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Alicia Vanderschuere | rosieMADE - Part 3's Posts
Ten Products We Love, Made in Idaho
I’m so excited about my guest post on USA Love List! Here’s an introduction to the post, or you can read the full article here. When people from Idaho introduce themselves to a national audience they get a lot of “Oh yeah, I know where Iowa is! No? Ohio? No? Wait, did you say Idaho? Potatoes!” Well, we might not be the most well-known (for anything besides a starchy vegetable) of... »
The Third Metric and Leaning in
I love that my husband just told me about this interview he just saw–Arianna Huffington and Mika Brzezinski of “Morning Joe” are interviewed and share their thoughts on women’s health, specifically as it relates to leaning in. These women say that sometimes we have to take a step back and focus on our health and well being as part of our overall plan to be healthy, happy, a... »
‘Lean in’ to this world?
A friend and fellow business woman just sent me a link to this video featuring Paul Tudor Jones, a billionaire trader and the founder of Tudor Investment Corporation and is valued at USD 3.3 billion by Forbes Magazine and ranked as the 107th richest American and 336th richest in the world (source: Wikipedia). While I am sure trading is a difficult job and it requires an intense level of dedicat... »
Devaluing the American Crafts Person
One of the many challenges with the current consumer mentality of buying from (read: supporting) major retailers is that we have stopped truly valuing important attributes like originality and creativity, and we have traded those in by valuing cheap prices, expensive marketing campaigns, and selecting from stack-outs or end-caps of the exact same items. What most Americans don’t understand is th... »
Pledge to lift up women
At Saturday’s Women’s Expo, we rolled out the pledge to lift up women campaign. These pledges will be added to the rosieMADE banner, and travel to future events. For those wondering why this pledge is relevant, statistically speaking, women have made substantial progress in the last century in obtaining rights and taking on leadership positions and authority. The truth of the matter is... »
I Will Journey Interactive Women’s Show
I’m really excited about the upcoming IWJ Women’s Show at the Boise Center on the Grove on Saturday, May 11. Not only is rosieMADE a key sponsor for this event, we have a booth selling products and giving away some great prizes, and I’ll be speaking about gift giving. I was so excited about this event that I became a member of the planning committee. While rosieMADE has been involved in quit... »
Idaho Women’s Journal Who’s Who
I’m thrilled to announce I’ve been named to the 2013 Idaho Women’s Journal Who’s Who of Idaho Women. It is such an honor to be included. Here are the details I received on the criteria for selection: strength in your business support of women in business position as a business woman recommendations ability to encourage other women without bias contribution to other women as... »
Almost $2000 Given Away
We’ve run a lot of really cool giveaways of USA made products since our site went live in September. In total, we’ve given away almost $2000 worth of prizes, just including the blog giveaways. Do you remember the Harvey’s Giveaway where we were able to share two wallets and two makeup cases? Or, what about the Crosby & Taylor Measuring Spoon Set? We received an especially la... »
Shows, Shows, Shows
Whew! We just wrapped up 4 shows in 3 states over 2.5 weeks. Needless to say it’s been busy and exciting! Here is a quick run down of the fun! At each show we gave away samples of our 70% dark organic chocolate, our decals that help show support for USA made product and the rosieMADE mission, and BPA-free “Red Rosie” water bottles, as well as a gift basket valued at more than $10... »
