Dear Friends,
Happy Small Business Saturday!
I am so excited to share with you some of the amazing small businesses that exist within our Power With Grace community. It is my belief that we are truly better when we learn to collaborate and lift each other up.
My hope is that you will find this list helpful!
Please save this email and refer back to this newsletter when you are in need of one of the services below!
Angela Hart, Price Hart Design
Price Hart Design is a full scale residential interior design company.
https://www.pricehartdesign.com/
Cynthia Bahmani, Pilates Instructor
Private and duet Pilates studio
Daniela Kratz, Farmhouse Lab
Our certified organic, 100% vegan Real Food Dressings and salt are blends of premium ingredients carefully selected from artisan producers who share a commitment to sustainability. Small-batch, consciously sourced and crafted in California.
daniela.kratz@farmhouselab.com
Jocelyn Auyeung, Life Coaching
Life Coaching for Working Moms, helping you maintain your successful career while raising emotionally stable kids.
www.empoweredworkingmomrevolution.com
Kristina Ohlson, Paresh Martial Arts
Family focused, community driven martial arts classes for all ages!
Laura Briggs, Personal Stylist
I am a wardrobe consultant, closet curator and an inspired stylist who helps women feel and look their best.
Instagram: @dreamclosetdarling
Michell Kawaja, Thrive Girl
Joy-filled and therapeutic classes and silent disco events
Staci Morris, Liberation Nails
Healthy, colorful nails start here with our 21-free nontoxic, botanical based, long lasting nail polish
.https://www.liberation-nails.com/
Alice Silva, Wildflower Staging Company
Home Staging + Design Services
Allyson Josephs, Photographer
Family and portrait session photographer.
Ariana Amini and Christina Amini, Baba's Gift
We co-authored the picture book, BABA'S GIFT -- a radiant celebration of our father's love of family, from his boyhood in Iran to his new life in America.
Deborah Walker, BodyVibe Studio
We are a community inspired studio offering a variety of fun, strenuous, light-hearted classes & programs by independent teachers to keep you feeling fit, inspired, connected & great!
Eliza Desch, Makeup & Hairstyling
Luxury on-location and in-studio makeup and hairstyling for weddings, events and photography.
Karin Conn, Public Relations
Our specialty is procuring maximum coverage with our client's target audience. Whether for a one-time project, company launch, special event, live show or band tour...we have the media contacts in local, regional and national markets for print, web, radio and TV. We excel in creating innovative and impactful marketing campaigns to help our clients achieve their vision and goals.
Kristen Sperling, Educational Consultant
I provide support, expertise, and training to local school districts on inclusive practices for students with disabilities.
https://www.ksconsultingmarin.com/
ksconsultingmarin@icloud.com
Kristina Watkins, Luxury Travel Advisor
https://www.kwluxtravel.com/
Kristina.watkins@smartflyer.com
Lauren Belden, Belden Barns
Belden Barns is a Sonoma-based winery and farmstead with a popular wine club offering a wide variety of uniquely delicious wines.
Marianne Jacobson, Custom Merchandise
Creating Special Custom-Branded Merch & Swag for events, staff, corp gifts and giveaways for over 10 years.
merchoutfitters.com
mixonic.com
Meaghan Mattei, AlphaLit North Bay
We rent the highest quality marquee letters & numbers!
https://www.alphalitletters.com/north-bay
northbay@alphalitletters.com
Melanie Barti, Brand Designer
Mel Barti Design specializes in high-end, custom branding and advertising for realtors, interior designers, architects, retailers and more.
Pam Flores, StretchLab
StretchLab offers one-on-one assisted stretching to help improve flexibility and range of motion so you can move with greater ease and feel better in your body.
Paula Todd, Innovations SF
Innovations is a professional placement firm that provides a full range of recruiting services to companies in the financial services, technology, consumer, and other professional services industries.
Sarah Laffer, Yoga Instructor
Sarah Laffer offers group and private yoga instruction that supports students in mastering the foundational aspects of the practice, using breath and movement as tools for self inquiry, building both physical and spiritual capacity; for all people regardless of age, experience, or ability.
Sarah Thongnopneua, Baked Blooms
Floral cupcakes for every occasion!
Sophie Davies, Cuppa Culture Social
Cuppa Culture Social founded by Sophie Davies is a community-centric events and marketing company dedicated to providing brand consulting, partnerships, and networking opportunities to women business owners.
https://www.cuppaculture.social
Tommy Breeze, Custom Hats
Fairfax-based workshop creating high quality hats – accepting new custom projects for 2024!
Last week to vote in the Marin IJ Readers' Choice Awards 2024!
THANK YOU to all of you who have already taken the time to vote "The Power With Grace" for "Best Dance Studio" and "Best Personal Fitness Instructor!"
If you haven't yet, will you please take 5 minutes to cast a vote?
1. Go to https://www.marinijreaderschoice2024.com/
2. Click on the tab "Entertainment and Activities" and write "Grace Yu - The Power With Grace" under "Dance Studio"
3. Click on the tab "Personal Services" and write "Grace Yu - The Power With Grace" under "Personal Fitness Instructor"
4. Vote for at least 8 other businesses (need minimum 10 votes total to count)
5. Submit and you're done!
Thank you SO much for your time, support, and willingness to share about our classes with the local Marin community!
Happy Thanksgiving and 50th Birthday Ariana Amini!
What a turnout!!!
Repeat: WHAT.A. TURNOUT!!!
Thank you to ALL of you who came on Thanksgiving morning in-person to UU Marin or joined online on Zoom to DANCE with us!!!
It had never been so packed before in the church and the energy was SO incredible and absolutely contagious! Can we do that every class please???
Thank you to Ariana Amini’s family of 5 sisters and a sister-in-law, nieces, cousins, children, brother-in-laws, and even Ariana’s mom, Liz, who joined in on the fun to celebrate Ariana’s 50th birthday!
They set some serious #familygoals on that lyric in “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge:
“Can they be that close?”
Ummm… the answer is YES!!!
I am SO THANKFUL for this entire Power With Grace community that shows up to class and just knows how to have fun without any judgment or drama.
Thank you for helping to create a community that is genuinely loving and joyful!!!
Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend
(Reminder: NO CLASS TODAY, Saturday, November 25th!)
and see you next week!
Love,
Grace
