I think of like how many things I've likeold stuff I've made because I've been
making jewelry for like over 20 years now.
Um, probably some of the recent stuff,the resin, That I've been doing.
(01:00:41):
I've been loving.
Um, it started with me adding resinwith some pigment to existing pieces.
And then I started adding mica to getlike a little bit of a shimmery look.
Um, the Craft Council of BritishColumbia does an earring show every year.
(01:01:03):
And this year I was like, Oh, I'm goingto make some resin pieces for that show.
And it was the first time I designedthe metal work with the resin in mind.
Usually it was like a design Ialready had and I just kind of
embellished an existing design.
So this was the first timethat I went backwards.
And Last year, actually, I wasdriving home from Art in the Garden,
(01:01:25):
a beautiful market in Indies Bay.
And I was kind of looking at, youknow, the mountains in the distance
with the different, you know, shadesof green, if you will, and I was
like, Oh, that would be really coolto do something like that in resin.
And for some reason in my brainI went, I wonder if I could
crush up gemstones for color.
So I still haven't done the mountainpiece but I have a few views that
(01:01:47):
I've taken photos of that I want torecreate in jewelry so it's still back.
I always have a lot ofdesign swimming up here.
But yeah, my most recently I'vestarted so I take food grade resin.
And then I've got,like, powders and sands.
That's me getting dorkyon my geoscience again.
(01:02:07):
But I've got crushedgemstones and minerals.
So I've got some where I've done, like,I did crushed emeralds for a green
color on these ginkgo leaf earrings.
I did some crushed garnets,uh, turquoise that's, like,
in a, like, a silt or powder.
But I just add directly to the resin.
So those I've been enjoying the mostand the process is really evolving.
(01:02:34):
And I feel like it's something thatlike my skill is also, cause it's very
finicky, like very detailed work, which.
I've always really enjoyed, whichis probably why I said like jewelry.
Um, yeah.
And it's just, I'm loving the colors.
So I feel like I've just kind ofopened Pandora's box of possibilities
(01:02:54):
and I've just kind of just started.
So I'm probably the mostexcited about that one.
Probably that's going to be my most.
And my number two, I think is
I was doing a lot of kind of naturecast stuff, like the cedar leaves
or the seashells where I was taking.
Making a cast of actual objects andI've kind of taken that one step further
(01:03:19):
now and just using the text like it'snot really going to be recognizable
as a shell but finding a big shell.
taking the texture from it and thencreating kind of sheet metal from
that to turn into another piece.
So I did a driftwood seriesthat I released not too long
ago, uh, called Luxury Grove.
And my next one's going to be with shells.
(01:03:42):
So I've got some that are allkind of bubbled and hold from
being, you know, in the ocean forso many years, kind of tumbling.
Um, and then some are justlike, you know, clamshells with
very, Rigid lines and oysters.
Um, but instead of making it likejust a really obvious seashell piece,
it's going to be more kind of subtle.
(01:04:02):
Kind of like a more subtle nod to nature.
So yeah, those are the ones probablythat excite me the most right now.
So they're, cause they're new.
Um, so those are going to be my favorites.
Meghan (01:04:14):
Ooh, well, I love that.
I love the idea of.
Not having something so literal.
I am such a literal thinker myself alot of the times and so the idea of
looking at a piece and and having thatcuriosity right invoking something in
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you to to question, What am I looking at?
Where could they havegotten this texture from it?
That's what I like.
I like that a lot.
It sounds like it, it soundslike it would be an exciting
collection to build upon as well.
And
Rosie (01:04:51):
yeah.
Yeah.
I just, I feel like it's ahint more elegant because it's
just a little bit more subtle.
It like it still hasthat nature feel to it.
So how's that kind of groundingenergy, but just, yeah, a little
more subtle, a little more elegant.
Yeah, just, I like find something new,
Meghan (01:05:06):
of course, of course.
Well, and that that's what makes.
It you as well, becauseyou are the one behind it.
You're the driving force between.
behind these collections.
So to have them have someessence of you is so important.
Rosie (01:05:23):
Thank you for this opportunity and it was an absolute
pleasure chatting with you.
Meghan (01:05:28):
Yes,
I would love to meet you.
I, yeah, I was thinking that earlier.
I'm like, Oh my gosh, hopefully I would,I feel like we could talk about so many
different things, whether it's businessor personal, like, I really do think
that we could chat for hours upon hours.
(01:05:49):
Thank you so much for taking the timeout of your day to come on and chat
with me and answer some questions.
I really loved having you on and I knowthat the listeners will have so much
to take away from this conversation.
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Hey,
how are you?
Rosie (00:52):
Pretty good, thanks.
Thank you so much for helping mereschedule last week's last minute.
That meant a lot to me.
I appreciate that.
Meghan (01:00):
Oh, I totally understand.
Honestly.
Rosie (01:03):
I've been kind of trying to rearrange our summer plans
quickly and make some extra fun.
And then I thought Ihad everything covered.
Meghan (01:11):
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Tell us, like, who you are.
What, what makes Rosie, Rosie?
Rosie (01:21):
So, hey, I'm Rosie.
I am a Vancouver Island basedsmall business owner and jeweler.
I started my small business,uh, it's called Joie Designs.
It's literally French for joy.
It's a little bit of a DuBlanc Tundra.
Um, Joey was also the nameof my biological mother.
Uh, so it kind of means both,but most people see my sign
(01:43):
and they have to call me Joey.
Um, I'll usually just answer hi, but
if I'm at a market and peoplejust address me as Joey, I know
they're trying to get ahold of me.
Really it's joy inspired jewelry.
And for me, that meansa coastal lifestyle.
So I'm biophilic tendenciesthat innate need to be out in
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nature to connect with nature.
I bring a lot of that into mydesigns, um, as well as just
kind of lifestyle pieces as well.
And that's me in a nutshell.
I, my happy place is sea to sky country.
So oceans, forests, mountains, it's kindof where I go to reset and recharge.
(02:26):
It's where I go for exercise and fun.
Uh, it's where I takemy family for holidays.
So, yeah really I'm apretty simple person.
I like the beautiful outdoors and you'llsee that in all aspects of my life.
Meghan (02:43):
I love that.
So, how did you get into this?
Have you always been creative and usedthis as your, your income source as well?
Rosie (02:57):
No, it was my passion project side hustle for many, many years.
Um, how I got into jewelry makingwas me and my girlfriend were
living in Whistler at the time andwe never got to see each other too
much because we were working a lot.
So we signed up for a ringmaking workshop in the spring.
So once a week we would drive toVancouver together and do this
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evening ring making workshop.
I absolutely fell head over heelsin love and I don't think she
ever made another thing again.
Um,
I, a couple of years later, wentand did, it was a two year diploma
program in Jewelry, Art, and Designat Vancouver Community College.
