We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Charmaine Simmons a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Charmaine, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What do you think it takes to be successful?
Success is the some of small things repeated daily. No matter the task, if you want to be successful repeat the process over and over and over! You are guaranteed to succeed! You are guaranteed to accomplish your goal! Repeat the process.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I started Scented Forever, in June of 2020. Like most of the world, I was working from home trying to mentally wrap my head around the pandemic. I knew I wanted to be a creator but was unsure of what kind. My 10 yr old daughter at the time gifted me a candle and as I lit the candle my vision came to life. I started doing research on different candle waxes and their benefits! I wanted to create something that would help those sitting at home tired, depressed, and grieving! I choose Soy Wax because it’s most beneficial to the environment! Soy Wax is non-toxic with a cleaner-burn! Soy Wax is made with no toxins, carcinogens, or pollutants which means our candles are less likely to trigger allergies. I started off with 6 oz. Candle Tins, from there I progressed to wax melts, hand soaps and body butters! Scented Forever is one of Charleston’s most affordable luxurious candle companies! We have mastered the art of creating beautiful smelling Candles.
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
The best source that generated new clients for me was participating in pop up shops, and vendor meet & greets.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
In the beginning I turned down so many opportunities to create custom candles for potential customers. I didn’t have an exact reason as to why, honestly I wasn’t into it. One day a really good customer of mine’s begged me to create custom tea-light candles for her and I gave in! Now I love doing custom orders, it gives me the opportunity to create on the spot without thinking. My customers just let me do my thing.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.scentedforever.shop
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scented_foreverllc/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ScentedForever/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scented-forever-llc-561303204
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/llc_scented?lang=en