ALWAYS CREATING
As far back as I can remember, I've been a unique combination of artist & entrepreneur.
Selling trading cards from my sidewalk, I would hand paint models in my spare time. I was eleven.
In 2014 I left college for something far more challenging and far more educational: bootstrapping a manufacturing company.​
FOUNDING AUTUMN SUMMER CO.
2014
A broke 18 year old, I needed cash. An entrepreneur, I used my uncle's rusty shed tools to build a handful of wooden pens to sell on eBay.
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These days looked like woodworking all day, filling orders, hitting the post office at 4:59pm - then the marketing/education grind every night. I was hungry to learn.
GROWING PAINS
2016
Graduating from "me" to "us," winning a small business competition supported the rent for our first warehouse. But profit was tight and with under $100 in the bank, the clock was ticking.
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Days before rent was due (just like in the movies) a rush order and its corresponding $2,500 check kept the wheels turning
BUSINESS EXIT
2020
The years that followed were a blur. Building the team, ecstatic holiday rushes, and a whole lot of learning.
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Though we were growing, I knew I would eventually move on, and it was time to make a decision.
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Over 6 years, I grew a weekend craft show grind into a double digit staffed, multi-channel manufacturing company with an automated marketing system.
KEEPING UP THE MOMENTUM
2022
After selling Autumn I moved to Phoenix to help other business owners follow a similar path and learn from my mistakes.
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I partnered with a marketing agency and the city of Phoenix to manage businesses' SEO and paid advertising, providing business consulting and strategy along the way.
A NEW AUTUMN
2024
I'm grateful for agency work, but I knew there was a better way. I repurchased my original company, realigned it for real impact, and it became the first brand in the autumn portfolio.
Autumn has since grown into a hub for building, investing in, and launching future positive brands who match our values, prioritizing impact alongside profits.
When it matters, we make it happen. ​