Um, I turned it into a threeyear, um, program, or, yeah, third
(03:41):
year program because I broke mycollarbone partway through second
year, and I couldn't complete it.
It really was a blessing in disguisethough, um, having it, not being
able to do it made me realize, youHow strong my passion was, and the
class that I got to graduate withwas a much more cohesive group.
So it's amazing how much the groupdynamic can change something or when you
(04:04):
have something taken away from you thatyou're like, Wow, I really want that.
And then I kept that as myside hustle for forever.
Um, I thought I had really great advice,uh, back when I had the studio in this
arts co op space in Vancouver years ago.
And it was a fellow artist whosaid, you know, you can have
(04:26):
a career and be an artist.
And I thought that's what I have to do.
So I went back to school, uh,got another diploma this time
in geoscience engineering.
Um, I'm a rock dork.
I like rocks, geology.
I like my rock.
And that's what I was doingfor quite a long time.
(04:47):
And by some turn of events, I endedup working in civil engineering,
which was not really my passion.
And I was working in anawesome work environment.
It was not uncommon to seepeople in tears at work.
Um, you know, we had to put noteson our cubicles to let them know.
People know we were on a break.
(05:08):
If we were taking our break atour desk, there were some things
that were just weren't ideal.
Um, anyways, I was never around and myson who was 18 months old at the time.
He stopped letting me pick him up.
And that was kind of like my heart.
soul crushing moment.
So I had started being like,okay, we're gonna quit my job.
(05:31):
I'm gonna launch my business.
I need to try.
Also my kids, I thought, how do I teachthem to chase their dreams if I've been
too afraid to have her chase, chase mine?
Um, so, you know, wehad this plan in place.
I was going to start saving and, youknow, maybe a year or two down the
road, I would finally make the leap.
Anyways, I had been working fourdays a week and my boss told me that
(05:54):
because the other manager had quit,I'd have to come back for five days.
And that was my impetus.
I gave my two weeks notice.
I said, that doesn't really work for me.
And they said, well,we're not really asking.
Okay, well, how should Igive you my resignation?
(06:17):
This isn't verbal, I'll submitit officially in writing.
Um, so yeah, I took that giantleap almost three years ago, and
this August will be three years.
And it's been three yearsnow that I've been doing this
as my sole source of income.
Meghan (06:32):
And so that was in Vancouver?
Rosie (06:34):
No, I was on the island.
Meghan (06:36):
Okay, so you were on the island when you were doing the civil engineering.
Okay, okay.
Um, wow, that is You know, going backto what you said about your son and just
kind of like also a role model, I, it'ssomething that comes up quite a bit in
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conversation with other entrepreneursas well and going after dreams and it
is so important to be a role model.
So and I think that our daily actionsreally can speak volumes for how we're
showing up as a role model in that way.
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Now,
joy is part of something thatyou lean into and that's what
the name of your business is.
So how does that inspireyou now, three years in?
How are you still up and running?
Using joy to inspire you.
Rosie (07:40):
Oh, great question.
I
think it's kind of what keeps megoing rather than what inspires me.
So as I'm sure you're aware, youknow, there's no steady paycheck.
There's no steady, anything andbeing an entrepreneur, there's
highs and highs and lows and lows.
Um, there's dry spells,there's good spells.
(08:02):
So it's those joy moments that youneed to lean into to kind of keep
you through those harder parts.
And for me, one of my biggest momentsof realization when I was going
through a bit of a struggle wasrealizing there was a time where I
dreamed about being where I am now.
I'm not where I want to be yet, butI have to remember I used to only
(08:24):
dream about being in this place.
So That's something that I try toremember, um, the other one I try
to remember, which isn't reallyso much joy based, but maybe a
little bit, it's, I know I let fearhold me back for many, many years.
And, you know, people alwaystalk about this comfort zone.
(08:45):
But I feel like thecomfort zone is a fallacy.
Like it's, there's really nothingcomfortable about being on the
outside, looking into something youwant, you know, feeling stuck and,
you know, wanting something more,but being too afraid to act on it.
Like, it's not really acomfortable feeling at all.
Meghan (09:04):
No.
Yeah, I agree with that for sure.
Rosie (09:08):
You know, it's kind of one of the reasons also, you know, it wasn't
just the role model for my children.
Like, because I pictured howthat conversation would go like,
You can be anything you want.
Is that what you did, mommy?
Oh no, I was too afraidto try, but you should.
But the other one was, you know,I figured at the end of the day, I
would have more regrets if I nevertried than if I tried and failed.
(09:32):
So, you know, really, you know, yougot to try, you owe it to yourself
and, you know, being able to even justhave a flexible schedule to be able to
take my kids to afterschool activities.
Like that was not somethingI used to be able to do.
Like I used to be.
The mom standing outside of beforeschool care, waiting for the doors
(09:54):
to open and then jumping in my carand driving like a jerk because I had
30 minutes to make a 40 minute trip.
And then, you know, I got really goodat meal planning, but I would get
home about quarter past five and,you know, we usually start bedtime
about six 30 quarter to seven.
So it was just like I wasn't, I was alwayspressured, you know, like it wasn't like
(10:19):
now not to say there's ever times I don't.
Feel pressured, but you know, like if mykid takes half an hour to put their shoes
on because I need to do it themselves,I can kind of find joy in that moment.
Whereas before it was just like, Ohmy gosh, there's my coffee break gone.
Oh, my boss is going to be mad today.
You know, the stress is gone.
So I find joy in those moments,having more time or flexibility.
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Yeah, sorry.
That was a really long.
Meghan (10:46):
No, that's okay.
I, I.
I saw myself in that story because Iwas once there too and when you were
talking about that and like you couldn'ttake that half an hour to just find
joy in the moment really brought thisvisualization for me that there's no
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living In there when you're going fromone thing to another, to another, and
then back home and you got to get dinneron the table and then you got to get
your kids to bed by a certain time.
Like, where is the living in all of that?
Rosie (11:22):
The motions or, you know, I always said like, I was real sergeant mom,
you know, like, okay, I got to do this.
And then I would get really anxiousand stressed out if things, you
know, curve balls got thrown.
And really like, let's be honest.
Life.
With kids, especially, it'snothing but all curveballs.
Meghan (11:43):
Exactly.
When you, just when you think thatyou've got everything figured out in
that season, in that stage, and thenboom, next thing you know, it's like
something else gets thrown in there.
So how did you find the adjustmentgoing from like nine to five to
this totally different way of,
Rosie (12:05):
Um, you know what, I found it easier because I used to work, yeah, like
I worked, what was it, 8 to 430 plus itwas a commute and then I would often work
on my business after my kids went to bed.
So.
You know, by giving up the 40hour week job, all of a sudden
(12:29):
I actually had more time.
