view from our hotel
Wow! May was a blur (clearly since its now almost the middle of June). I had a busy month with the annual soap conference, fun times in Miami, wedding plans and a big birthday. The main event was the 2011 Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild Conference in Miami - which then turned into a pre-pre wedding celebration. The soap conference was a blast (as always), I shared a room with the fabulous Jen Hardaway from Klean Spa (she has shops in Santa Monica and Burbank). I met great people, got the chance to talk soap to my hearts content and I learned a lot of great things from the speakers. To make sure that I dont write a 3 page blog post, I've condensed down a few things from the conference.
Here are my top 5 take-aways:
- soap cannot be 100 % certified organic according to new FDA regulations
- preception creates reality (a key point from speaker Barbara Cocoran)
- customers are the single most important person in my biz (I already knew that)
- knowing when to say enough when swirling
- there is no perfect size company so I have to choose what works best for me
