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Maturing the Vision

Maturing the Vision In the past two years, I've expanded my skills by developing my marketing and technological presence.  I achieved this by pursuing certifications in UX/UI design with Google, and Story Telling with Make Art That Sells.  I've also completed Digital Marketing and Content Design courses with Shaw academy online. With these new skills, I'm relaunching my business into a brand that will establish Renaissavànt as an authority in the culture of sustainable design. The Renaissavànt business model is based on upcycling donated goods, and in the past 12 months, I’ve found creative ways to accelerate my donation strategy. For example, I coordinated product donations with 5 thrift stores in New York, after they collectively shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Through our collaborative efforts, I secured a 125-pound donation of jewelry and accessories. More recently, I acquired another large donation of unused, brand-name items that were on their way to a landfi...

A Renaissance Woman; A Savant

Renaissance Woman: /ˈˌrenəˈˌsäns ˈwo͝omən/ noun      - a person with many talents or areas of knowledge Savant: /saˈvän(t),säˈvän(t)/ noun     - a learned person      The name Renaissavánt came to me as an idea, a lifestyle, and then an affirmation.  Life has a great way of showing us how our focus can radically shift our quality of life. As children play, all manner of emotions arise- happiness, and freedom as well as resentment and frustration. One by one- compounding- called in as easily as the previous one disappeared. Flowing in balance, they rarely need adult intervention before distraction allows a new feeling to emerge... and they're playing again!      When their focus is on fun, which it typically is, it's up to everyone and everything else to match their vibration, or overwhelm their frequency, in order to earn their attention. Like those happy children, who's lead I prefer to follow, it has been ...