393. On the Job with Erica Sara Reese, Jewelry Designer

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

“Doubting yourself doesn’t get you anywhere. I decided that I was going to make this happen, and I did.”

More than a decade ago, Erica Sara Reese was having a hard time. She had been working in the fashion industry, as a buyer for companies like Coach and Barneys New York, while pursuing a nutrition degree on the side. But she was also going through a divorce, and she wasn't happy — so she started creating, making jewelry at her dining room table. When her friends started having babies, she noticed they were often getting jewelry to commemorate the life change. And road races, Erica Sara says, were her babies at the time. So why not commemorate that with jewelry? She started designing necklaces and charms with her races and finish times on them, and soon, friends started asking her to design celebratory necklaces for their own races. Erica Sara Designs was born. Today, what started as a side hobby is now a wildly successful small business, and Erica Sara's designs can be seen at finish lines across the country, and on professional athletes like Molly Huddle, Colleen Quigley, and Alysia Montaño.

And Erica Sara is generous! She's offering Ali on the Run Show listeners an exclusive discount off anything on her site. Shop ericasara.com and use code ONTHERUN to get 15% off a custom piece. (These are my favorite necklaces. Treat yourself — or a loved one!)

SPONSOR: Tracksmith — Use code ONTHEJOB for free shipping, plus five percent of your purchase will be donated to the Brave Like Gabe Foundation.

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0:00.0	The On The Job Series on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Tracksmith.
0:04.6	Go to Tracksmith.com and use code On The Job for free shipping.
0:09.8	Plus 5% of your order will be donated to the Brave Lake Gabe Foundation.
0:14.3	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:20.6	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is The On The Job Series
0:24.5	where we hear from women who have cool, unique, interesting careers.
0:30.3	And of course, these women are all runners.
0:32.8	So in addition to hearing about what they do all day, we find out how running fits in too.
0:38.4	So far on season 5 of this series, we've heard from a casting director,
0:43.3	a morning news anchor, a professional ballet dancer, a commercial truck driver,
0:48.6	and a symphony orchestra conductor.
0:50.8	Today, I am the Rilled at Long Last.
0:55.7	This episode is long overdue.
0:57.4	The Rilled to Welcome my friend, Erica Sarah Reese to the show.
1:01.9	Erica is a jewelry designer and she is the owner and founder and, well,
1:06.6	everything doer at Erica Sarah Designs.
1:10.6	It's very likely that you have one of her pieces.
1:13.9	I'm wearing two of them right now.
1:15.5	On this episode, Erica shares the story of how she went from working in the fashion industry
1:20.7	with brands like Coach and Barney's New York to breaking out and becoming an entrepreneur and small business owner.
1:27.6	For Erica, designing jewelry started as a side hobby and a way to celebrate her own running accomplishments.
1:33.3	But when a friend asked her to design a custom piece for her, it all started to snowball.
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