Hey guys, it's time for episode number 204, and today is a two-for-one. We're going to be bringing in

two ladies who can speak to both the wholesale and retail side of business and what it's like

to be doing business with a very specific mission in mind. Let's talk about your business,

strategy, and the juicy details of what actually works,

from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street and the entire ecosystem behind it.

How do we scale your company and do it with the balance and the happiness that we all seek?

Let's hear from those insiders, experts, and strategists that actually make it happen.

I'm your host, Ashley Alderson

from the boutique hub, and I can't wait to chat. It's not every day in this industry or in any

business that you hear people so excited about having a partnership

in their business model, having two best friends own a business together that are very

tied by a specific cause. And that's why today's story I think is so interesting, unique,

but also very, very heartfelt. I couldn't be more excited you guys than to introduce you

today to Leslie and Stacey, the owners of Hawthorne Collection, boutiques, retail side, but also

their wholesale collection. They are two very busy women who run a very successful business

on both ends of the spectrum, but also they have something very important

in common. And that is their family life. They both are mothers of children with special needs.

And in fact, that close bond that they share is something that's really been a mainstay and a

central mission of their business. Their family is very involved in their

business. And I'm excited for you to hear today because I know that so many of us in the industry

are constantly fighting that battle of how can I run a successful business and be a mother

and all these other things at the same time. And I think these two women really speak to that

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