Um, I've definitely, and I stillstruggle with learning, like, structure.
Um, I'm good, I'm good atsitting down to do work.
It's Focusing on one task at a time thatI have a difficult time with, and the
days that I actually can kind of getinto that flow state and really kind
(12:53):
of monofocus on one activity at a time.
I'm just like, wow, I got so much done.
Because I can.
I'm a multitasker.
And too many times I'll, you know,see something that will remind me
of that, that reminds me of that.
And I do eventually get mostthings done, just sometimes
they take a little bit longer.
Meghan (13:15):
Yeah, I imagine that your studio is.
At home.
Rosie (13:19):
Yeah.
Meghan (13:19):
So you're essentially, yeah.
And I find sometimes that hasbeen, for me, a big adjustment
is always being at home.
Um, and yeah, same thing, trying toget in the flow of something, but
then, oh, there's something over there.
Oh, there's something over there.
'cause you're always in thesame space all the time.
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Um,
what
to help motivate othersand to sort of like.
Talk about keeping things on,on that sense, where can we
focus like as a mom, someone who's busy,we've got now all these different things.
(14:04):
So we went from knowing, like showingup in the morning and knowing what
was expected of us for the most part.
And now you're responsiblefor, for all of it yourself.
It's all on you.
You get to choose and decide.
And while flexibility isabsolutely wonderful to have.
Um, how do you stay focused?
How do you get through thatand get through those moments?
Rosie (14:28):
I guess, really, I'm a list person.
So, yeah, I guess goals, planning, timeblocking, um, you know, I like to do
quarterly goals, monthly goals, weeklygoals, and sometimes it's kind of like
You know, I don't want to just say goals.
It's not just, I want to make X amount ofdollars this month, but it's like, okay,
(14:49):
I want to release one new collection.
I want to start my rewards program.
I want to, you know, learn how todo a certain task in 3D drafting
or something, whatever it may be.
So I usually kind of try to setthree main items for my quarter.
So one a month.
I throw a bonus item inthere if time permits.
(15:11):
Um, and then I kind of just do thaton a weekly basis, a daily basis.
One thing I love to do in theevenings, because I still do sometimes
work a little bit in the evenings.
Um, I like to brain dump.
So at the end of the night.
write down all the things that Ihave to do for the next day so that
(15:35):
I can just kind of turn my brain off.
And then when I wake up in themorning, I can walk in and be like,
okay, what's on my list for today?
I've already written my list for the day.
And then as the day goes, I can refer tomy list, cross things off, add new things.
Um, but yeah, brain dumpingI took was years ago.
I took a time management course and Iremember they talked a lot about that
(15:56):
with brain damping and he said women inparticular, not always I'm generalizing,
find it very beneficial because we dohave a harder time turning off our brains.
You know, you've always got, put theballs down, stop juggling them, safely,
put them aside, write them down.
So you're not like, it's not allthese things that you have to keep
going through your brain at all time.
(16:16):
So I do that with a lot of things,whether it's, you know, meal planning
for the week, whether it's businessplanning for the week, um, just kind
of writing them down, letting them go.
And then you have something to referback to, to keep you accountable when
you kind of have those squirrel moments.
Meghan (16:32):
Oh, I love that.
I had to do that.
Well, I had to do that last night.
Like I, I just, yeah, all of a suddenI just started feeling this like.
sense of overwhelm.
And I was like, okay,what can I do right now?
What can I do?
It was the end of the night.
(16:53):
There was a few things that just kept kindof cycling through my thoughts throughout
the day and I didn't get to them.
So I did, I did almostthat very thing similar.
Um, I just decided tosit with pen and paper.
And I just, writing.
I don't even know what I was writing.
I have to look back at what wasactually written to even remember what
(17:15):
got like from ink to, to paper there.
But it really did help because eventhough I only had a few minutes before
I heard mom, mom, when are you coming?
It really did help.
I was able to transition.
It really helped me transitionfrom like, almost like a work
(17:36):
mode into back into sort of like,Like relax mom mode for a minute.
So yeah, I think that's a great tip.
Brain dumping is definitely somethingthat, um, I think can help a lot in, like
you said, different areas, whether it'swork related, creativity related, if you
got a new idea or a new collection you'rethinking about or anything like that.
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I love that so much.
Rosie (18:02):
So.
You actually made me think of somethingthere because one of the things you said,
how do you keep going joy, and I can'tbelieve I forgot this one, but related
again, I keep a notebook next to my bed.
And sometimes to journal in theevening sometimes to bring them and
sometimes because I get these weirdlittle ideas that will pop into my
head and I'll be like, oh, that wouldmake a great social media post or that
(18:24):
will, you know, that's an idea for.
An email newsletter, ablog, whatever it may be.
Um, and I realized that I forget a lot ofthings these days, so I write them down.
But the other thing is celebrate wins.
I don't care how big, how small,and this is a habit I probably
need to get myself back into.
(18:44):
I used to keep a journal and I would writedown Three to five wins every single day.
Um, no matter how small they were, youknow, like, Hey, I went for a walk on
my lunch break and took some time for metoday, um, you know, I drank three liters
of water today like I'm well hydrated.
I don't care what they are likewhether it's like, oh, hey, I
(19:05):
landed a new wholesale account.
You know if it's a big sticky one thatyou know you've been working on for
a long time or if it's just a tinylittle thing you did for yourself to
honor yourself celebrate those wins,because then you also get into that.
You know, you do what you focus on.
So if you're always focusing onthe positive, not to say there's
going to, not going to be baddays, but it does really help.
(19:29):
And then also if you're having a badday, look back and reread those things
that you wrote down for yourself.
Um, and I have to say I'm guilty.
I have not been writing themdown enough, but it's good.
Or, you know, be in another businessgroup where you can have those like
Friday check ins at the end of the week.
Like, what did you accomplish?
Tell me your biggest wins this week.
And it's so important, I find, to havethose moments and have people that
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you can celebrate those moments with.
Meghan (19:55):
I love that.
Well, that just also made me think,what type of community have you
found the most helpful through yourjourney of being an entrepreneur
and going, um, into your business?
Rosie (20:10):
I've found a community.
I took a, I did a coaching, um, programcalled Flourish and Thrive Academy.
And I did some courses that they taught.
Um, one was called laying the foundation.
And then I did some moreadvanced ones with them.
I found that so helpful, um, becauseit's, A, all jewelers and B, all business.
(20:35):
So You know, whether it was like atechnical question, a supplier question,
or like a website back end question.
It was just really nice to havethat whole community of people.
And the best part is like we're alljewelers and you would think like
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people would be competitive andit's not like that it's very much a
collaborative, you know, collaborateover competition, there's room
for all of us to be successful.
You know, we're sharing tips and trickswe're not stealing each other's designs.
So, It's a really fabulouscommunity and it's really great.
