Today we’d like to introduce you to Mark Stafford, Sandra Gauthier, and Blair Lechtenberger.
Mark, Sandra, and Blair, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
HOW IT ALL STARTED
In wanting to send friends a thoughtful gift across the country, we saw that there were gift options out there that simply didn’t seem personal and thoughtful enough. We’d go out shopping, buy various gifts, buy a gift box, buy a ribbon, buy a card, head to the shipping store. It really ended up being very time consuming and expensive. The light bulb went on. Why not manage these thoughtful gifts for people through an easy-to-use digital platform and create a custom gift box?
Mint-Lavender launched with a very clear vision of “Making Gifting Effortless.” In an increasingly time-strapped world that we live in, it became clear that people needed a simple solution to help make their lives easier with gifting.
A NEW EXPERIENCE
At that eureka moment, we started to search for gifts that we would want to send to our friends and loved ones and forge relationships with these premium brands from around the world. With the partners of Mint-Lavender coming from USA, Spain, Italy, and the UK, we were quickly able to find the best quality gifts and make them affordable for our customers.
Since launching, we’ve been the savior of many a gifting crisis for people!
Sending a thoughtful gift is all about relationships, whether that be personal or corporate. It’s about surprising and delighting someone and making them feel special. It’s that simple.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
As the brains behind this startup company, these three are no strangers to “hard nights.” One recent hard night, they had involved their first corporate order. “We’d been in business for about four weeks. The order was for over 1000 gift boxes. A week of long, hard nights (often going until 3 or 4 in the morning) resulted in boxes stacked 6 feet high. It all paid off wonderfully. 1000 perfectly presented boxes with delivery spanning Puerto Rico to Canada went out flawlessly. It was a very “good morning,” taking the final 200 boxes to the FedEx store!”
As with any new startup, it’s about having determination and passion, even when things seem down.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
There have been a few – we are lucky to say. Being awarded “The Knot” Best of Weddings 2019 for our wedding gifts, certainly was a highlight. But most importantly having clients that trust in us and being appreciated and known for our attention to detail. That’s the best feeling.
Pricing:
- Our gifts range from around $45-$160 including FREE SHIPPING in a beautiful box and hand-written greeting card.
Contact Info:
- Address: Dallas, Texas
- Website: www.mint-lavender.com
- Email: hello@mint-lavender.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mintandlavendergifts/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MintandLavenderGifts/?ref=bookmarks
Image Credit:
Mint-Lavender
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