If crowdsourcing, algorithms, fashion, and tradition had baby it would be Boston, MA based String &&Loop company. The only buzz word missing there is blockchain. With apparel made in the USA down to only 3% of what’s sold in the USA, it is great to see innovative, young entrepreneurs bringing production to the cradle of … Continue reading American School of Sock →

What did George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams have in common? No, not that. They all had floorcloths in their homes, and so did pretty much everyone until the invention of linoleum. Now, no one has linoleum anymore, design is king, and floorcloths are queen again. Hosts Geralyn and Maureen speak to RIT and … Continue reading Underfoot in America →

La Familia! Ohana! Rodina! Kazoku! Parivāra! Family! Many businesses in the USA are family businesses. When we met this amazing family, we met 4 generations all working together to make and sell their amazing, handcrafted picture frames and other finely handcrafted items. We knew they were special and had a special story to tell about … Continue reading American Family Business →

Thanks but no thanks we say to e-cards and cheapo greeting cards that look like a thousand other ones you’ve sent and received before. It takes just a moment for the personal touch of a personal note, we’re all for bringing that back. American artists and designers are doing clever, funny, and original work that … Continue reading When You Care Enough to Send a Real, American Made Greeting Card →

The list of most fun jobs in the world has to include creating delicious scents and dreaming up hysterically funny and inspirational names for them in order to breakthrough in the growing home fragrance market. Home Fragrance is another category where safety and quality count (obviously we hope) and American made quality, standards, and regulations … Continue reading Burning the American Made Candle (“At Both Ends”) →

So much of US Beauty Business manufacturing has been off-shored to China in-order to service the huge Chinese Beauty market. However, when it comes to what you put on your skin, you of course want to know that the ingredients are safe, regulated and meet a high set of standards. Shopping for made-in-the-USA beauty brands … Continue reading American Beauty →

When it’s your turn to host family for the holidays, it’s great to do it up right AND  make the clean up fast. Same thing with any gathering- – you want your home to look “HGTV perfect” for a reasonable amount of cost and effort. Our guest this week, Lucy Grymes has the tips, tricks … Continue reading THAT’S American Entertainment →

Who doesn’t love a wedding? But the gift buying has gotten so challenging as people are marrying later after they have started their households, they often have a lot of what they need. And millennials are often rejecting traditional gifts of china, crystal and silver because they entertain casually not formally, and they also see … Continue reading American Wedding →

Wondering what to get your Millennial daughter for a birthday or any sort of gift? Millennials – – they’re NOT just like us. What DO they want? We’ve recruited a pair of young women, and their wish lists to help us learn. This week, our hosts Geralyn and Maureen dive into the minds of millennials … Continue reading American Millennial Wish List →

What’s the buzz? Would you like to bee educated on how to bee smart, bee sassy, bee happy and bee well? This week’s honorary bee keepers (hosts) Geralyn and Maureen interview Sheryl Mackey about building a global beauty business from wholesome ingredients found in nature, Honey House Naturals in Fife, Washington, one of the hundreds … Continue reading What’s the Buzz America? →