(21:17):
It's a lot of women, there are mentoo, but it just happens to be really
heavy on women, but it's just thatreally nice idea like, you know, it
could go either way, but it doesn't.
Um, you know, you put a whole bunch of.
Very similar businesses, but we findthose differences and yeah, it's just,
I can't say that enough to collaborateover competition because like, I love
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that, you know, unless, I mean, if youare coming up with a magical new idea,
you're probably getting patented anyways.
So for the most part, noneof us have invented anything.
You know, there are a fewwho have, don't get me wrong.
And I want to celebrate them too.
Um, but for the most part, Thetechniques I'm using like were
taught to me by someone else.
They're not, or, you know, they're not,not reinventing the wheel or anything.
(22:08):
These are, you know, lost wax casting islike really back to the, like the bronze
age, the irony of casting that too, right?
So if I can give someone a tip or atrick or help them find a supplier
that I liked, you know, Yeah.
And then just someone who can understandyour events and problems, or even if
(22:29):
you have like a, you know, a difficultcustomer and be like, Hey guys, can you
proofread this, you know, email response?
I really want to get this right.
How does this come off or justto have an unbiased third party
opinion is I find so valuable, um,as a business owner and it can get
lonely working on your own every day.
(22:50):
So having that community means the world.
Meghan (22:53):
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Well, and it sounds like for you, findinga community that really fit in like
your niche, like jewelry specifically,and I'm sure even, even there, there's
probably even, it's broad within thegroup itself, and then I'm sure you
could probably find something even moreniche down, but, um, having a community
(23:19):
is so important, and it sounds like youwere able to find one fairly quickly.
Thank you so much for having me.
And be able to lean on them and also giveback yourself to that community as well.
So that's wonderful.
inspiration.
I think it's, it's easy to findinspiration in so many places
and it doesn't necessarily, likeyou said, it's not competition.
(23:43):
You might be inspired by someone else'sview, perspective on what they're
doing in, in their jewelry as well.
So that's great.
Do you have anyone Local likehave you or have you met anybody
from from that community.
Rosie (24:00):
Ironically, there's a few people I've met from that community
that are local to the island.
There's another girl that I've becomequite friendly with who's in Ontario.
Not as many Canadians in that group.
Um, and we both, turns out we wentto the same jewelry school just a
couple years apart from each other.
(24:20):
We have very similar lifestylesand very similar design
and, you know, inspirations.
Um, we just happen to be in kind oflike opposite sides of the country.
But that being said, I have metlocal groups and I think I think I
met you through a Facebook group.
Was it BC Women in Business?
Meghan (24:39):
Oh, possibly, possibly there when I like when I started
the podcast or looking for guests.
Oh, could be Smith Lake Farm.
Rosie (24:49):
I was going to be the other one I was going to say that I absolutely adore.
Okay.
And that is.
You know, a local, local group and an inperson group, which is something that no
virtual group will, you know, you justcan't quite match the same energy when
you get amazing women in a room together.
And I love the Smith Lake Farm events.
Meghan (25:12):
Yeah, I unfortunately haven't made it to one of their events yet.
. I'm hoping that I'll be ableto make it to one soon, but
you're right in person events.
I think the energy, it's just,it's a, it's a shared energy.
Um, and even, even doing podcastinterviews, there is as much as I know
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we're connecting through this screen andwe can see each other really, it's really
interesting to also have a differentshared energy when you're in person.
Um, so.
Community groups are great.
And like you said, going back tothat too, it, it, it can be lonely.
It can be very lonely.
You're doing everythingyourself on your own.
(25:58):
Like, even though we do have theseonline community groups, we can ask
a question to or, um, speak out helpand advice or anything like that.
We still are in ourspaces alone doing this.
Um, so sometimes it can be lonely,even though we're not alone.
Uh, we have these communities to rely on.
(26:20):
And again, it sounds like you havefound one that just works so well.
So that is great.
I was going to ask, um, if there's anysurprising connections that you have
made over the last few years, whetherit's meeting somebody at markets
or even just within the community.
Rosie (26:40):
Absolutely.
Um, one of my favorite ones is, um, one ofthe stores I sell is here in Comox, Island
Affair Giftware, and she has been nothingshort of amazing, Lila, in supporting me.
She was one of my very first stores,and I remember being like, knots in my
stomach, afraid to walk in and be like,I'm gonna pull up my big girl pants,
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you know, go ask her if she wants tocarry my jewelry, which she still does.
Um, and she's been amazing.
And one day I walked into her storeand I saw, um, she sells a lot of
local artwork and local makers.
And it was this t shirt withthis kind of circle wave pattern.
I'm like, Oh, wow.
Like who's this kindred spirit of mine?
Like that looks a lot like my logo.
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Obviously we have, you know,rolling hills, ocean waves,
very similar design aesthetic.
And then it was kind of still duringthe COVID times, there's instead of the
big Filberg festival, they did theselittle mini Filbergs in the park and
they would get about six vendors, veryspaced apart, um, on the front lawn.
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And lo and behold, it was thedesigner of the t shirt who I was
like, who is this kindred spirit?
So we were bending beside each otherand, you know, instantly we're both
like, yep, drawn to each other's style.
And I had been planning a photo shootand I said, it's kind of last minute, but
any way you want to come join us, I wouldlove to shoot some of our stuff together.
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And we have done a couple ofshoots together since then.
And then of course the first Smith LakeFarm event I rolled up to, she was there.
Um, Some of the last shoot we did wereother women photographers, people who
modeled other businesses, all fromthat we've met through Smith Lake Farm
community, women in business events.
Um, so yeah, it's definitely, youknow, that was one of those, you know,
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serendipitous kind of moments thatmean to happen and really markets.
Yeah, I've made, I mean, some people thatare like good friends of mine I've met
just because you become their weekendbest friend, you're next to each other.
Um, you know, and I have a lot of peoplethat I messaged with and we give each
other feedbacks like, Hey, this was agreat market or like, Oh, this one wasn't
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as good for me, but it might've beenreally, I think it would have done your
product would have been fantastic here.
And just giving thatopen, honest feedback.
And really some great,amazing, positive people.
And yeah, I feel like there'sthat sense of community as
well, which has been fantastic.
Meghan (29:20):
Oh, yes.
Having markets and meeting peopleand other vendors and everything.
That's another way that also, Ithink, um, can help bridge the gap
between Like feeling lonely in whatyou're doing and being able to get
out there and network and do things.
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It's, it's all wonderfuland part of part of it all.
Um, go ahead.
Sorry,
Rosie (29:49):
I was going to say one other thing what I found a very surprising
support and community where I didn'texpect it was actually with my customers.
Um, you know, I've had some.
Repeat customers for years.
