Hello BIS315 Class!

My name is Hope-Alana, and my background is in the creative realm. I love to refurbish items, make jewelry for my Etsy shop, garden, paint, write music, play instruments…anything involving creativity. My career goals are to one day open a 100% eco-friendly vegan coffee shop as well as open an animal sanctuary for abused animals of all sorts. My major is Entrepreneurship and Business Management, and my minor is in Psychology as I love learning how the mind works!

I currently am a District Manager for two Biggby Coffee locations, with a third location opening in a few weeks! I work many hours (60-75) a week and am also getting ready for my wedding this Thursday, so suffice to say things are busy!

I love Embellish Handmade on Instagram. She has an amazing way of gaining followers, posting her handmade jewelry, and knows how to post effective pictures that will gain interest based on the understated beauty and array of colors she uses. She can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/embellish.handmade/?hl=en. She also engages by writing in each post some of her processes of creating or reasonings behind making certain jewelry look the way it does. I have not seen her collaborate, however she does repeat her success through her pictures by engaging an active audience!

“Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread. Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight."