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Kim Paddon is one of a new breed of business owners. With her signature glasses and passion for pink, this fashionista operates https://www.whinkinc.com/ with sense and style.
Kim has always been creative and studied to be a graphic designer at Holland College. After graduation, Kim returned home to St. John’s, NL to be closer to her family and began working in retail and graphic design. Kim was helping her Dad find the perfect Christmas present for her Mom, when she stumbled upon her dream business in the form of a gift shop. Over the next few months Whink was created. The shop has been featuring Paddons’ trendy and classic style since May 2010, in the form of locally-made and international jewellery and other beautiful things. Whink has recently expanded into a larger storefront in Churchill Square and online shop. Kim loves her horse Kitty, bright lipstick, glitter, and meeting new customers. She lives in St. John’s with her husband Rob Paddon, their little baby girl Mabel and Bentley the beagle!.
An East Coast girl living on the edge of Canada, Kim has always been an artist at heart.
Kim's passion for buying jewelry inspired her to design and create the stunning Dory Blue Labradorite Jewelry Collection. Dory Blue Jewelry features raw, high quality Labradorite, named for the place it was discovered, Labrador. The great success of this line of semi-precious stones led to the creation of https://sparkesdesign.com/ which includes other exotic gemstones from around the world. With the success of Whink and Sparkes Design under her belt Kim purchased an iconic downtown business https://newfoundlandweavery.com/
Gail Griffiths began looking for someone to take over Newfoundland Weavery in 2012 and she approached Kim. It was a great fit, but, for Kim it just wasn’t the right time.
Flash forward six years later, Kim had a meeting with Gail about selling her new jewelry line at Newfoundland Weavery. When Griffiths mentioned that 2018 would likely be the store’s last Christmas season, Kim decided she wanted in. Paddon officially purchased Newfoundland Weavery in 2019 to maintain the store’s legacy.
To connect with Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-paddon-1a237948/
#GaleForceWins is an inspirational podcast with New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadal
Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.
For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.
Visit our services page here:
https://galeforcewins.com/services
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/
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Kim Paddon is one of a new breed of business owners. With her signature glasses and passion for pink, this fashionista operates https://www.whinkinc.com/ with sense and style.
Kim has always been creative and studied to be a graphic designer at Holland College. After graduation, Kim returned home to St. John’s, NL to be closer to her family and began working in retail and graphic design. Kim was helping her Dad find the perfect Christmas present for her Mom, when she stumbled upon her dream business in the form of a gift shop. Over the next few months Whink was created. The shop has been featuring Paddons’ trendy and classic style since May 2010, in the form of locally-made and international jewellery and other beautiful things. Whink has recently expanded into a larger storefront in Churchill Square and online shop. Kim loves her horse Kitty, bright lipstick, glitter, and meeting new customers. She lives in St. John’s with her husband Rob Paddon, their little baby girl Mabel and Bentley the beagle!.
An East Coast girl living on the edge of Canada, Kim has always been an artist at heart.
Kim's passion for buying jewelry inspired her to design and create the stunning Dory Blue Labradorite Jewelry Collection. Dory Blue Jewelry features raw, high quality Labradorite, named for the place it was discovered, Labrador. The great success of this line of semi-precious stones led to the creation of https://sparkesdesign.com/ which includes other exotic gemstones from around the world. With the success of Whink and Sparkes Design under her belt Kim purchased an iconic downtown business https://newfoundlandweavery.com/
Gail Griffiths began looking for someone to take over Newfoundland Weavery in 2012 and she approached Kim. It was a great fit, but, for Kim it just wasn’t the right time.
Flash forward six years later, Kim had a meeting with Gail about selling her new jewelry line at Newfoundland Weavery. When Griffiths mentioned that 2018 would likely be the store’s last Christmas season, Kim decided she wanted in. Paddon officially purchased Newfoundland Weavery in 2019 to maintain the store’s legacy.
To connect with Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-paddon-1a237948/
#GaleForceWins is an inspirational podcast with New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadal
Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.
For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.
Visit our services page here:
https://galeforcewins.com/services
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/