Um, and just people that follow meon social and that has been really
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surprising and like such an honorand a blessing I've been opening up
a little bit more on social media.
And I've had people like, you know,just dealing with medical stuff
with my son, like actually messagedme and offer suggestions and hints
and, you know, recommendations.
And that has been, I think a hugesurprise that I didn't expect was like,
(30:34):
you know, wow, A, these people followme, but B, like, they truly care, you
know, and like some people I wouldreally, I would call them my friends,
um, after, and I totally would notknow them if it wasn't for my business.
So I think that was areally pleasant surprise.
Meghan (30:51):
Is really interesting.
Do you feel like, did you havea hard time in the past showing
vulnerability on social media?
Like, do you, you'd feel like onsocial media, people just want
to see business, they want tosee the product or the service.
And now do you find it startingto get a little bit easier to
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just really, like, share more.
Rosie (31:13):
I used to have a hard time showing my face, let alone showing vulnerability.
And actually it was funny, I postedlike a little, it was still kind of
mostly silhouette, but it was a video.
I try not to put my kids faces on social,um, at least not on my business account.
Um, and I showed this little video andit was my daughter and I walking into the
ocean to go for an evening swim together.
(31:35):
And I was like, wow, I can't believe,like, A, I used to never show myself,
but B, like, showing myself in a bathingsuit on social, that feels empowering.
Um, yeah, I've definitely opened up more.
I used to think, you know, and I waslike, I realized, like, I'm not a Walmart.
I'm not a major business,where it's just all business.
I am a person.
Um, all my designs are from my heart.
(31:57):
So I have leaned into thatconnection and realization more.
And lately, Yeah, I don't know ifit was that I was lonely or brave
or just it was so all encompassingthat I had to open it up.
But yeah, I've definitely been sharinga little bit more vulnerability, um,
on social and in my email lately.
(32:18):
And I'm glad I have, becausewhen I do show that vulnerability
I've had other people reach out.
I had a phone call I got one time, and I.
I feel terrible.
So if this person is listening,I do meant to call you back.
I cannot find where I wroteyour phone number down.
(32:41):
I got a new phone.
I got an article published lastyear just in time for, um, World
Club Foot Day, which is June 3rd.
June 3rd retreat.
Yeah, June 3rd.
Um, my son was born with clubfootso I am a bit of an advocate.
I made some not for profit pieces andI had an article written in the Comox
Valley Record newspaper and I had agentleman that reached out and looked
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up my phone number and called me becauseof that article and shared some of his
experiences having gone through clubfoot.
Um, so Yeah, I feel really blessedevery time I have opened up and
shared vulnerability, um, sharedthings a bit more personal.
I feel like I've gained more connectionsand I've had other people reach out to me.
(33:29):
Um, which.
It means so much to me.
So I feel like, and I, youknow, I think about it.
Other times I've seen peopleopen up and be vulnerable.
If it's something that can relate tome, I'm like, oh, thank you so much.
I'm so glad I wanted someoneto talk about that with.
So I think it really isimportant to open up, you know.
Within reason with, you know, if, if it,if you're not comfortable, don't do it.
(33:53):
Like, you know, if it doesn'tfeel good, don't do it.
But if it's just that little bitof scary and you know, you actually
want to, then by all means do it.
Meghan (34:03):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I, and that's, I think that'sanother thing, like with social media,
um, I know for myself sometimes, like I.
I do.
I'm, I am, I've always kindof overshared a lot of stuff.
Even when I was a kid, my momwould be like, that's probably not
something that you say to that person.
(34:24):
Like, I just was that type of person.
Like my, like my brother, he like pulleda muscle or something and we were at the
hospital and I just walked over to theroom next to me and started chatting to
whoever was there and willing to listen.
Oh yeah.
And I think something happened to him.
That I could relate to.
And I was just like, yeah, like,and I just, it was just, it's me.
(34:47):
It's just like something I do.
Um, but then with social media,sometimes I find it like,
Ooh, like, is this too much?
Is this like sharing too much?
Uh, you know, is this, especially onLike a business page, I think is where
I, but then I get to these points whereI'm, if I feel like I'm too businessy
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and too rigid, then I start to feeldisconnected and the creativity arounding
posting things starts to like wane a bit.
So I just, yeah, I justfound it interesting.
Like you were talking about.
Starting to show up a little bit morevulnerable, but also gaining connection
(35:31):
with your community from that.
Rosie (35:34):
And it's, you just hit so many points there, like, I'm an oversharer, um,
my partner sometimes is like, you aren'tjust an oversharer, you lack a filter too.
But, and, but you know what, like some ofmy closest friends that I've bonded with
it's because we probably do all over.
And it is that connection thatyou get from, you know, meeting
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people and within reason, and.
It's funny.
It's exactly what you said was social.
Like if you met me in real life, yes, I'mthat person that will talk to strangers
in the lineup for the coffee shot.
But then all of a sudden you put me onsocial media and I was like, Oh, and
I, I think I, I, I don't want to say Itried to be something I was not, but I
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was trying to keep it a little, you know,cause I have worked in corporate offices.
Meghan (36:21):
Professional is, and I don't know why I really did
that to be honest, but, but
I
think it's
funny.
Rosie (36:29):
Yeah, and it was like, well, wait a minute, I'm allowed to have
visible tattoos and piercings and cutmy hair how I want, and like, this
is me, I get to make the rules now.
And if people don't relate or resonatewith it, they're just simply going to
move on and follow someone that they doresonate and relate to, so why do I care?
(36:51):
And I think it's also just letting Lettinggo, you know, no Fs to give, letting go of
what people think, because it is kind ofscary putting yourself, you know, it's one
thing when you are in person oversharing,you know who's looking at you and who's
around you, but when you put it on theworldwide web, You don't get to choose
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who listens to that story anymore, you'rejust putting it out there for anyone so
maybe that's where it becomes a littlebit scarier and even more vulnerable.
Meghan (37:21):
Yes, yeah, that's, I, for sure.
And once it's out there, it's out there.
Um,
has.
So going back to sort ofdreams and everything.
Have you.
(37:43):
Have you created any sort ofnew ideas around what your
dreams are for your business?
Do you have anything lined upfor like this year or next year?
Any other maybe big thingsthat you're hoping for?
That's a dream of yours?
Rosie (38:05):
Oh, that's a great question.
I'm not sure.
I mean,
my goals and dreams change.
Yes, absolutely.
Yeah, I'm still still building.
I'm still, you know, I'm, I wouldlike more financial security.
(38:28):
I'm not gonna lie.
I'm still not as secure as I would liketo be or need to be in some places.
I miss having benefits.
Um, that's really been hittinghard recently dealing with
some upcoming medical expenses.
Um,
(38:49):
You know, I just, I want to beable to keep doing what I'm doing.
Um, and I want to keepgrowing and building.
That would be my dream.
