In September 2020, today’s guest launched Noirlux Candle Co. By February 2021, Colina Bruce’s company was featured by Oprah Magazine as one of the 25 Best Candles Companies.
There is definitely a great story here about how Colina left her role as an adjunct professor and director at a university to open a candle bar in Seattle Washington.
In this episode, Colina shares how she started candle making as a hobby and decided to turn it into a business that now makes more than 3 times what she earned as a professor.
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You’ll learn about:
* Trial and error of creating candles
* Buying equipment and inventory
* Joining an accelerator as a new business
* What it takes to open a brick-and-mortar retail space
Mentioned in this episode:
* Website:
www.noirluxcandleco.com
* Instagram:
@noirluxcandleco
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