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This October, Gambit is celebrating Women’s Small Business Month by featuring businesses and the women leaders who run the show. Read the behind-the-scenes stories of these woman-owned businesses, and please remember to support locally owned shops, bars, restaurants and service providers when you can. Thank you to Fidelity Bank for sponsoring this special section. Fidelity Bank supports women-owned businesses every day with its P.O.W.E.R. program. A unique initiative designed to meet the needs of women in business throughout the greater New Orleans region. With personalized service and a wide array of financial products exclusively for entrepreneurial women, Fidelity Bank provides the tools needed to succeed and flourish. To Promote your business this October, please contact Sandy Stein at 504-483-3150 sandys@gambitweekly.com
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Monica St. Pierre OW N E R NOLA Boo is a boutique owned and operated by Ursuline Academy alumni Monica St. Pierre. She has been providing Gameday, gifts, apparel, accessories, shoes and all things New Orleans to the community for 10+ years. She and her staff love what they do and enjoy styling you or helping you find that perfect gift. > 51 7 M E TA I R I E R D #200, M E TA I R I E , L A 70 0 0 5 | 5 0 4. 510.4 655 S H O P N O L A B O O.CO M
(Potential Of Women Entrepreneurs
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Yvonne La Fleur PRO PR I E T R E S S
Personally yours… What the store has meant to me & to you…It’s about relationships, making ladies feel good about themselves. For me, seeing girls grow up and become women. From dance dresses to wedding gowns, career clothes and all the lifestyle changes in-between. For you, the customer, it’s discovering the woman you are today, the woman you want to be, and the woman who can find a new identity with perhaps a different direction in attire. How you feel in the clothes you wear has everything to do with how you present yourself. It’s all a journey, for you & for me. What I’ve seen since 1969 – jeans, silk shirts, braless, hot pants, maxi dresses, disco clothes, shoulder pads, furs & ball gowns, stirrup pants, skinny magic pants, silk teddies, sleek suits, clutch purses, Lucite jewelry & ropes of pearls. Now onward we go to 2020… the roaring 20s. I look forward to our next fashion experience together. Love, Yvonne La Fleur THE WOMAN, THE STORE, THE FRAGRANCE – THE ESSENCE OF NEW ORLEANS.
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“Three things have made my life successful – patience, perseverance and passion, and I always say that I am not the smartest businesswoman out there, but I am very passionate every day and ready to roll up my sleeves to work.”
The store is an open-floor plan, fashion house located at its original location in the Riverbend Carrollton neighborhood. It is very Parisian in touch and feel. A magical retail experience offering curated collections designed and/or collected by Yvonne La Fleur personally. She has traveled and manufactured throughout the world – France, England, Italy and mainland China. Now much of her inventory is made in the U.S. The store has always offered complimentary alterations from the beginning with the $8.00 jeans to now with wedding gowns and other merchandise.
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Judy Guhman + Stacey Kerry OW N E R S For over 35 years, mother-daughter duo, Judy Guhman and Stacey Kerry, have owned MJ’s on Metairie Road. MJ’s offers a wide selection of Louisiana-inspired gifts, jewelry, clothing, flags, and home decor at affordable prices. The mother-daughter team designs many of the sterling silver pendants found exclusively at MJ’s, including their recent New Orleans Skyline Pendant, in sterling silver and gold vermeil. MJ’s also carries an exclusive line of shirts with Louisiana flare, designed by the mother-daughter duo. With many unique items in stock, MJ’s always has something new to offer their local and visiting customers alike. > 1 5 1 3 M E TA I R I E R O A D, M E TA I R I E , LA 70005 | 504-835-6099 M J S O F M E TA I R I E .C O M
Jaci Blue Saintly Skin
Megan Naccari OW N E R / E S T H E T I C I A N Megan Naccari, owner/esthetician, opened Saintly Skin because of her passion to help women look and feel their best. Megan has extensive aesthetic knowledge and is dedicated to providing her clients the best in IPL Hair Removal, Cellulite Reduction, Injectables, Dermaplane, Acne solutions, Spa Facials and the list goes on. They also offer Monthly Membership Packages to help you maintain your treatments at an affordable price! Saintly Skin’s certified and trained skin care experts are ready to help you turn back the hands of time. > 3000 KINGMAN ST SUITE 1 0 1 , M E TA I R I E , L A 7 0 0 0 6 5 0 4.475. 5 51 0 S A I N T LY S K I N .C O M
Jaclyn McCabe OW N E R Jaclyn McCabe is a self-love coach and body-positive advocate who believes beauty is a mindset, not a waistline®. After spending too many years dreading the dressing room, she created a space where plus-size women don’t need to choose between clothes that fit and clothes that are fabulous. Jaci Blue offers women like her exclusive access to fashion-forward designs in sizes 12 to 28. In addition to her boutique, Jaclyn is passionate about building a plus-size lady tribe through community events like her annual Not So Skinny Dip, as well as, hosting renowned feminist authors, movie nights and other meetups. > 2111 M AG A Z I N E S T R E E T N E W O R L E A N S, L A 70130 504.603.2929 W W W. JAC I B LU E .CO M | @ JAC I B LU E
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Women's Celebrates
JOIN THE MOST P.O.W.E.R.FUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS MONTH
This October, Gambit is celebrating Women’s Small Business Month by featuring businesses and the women leaders who run the show. Read the behind-the-scenes stories of these woman-owned businesses, and please remember to support locally owned shops, bars, restaurants and service providers when you can. Thank you to Fidelity Bank for sponsoring this special section. Fidelity Bank supports women-owned businesses every day with its P.O.W.E.R. program. A unique initiative designed to meet the needs of women in business throughout the greater New Orleans region. With personalized service and a wide array of financial products exclusively for entrepreneurial women, Fidelity Bank provides the tools needed to succeed and flourish. To Promote your business this October, please contact Sandy Stein at 504-483-3150 sandys@gambitweekly.com
Giselle McBee
The Woodhouse Day Spa P.O.W.E.R. Member
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Martine’s Lounge
Susie LaGrange M A NAG E R Susie LaGrange, a Missouri native, traded in rural roads for the city streets of New Orleans in 2007. She quickly earned her chops by working through the ranks of the French Quarter’s notoriously fast-paced establishments. Much to her delight, Susie currently resides as brass-hat of neighborhood favorite rendezvous, Martine’s Lounge. > 2347 M E TA I R I E R D, M E TA I R I E , L A 70 0 0 1 | 5 0 4.831.8 6 37 FAC E B O O K .CO M / M A RT I N E S LO U N G E
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Realized) is Fidelity’s program designed to meet the needs of women in business. We offer financial products combined with opportunities to network and engage with like minded women.
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