Morgan Fellers Lawrence Lady Boss

Written and Photographed by Amanda Gregory, Founder of Lawrence Lady Boss Project

If you ask a lady boss what her motivation is for working tirelessly day in and day out... she will often say family. Her parents, her kids, her spouse, her friends. Every lady boss has someone that inspires them. For some, they enter the entrepreneur world with that someone by their side, sharing the joys of business ownership with their near and dear. As a mom of three little girls myself, I do almost everything with my kids in mind. Showing them there is nothing you can’t accomplish if you put your mind to it.

Meet Morgan Fellers, the owner of Eccentricity, a Downtown Lawrence unique boutique. Morgan is a Kansas native and a KU alumni. Her love of Lawrence brought her back in 2007 to open up Eccentricity with her mother, Maureen Mattison. Morgan and Maureen also own a successful location in Salina, Kansas. Eccentricity is a women’s speciality boutique focusing on trendy, yet unique items you won’t find everywhere else. Including being the exclusive provider of bareMinerals cosmetics and skincare in Downtown Lawrence. Their ultimate goal is to create an environment where women can get one on one help finding the perfect item or outfit to fit their style. Morgan stays active in the community by serving on the Downtown Lawrence Inc board and helping organize Cooper’s Couture, an annual fundraiser. When Morgan isn’t downtown, she is a mom of three very rambunctious boys, four if you count her husband Zak.

What is your favorite thing about being a lady boss in 2020?

“Setting a standard that a women can be the boss. Today, I am so proud to stand along side so many other women who are out there becoming their own lady boss! In so many instances, companies and corporations made it so hard for women to climb the ladder and now it is up to us to make it happen!”

Who or what inspires you?

“Though my inspirations change all the time, I do love that my oldest son Carter tells me how he wants to own his own business when he grows up, just like his mom. So my biggest inspiration would be my children. I love showing them that you can do anything you want if you work hard and have determination. And not only that, but you can also do something you really love and make a living doing it. I really do love my job and I, of course, love fashion. Staying up to date with the latest trends is just a perk of this job!”

How do you see yourself making our community better?

“I love the Lawrence community, and being a business owner in Downtown Lawrence, I feel like I get to see and talk to people everyday about whats going on in our community. I have served on the board of directors for Downtown Lawrence Inc, where we are constantly doing everything we can to help downtown businesses thrive. In addition there are so many families that are in need and I have been honored and humbled to work with Coopers Cause in creating Cooper’s Couture. This local fashion show benefitis local pediatric heart patients and their families. We just set the date for the 4th Annual Cooper’s Couture which will be October 2nd 2020.”

Where do you see your business 5 years from now?

“Hopefully thriving! With this day and age of Amazon, and online shopping I always worry that brick and mortar will some day disappear. But after 12 years of business, it just makes me smile when I open the door to my store on a busy day and see Mass Street full of different groups of people all actually talking to each other and enjoying the beauty that is around them. We do hope to expand our online business just to “keep of with the Jones” and will be launching an Eccentricity Shopping App in early 2020, but my heart will always be with brick and mortar. I hope to expand on the relationships I’ve built with existing customers and the many more I get to meet in future years.”

What piece of advice would you encourage others with?

“Follow your heart and do what you love. Don’t ever think the road will be easy, because most great things don’t come easy, but in the end, hopefully there will be no regrets.”

Lawrence Lady Boss Project was built to connect and network lady bosses in both Lawrence and the surrounding communities. Once a quarter we bring you Networking Night Out events featuring local businesses both big and small. Find us on Facebook at Lawrence Lady Boss Project for more information.