•  Founder and Visionary 

• Vendor Sales Trainer & Course Creator 

• Fair Trade Product Curator 

• Blogger, Vlogger, Speaker 

• Leader of Humanitarian Headwrap-preneur  Movement

• International Market Woman Extraordinaire

Pro Vending Since 1984

MY HISTORY and BIG VISION 

I have plans for a 'Community Craft Collective'.  It's the evolution of the ‘Village to Village’ movement I started in Africa  in 1984, called Inspirit Arts.

I left my birthplace in Michigan to spend 18 years in Africa and Europe. Inspired by a vision to help eradicate poverty, I left University in France to start the Inspirit Arts cottage craft industry in Africa. This social enterprise raised funds for children’s causes in Kenya and Eswatini by making, and training volunteers of women’s organizations to be vendors.

My greatest gift to the world so far, was starting the now thriving rolled paper movement by going from village to village, in one African country after another, to teach destitute villagers in drought stricken areas how to upcycle paper into jewelry. 

Returning stateside to Ohio in 1995, I ran after school youth programs, while studying full time, and traveling the world to source handmade fashion to sell in my pop-up vendor booth. 

I've retired from vending to devote myself towards building 'The Vendor Academy' and 'The Village eStore' on this platform. They're full of products, courses and resources specifically for organizations to use in support of promoting their products and service through a team of well trained pop-up event vendors.

Now, I'm open to travel for in person workshops and even relocating to open training centers in collaboration with others.  Scroll down to learn about  both online and offline programs.

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#1: The Vendor Academy offers a unique specialized selling method for vendors to generate major revenue with 'cash cow' businesses through promoting their own products and services at festivals, trade shows, marketplaces and special events. Vendor Sales Training Courses Here

#2: The Village eStore gives vendors access to highly profitable fair trade handmade fashion accessories in wholesale packages that are imported from crafters living in remote villages worldwide. What the poorest people in the world need most is customers. Shop, Sell & Serve Here

#1: Heart Healing Headwrap-preneurs Program for Women is an opportunity to continue the product line to an existing customer base for the handwoven headwraps, hats and headbands that I started vending in Ohio over 20 years ago. 

‘The Headwrap Vendor Method’ is a multi-cultural humanitarian project with the heart of healing the racial divide.

It involves selling, and also giving away free headwraps to comfort people suffering from chronic illness and hair loss in the community.

Shop, Sell, Serve Here

#2: Community Craft Collective is a Youth & Family Social Enterprise for making, selling and sharing profits. This upcoming project is a  revival of the same cottage craft industry I developed in Africa for nine years. 

By upcycling free and inexpensive raw materials into highly profitable and marketable fashion products, youth members and their families will confidently follow a tried and tested business model for certain success. 

It begins with forming Sales & Service Squads for families with aspiring youth entrepreneurs.  

Sales & Service Squads Here