Um, really one of my biggest goalsand dreams is a, to move out of my
house, have a little bit more spacethat I don't share with my husband.
(39:09):
Um, you know, I've got some in thegarage, some in this little office.
I would love to have a spaceand I would love to have stuff.
That is a dream of mine.
Um, one thing I've always said is I wouldlove to be able to hire a parent and offer
flexible working hours, because I see fartoo often, people having to choose between
(39:39):
work and kids and I have felt this.
in that position myself.
And I also want to be like an empoweringboss that, you know, I've worked for
amazing companies where like, I lookforward to going to work every day and
I want to be one of those companies.
(39:59):
I don't, you know, likethat would be my dream.
I would love to be able to go on holiday.
I usually do some sort of like Hey,I have to take the express shipping
off my website when I go away andthen put like a big banner on my site.
Like shipping will be a little, youknow, processing is slower than normal.
(40:20):
And it was either like, Oh, do I shutdown the website completely for a week?
So I usually offer like some sortof gift with patients, you know, and
try to make it as clear as possible.
Like this is not gettingshipped for 10 days.
We're on a much needed family vacation.
And usually our familyvacations are off the grid.
So nothing's shipped.
Um, so yeah, I would love mybusiness to keep running without
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me when I take a holiday.
I would love for my customerto not have to wait longer for
orders when I take a holiday.
Um, so those are dreams of mine.
Um, but yeah, so I would love to,yeah, be big enough that I can not only
support myself without worry throughoutthe year, but I would like to be
able to support other people as well.
Meghan (41:01):
Oh, I love that.
I, Just while you're sharing and talkingabout it and like the brightness in your
face and just like the energy exuding outof that dream and you talking about it.
It was great.
I could feel it.
I, and it made me want to work for you.
(41:21):
I was like, Oh, well, maybe one day youwould be someone I would want to work for.
Um, in.
Preparation for this interview, I diddo some research and noted that you have
some features and been recognized onBreakfast Television, the Vancouver Sun,
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Canadian Cycling Magazine, to name a few.
And also been a guest onsome other podcasts, so
it seems as though like you're beingrecognized out there like much farther
than this rock that we live on rightnow, so can you just share a little bit
about what that's been like for you?
Rosie (42:06):
Yeah, absolutely.
Um, I've been pretty active.
Um,
For the most part in reachingout for those or the cycling
magazine, for instance, I dosome very bike specific designs.
So I had just reached outto them and said, Hey.
(42:30):
You know, would you like to includeme in, I saw your gift guide.
I think this jewelry couldbe a perfect fit for it.
Um, and luckily they agreed.
So they put me the firstyear in their digital issue.
And the next year they said, contactscontact us earlier, and we can probably
get you in the print issue as well.
Uh, so I did same thing.
(42:51):
I think I had written a pitch forthe Vancouver sun, which she said,
I'm not, I don't think I can runthat, but I do have a style Q and a,
um, Would you be interested in it?
So, absolutely.
So, I did that.
That one was really bittersweet.
Um, oh, I'm gonna cry.
(43:14):
It was printed the same daymy dad's obituary was printed.
So, yeah, that was, yeah,the December 18th newspaper.
I'll never forget that one.
Um, uh, but yeah.
So, anyways, Um, but yeah, I've beentrying, I go through phases where I
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actively seek out, um, trying some,like I said, I pitched the Comox Valley
record about my club foot pieces I did.
I just really wanted toraise awareness about it.
I keep pitching Oprah magazine.
One day, they're going to pick me up.
I'm sorry, Cassie, becauseyou're probably getting annoyed
(44:02):
with me writing to you by now.
Meghan (44:05):
I love this.
I really love this.
Okay, I have, I have to ask, is therelike, just a time of day that you find
that you're just like, I'm going to pitchthis right now to this person, or are you,
is this like days that you're leading upto it and then finally you're doing it?
(44:25):
Is it work?
Rosie (44:27):
No, there's no rhyme or reason.
I go through like, oops, sorry,little announcement there.
Um, I go through phases.
Um, it depends too.
Like I have some clubfoot articles or.
Boilerplates kind of that I've written,um, so when it's getting close to club
(44:50):
foot day or I'm one of those people thatdeals with stresses in their lives by
trying to like be proactive about it.
So, you know, my son, we've been dealingwith stuff he's finally getting a surgery.
But there's been a really hard time withgetting clubfoot trained doctors in BC.
(45:11):
Um, we had one of the bestsurgeons in Canada retired and
they weren't going to replace him.
And luckily, good old mom's groupscan make a good stink and, uh, they
found this amazing replacement, butunfortunately she has closed her office.
And left.
(45:31):
And from what I hear, they've beenvery active again in the news.
Um, and they haven'tpromised a new replacement.
So we'll see if it happens.
But when I deal with stuff like that,so that was his doctor that closed
the practice was one of his doctors.
Um, so then we went back to thefallback doctor, somehow got
missed being put on a wait list.
(45:51):
So then it's like, I'm stressedand I'm upset about this, I will
start pitching people my ideas.
Or I'll design jewelry.
Those are kind of like my two things.
So, a lot of my jewelry designs, um,some of them are healing episodes
and some have stories for them.
Some of my best designs have come fromplaces of hurts, but also sometimes when
(46:15):
I pitch, um, actively reach out to, youknow, and sometimes it's like, I see like,
Ooh, look at this, you know, gift guide,like gift guides that cyclists will love.
I was like, I need to be in this.
Um, you know, if I see somethingand go, Oh, that's so me.
And then I'll try to researchit and reach out to them.
Um, other times it's me just feelingpain and frustration and trying to be
(46:37):
proactive and be like, okay, maybe I can.
Bring some recognition to this matter.
Like, you know, anyways, um, yeah,so definitely not a specific day.
Um, I try never to pitch anyone on aMonday cause I know when I used to work in
a Monday boxes were just full and you'rejust going through all the old ones.
(47:02):
Same thing.
I never put someone on a Friday.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
People have mentally freakedout by Friday afternoon.
No one wants to start somethingnew on a Friday afternoon.
Yeah, I guess.
Yeah.
Tuesday, Thursday just bylike trying to be pragmatic.
Meghan (47:21):
Um, I, sorry, I had a thought that, oh, okay.
No, sorry.
I'll have this reallygreat question for you.
It will come back to me.
It will come back to me.
But going back, going back to thepitching and everything, it sounds like
(47:43):
there's like a little bit of pressurefrom somewhere that pushes you into
a container where you're feeling it.
Able to go and then do the pitch.
Do you have do you have any tipsabout the initial pitching and and the
feedback, whether it's the feedbackis in you've received a no or, uh,
(48:09):
we'll let you know when we're ready to.
For you to be posted in thisarticle or that article.
Rosie (48:16):
Um, I get excited when I hear no.
