It is this attitude and energy that has helped Northern Charm Creations double in her first year of business. She began adding wholesale accounts, and her products are available locally at O’Briens Liquor & Wine in Columbia Falls; and Think Local, Route 56 Designs, and Sassafras Artist’s Cooperative in Kalispell. She also wholesales her products to the Pad & Pencil in Anaconda, and to the Montana Chocolate Company in Missoula. Mindy is very down to earth, and wants her customers to be happy. She welcomes input, and is looking forward to expanding her business even further. This year, she is adding some handmade Christmas stockings to her product list. They will be available on a very limited basis, as an experiment, and her Mom will be helping her make them. Mindy says she has wanted her own business since she was very young, probably 13 or so. “I always wanted to either own my own company, or be the CEO, and I started with that drive at a young age.” She also has a soft spot for single Moms. At some point, perhaps when things slow down a bit for her (yeah, right!), she’d like to get involved somehow in teaching them how to budget, get themselves on their feet, and help them be successful. In the limited spare time that she does have, there is always a project that needs to be worked on and finished. She might be painting furniture or working on other house projects. She also likes to get out hunting, biking, hiking and swimming in area lakes with her family. Mindy lost her Dad two years ago, and since then, she says she has had a much better perspective on what is important, and that is her family. For now, she is quite content working four days a week at Alpine Dental, and growing Northern Charm Creations while raising her young family.
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If you’d like to see more of Mindy’s designs, visit lovemymontana.com, or check them out at her retail locations. She’d be happy to hear from you!
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