Today we’d like to introduce you to Blaire Hebert.
Hi Blaire, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello, my name is Blaire Hebert. I currently work in Finance and own a jewelry business. My love for jewelry and accessories began as a little girl. I would always see my mom or grandmother with beautiful statement pieces of jewelry and of course, I wanted to wear them all. Over time I began getting my own sense of style. A lot of my friends and peers noticed and would ask where I get my bags or jewelry from. This is when I knew I wanted to have my own business.
After college and the death of my grandmother, I began to re-evaluate things in my life. This is when I began to birth my business. The name 826 is the date of my late grandmother’s birthday. She inspired me so much with jewelry and accessories that I wanted to include her in my business.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
With any business, you will have many obstacles. My challenges were (1) figuring out what I wanted to sell, (2) what did I want my business/brand to look like, and (3) my target market.
826 did not start off with jewelry. I actually tried to sell clothes and purses with dropshipping and failed miserably. But I kept trying. I began using Poshmark successfully and gained confidence to sell. I saved $1500 from Poshmark and started ordering samples of jewelry. From there I began designing my website, jewelry packaging, and finding high-quality jewelry vendors to create my first jewelry collection.
In retrospective, it’s been uncomfortable but now I am confident about my collections and I have a large return customer base.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
826 jewelry has been purchased by many customers all over the United States. I have also participated in a few pop up shops in Louisiana. The purpose of 826 is to give customers high-quality jewelry at an affordable price. 826 jewelry can easily transition from day to night. Also, become your favorite everyday piece of jewelry. I believe by just focusing on silver and gold jewelry it really set my brand apart because you can mix and match with other pieces to make your own personal collection.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
The characteristics that I feel are the most important in my success are consistency, knowing my products better than anyone, having confidence, and most importantly just having fun!
Contact Info:
- Email: eightllsixxlllc@gmail.com
- Website: www.shop826.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/826co/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/eight2sixx
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/blaireh_/
Image Credits
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