Same with pitching new wholesaleaccounts or new stores that I would
love to try to get my jewelry into.
I get excited if I hear no,because more often than not.
You just don't get a response.
So if I get a gentle turndown or evena firm turndown, I feel honored that
(48:38):
I know someone actually took the timeto read what I sent them and then take
their time to respond back to me, to me.
It was like, Oh, wow.
You know, like that person actually caredenough to a read it and be respond to it.
So I get pretty excitedif that happens and yeah.
I mean, just knowing that.
(49:00):
You know, for every 10 pitchesI probably send out, I might
get one reply kind of thing.
So it's just, yeah, yougot to keep going, right?
Like you can't let that stop you.
Meghan (49:13):
I love that.
Well, I remember.
Years ago, years ago when I took myfirst like post secondary, um, course
and they were talking about getting ajob when, when, when we were done and
it was for being a legal assistant.
And the statistic at the time, I don'tknow what it would be today, but it
(49:35):
was like for, for every 100 resumesyou sent out dropped off, however
they were delivered, you would get.
Approximately, like one interview, so thatwas like, okay, I just a hundred resumes.
I just got to get them all out andout of a hundred is one interview.
(49:59):
And if I did better,then it was like, woohoo.
I felt like I could celebrate becauseI got five interviews out of 20
resumes or something along those lines.
But I think, um, Like the messageof just keep going and looking at it
as a positive thing, a positive sortof spin on being told no, but really
(50:23):
it's not just a no, it's a response.
Rosie (50:26):
Yeah.
And I can't remember if it was a bookI read it or, but somewhere it was
like every no gets you closer to a yes.
I actually have it writtenon the wall behind you.
And it's true.
It's like, so if I get no response,you know, it probably just went lost
in cyber land, never got looked at.
But when I get a no, I'm like,Ooh, that's closer to a yes.
(50:50):
So I just always try to remember thatevery no gets you closer to a yes.
Meghan (50:55):
That's great.
That's such a great way to look at it.
Um,
we're just kind of gettinginto the, the time here.
Oh, sorry.
I wanted to also point out that.
Your creations have been onsome notable people as well.
(51:19):
I thought this was incredible.
A Canadian free skier, a bestselling author, an actress, and
an Enduro world series champion.
Like that to me, when I sawthat, I was like, Oh my gosh.
So.
Was that also pitching?
(51:41):
Or was that, how, how did that,how did some of those come about?
Rosie (51:45):
Um, honestly, some of those have been, um, me donating jewelry.
I do donate jewelry to quitea few groups, usually the ones
that resonate with my heart.
And two that I really love.
One is called Ride Like a Girl, wherethey, um, you know, Professional athletes
(52:05):
mentor kind of up and coming athletes.
And the other one iscalled Girl in the Wild.
And that is kind of to buildself confidence with female
and female identifying youth.
Um, by they do these big outdoor likemountain adventure camping trips and, you
know, just get back to nature basically.
(52:27):
And so, Ride like a girl.
I had donated some pieces and this, um,woman, local writer, Emi Lem had won the
piece through, however, the, I alwayssay, you know, they're yours to do with
as you please, you can do giveawaysand she had gotten it and she won the
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woman's under 21 Enduro World Series.
It happened to be whenshe was on the podium.
Um, and her mom actually sent me someamazing photos of her on the podium.
With a gold you know,gold medal on a hand.
Otherwise she had, Ithink a champagne bottle.
Um, and I reached your.
(53:07):
A necklace.
Right in
between.
I reached out to the photographerand I just said, Hey, are you okay?
If I share this image withmy, and he was like, yep.
Sure.
So.
Cool.
Cool.
Yeah, that would be one wayI got, you know, that was
really just a happy accident.
I donated my jewelry.
I had no idea it was gettingthat kind of exposure.
(53:29):
And then it also probably helpedme get a little bit of clout when
I, you know, contacted CyclingMagazine, they had written an
article on the Enduro World Series.
And I was like, Hey, I saw your articlethat you wrote on the Enduro World Series.
You might have seen my necklacewhile you were covering it.
Um, so I mean, you know, itall kind of helps a bit, right?
Meghan (53:50):
Yeah, I love that though, something that you
did from the heart, right?
Like, to get you to that, like,a full circle moment, really.
But you chose to do something fromyour heart and donate something just,
just because you, felt aligned withthose things to donate to those.
Um, so I think that is wonderful.
(54:13):
It's just, you didn't do it necessarilyto get the recognition, but you got the
recognition because of what you did.
Rosie (54:22):
Mm hmm.
Yeah.
That one was, Yeah.
It's exactly what it was.
I mean, I would community for me is one ofmy pillars of, you know, my core values.
Um, I'd love to give more than I do.
I give what I can.
I give back where I can.
Um, so yeah, it's one of those, if,yeah, that was a happy accident.
(54:46):
And it really was kind of like,sometimes you get back what you give out.
Meghan (54:52):
Is there.
Anything else that has impacted yourjourney to get to where you are today?
Rosie (55:02):
I think everything has probably impacted my journey.
Um, I guess the otherthing is mindset is huge.
You know, knowing that.
Really at the end of the day, I'mresponsible for the fails, the
wins and everything in between.
(55:24):
Um, and really just, you know, proactivelygoing after it, like, you know, if I'm
in a market and I don't do well, or ifmy jewelry doesn't sell well in a store
asking, you know, like, Hey, any feedback?
(55:44):
What can I improve?
Not, Oh, it's a bad store.
It was, you know, like, okay, yes,we've all done markets that are a
bit slower, you know, didn't havethe traffic, but sometimes, you know,
outdoor ones by the nature rules.
But really constantly trying toimprove progress, not perfection.
(56:04):
Um, you know, not, I still hatefailing, but not being afraid of it.
Mm-Hmm mm-Hmm.
. Mm-Hmm.
, you know, be like, okay,that one didn't work.
. Check that one aside.
onto the deck.
Um, yeah, just trying.
It's funny, you know, likethat starving artist thing.
(56:26):
Um, I think I hung on to that.
really way too long.
And I think I believed it too much, butthere are lots of successful artists, but
you also have to be a business person.
You know, you can't just be like, Oh,I'm going to make this piece of art.
And the New York Times and galleriesare going to come knocking on my
(56:48):
doors and want to write storieson me and carry my pieces.
It's like, you really have to,like I said, not, you know,
if I get a no, I'm excited.
Like you have to chase after it.
Um, and the other thing I've done is liketake courses, take advantage of grants.
So I did the, um, digitalmarketing bootcamp that was
part of the grant program.
(57:10):
Like I said, I took a coachingprogram that was business related.
So that, I think that's one of thethings I love about running my own
business is though that, you know, Iget to choose what I want to learn,
but it's that I love learning.
Like I am, I'm a student for life.
Um, so being able to constantlylearn and constantly progress, but
(57:32):
then sometimes it's finding thatbalance with the creativity side.
Meghan (57:38):
For sure.
Well, it sounds like you're a learner,a dreamer, but you also are a doer.
Like it sounds like you really dotake stock of everything that's
happening around you and applythings that you're learning.
Understanding that things can changeand you just need to shift, but also
(58:05):
with the idea and the outlook thatit's happening for you, not to you.
Rosie (58:12):
Yeah, that's very, you put it more better.
More better.
I can't speak anymore apparently.
I've lost my vocabulary.
Meghan (58:23):
And it happens to me too at, at sometimes like the most inconvenient time.
Sorry, I'm trying to interviewyou, but I can't speak right now.
Rosie (58:32):
Some words elude me these days.
Um, yeah.
Um, I guess that was one of the thingsthat I didn't love about my last job
was I had kind of hit my head on theglass ceiling the day I walked in.
There wasn't really room forgrowth or improvement and I
was like, what do I do now?
(58:54):
Um, so when, you know, I'm, I'msomeone who needs to keep busy,
like I like doing stuff and Ilike stimulating the mind as well.
And I remember being at that joband looking for things to do.
And I was like, can I, Oops, sorry.
That was my computer again.
Can I clean up the file room?
And they're like, it's yourfuneral, but go for it.
(59:15):
And I would listen to digitalmarketing podcasts and like, um, books.
And I used to listen to audio bookswhen I would commute to and from work.
So I was like, you know, if Idon't love the job, at least
I can learn business stuff.
And, you know, like, if, youknow, if I'm just alphabetizing a
file room, it's pretty mindless.
Well, why don't I just you know, listento something that at least keeps my
(59:36):
mind engaged and keeps me interested.
So I think it's just always like,I have a very curious mind and
yeah, I like, I love learning.
Um, yeah, I don't know where I was going.
(59:58):
Apparently my brain is turned off now.
I've lost words.
Meghan (01:00:01):
That's okay.
That's okay.
I just have one more question.
And that is.
What is your personal favoritejewelry collection that you've made?
Rosie (01:00:19):
That's a tough one.
Um,
we're going to go collections.
I think of like how many things I've likeold stuff I've made because I've been
making jewelry for like over 20 years now.
Um, probably some of the recent stuff,the resin, That I've been doing.
(01:00:41):
I've been loving.
Um, it started with me adding resinwith some pigment to existing pieces.
And then I started adding mica to getlike a little bit of a shimmery look.
Um, the Craft Council of BritishColumbia does an earring show every year.
(01:01:03):
And this year I was like, Oh, I'm goingto make some resin pieces for that show.
And it was the first time I designedthe metal work with the resin in mind.
Usually it was like a design Ialready had and I just kind of
embellished an existing design.
So this was the first timethat I went backwards.
And Last year, actually, I wasdriving home from Art in the Garden,
(01:01:25):
a beautiful market in Indies Bay.
And I was kind of looking at, youknow, the mountains in the distance
with the different, you know, shadesof green, if you will, and I was
like, Oh, that would be really coolto do something like that in resin.
And for some reason in my brainI went, I wonder if I could
crush up gemstones for color.
So I still haven't done the mountainpiece but I have a few views that
(01:01:47):
I've taken photos of that I want torecreate in jewelry so it's still back.
I always have a lot ofdesign swimming up here.
But yeah, my most recently I'vestarted so I take food grade resin.
And then I've got,like, powders and sands.
That's me getting dorkyon my geoscience again.
(01:02:07):
But I've got crushedgemstones and minerals.
So I've got some where I've done, like,I did crushed emeralds for a green
color on these ginkgo leaf earrings.
I did some crushed garnets,uh, turquoise that's, like,
in a, like, a silt or powder.
But I just add directly to the resin.
So those I've been enjoying the mostand the process is really evolving.
(01:02:34):
And I feel like it's something thatlike my skill is also, cause it's very
finicky, like very detailed work, which.
I've always really enjoyed, whichis probably why I said like jewelry.
Um, yeah.
And it's just, I'm loving the colors.
So I feel like I've just kind ofopened Pandora's box of possibilities
(01:02:54):
and I've just kind of just started.
So I'm probably the mostexcited about that one.
Probably that's going to be my most.
And my number two, I think is
I was doing a lot of kind of naturecast stuff, like the cedar leaves
or the seashells where I was taking.
Making a cast of actual objects andI've kind of taken that one step further
(01:03:19):
now and just using the text like it'snot really going to be recognizable
as a shell but finding a big shell.
taking the texture from it and thencreating kind of sheet metal from
that to turn into another piece.
So I did a driftwood seriesthat I released not too long
ago, uh, called Luxury Grove.
And my next one's going to be with shells.
(01:03:42):
So I've got some that are allkind of bubbled and hold from
being, you know, in the ocean forso many years, kind of tumbling.
Um, and then some are justlike, you know, clamshells with
very, Rigid lines and oysters.
Um, but instead of making it likejust a really obvious seashell piece,
it's going to be more kind of subtle.
(01:04:02):
Kind of like a more subtle nod to nature.
So yeah, those are the ones probablythat excite me the most right now.
So they're, cause they're new.
Um, so those are going to be my favorites.
Meghan (01:04:14):
Ooh, well, I love that.
I love the idea of.
Not having something so literal.
I am such a literal thinker myself alot of the times and so the idea of
looking at a piece and and having thatcuriosity right invoking something in
(01:04:36):
you to to question, What am I looking at?
Where could they havegotten this texture from it?
That's what I like.
I like that a lot.
It sounds like it, it soundslike it would be an exciting
collection to build upon as well.
And
Rosie (01:04:51):
yeah.
Yeah.
I just, I feel like it's ahint more elegant because it's
just a little bit more subtle.
It like it still hasthat nature feel to it.
So how's that kind of groundingenergy, but just, yeah, a little
more subtle, a little more elegant.
Yeah, just, I like find something new,
Meghan (01:05:06):
of course, of course.
Well, and that that's what makes.
It you as well, becauseyou are the one behind it.
You're the driving force between.
behind these collections.
So to have them have someessence of you is so important.
Rosie (01:05:23):
Thank you for this opportunity and it was an absolute
pleasure chatting with you.
Meghan (01:05:28):
Yes,
I would love to meet you.
I, yeah, I was thinking that earlier.
I'm like, Oh my gosh, hopefully I would,I feel like we could talk about so many
different things, whether it's businessor personal, like, I really do think
that we could chat for hours upon hours.
(01:05:49):
Thank you so much for taking the timeout of your day to come on and chat
with me and answer some questions.
I really loved having you on and I knowthat the listeners will have so much
to take away from this conversation.
Speaker 2 (01:06:22):
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