SHARP WOMAN FEATURE
TAMMY ANDERSON A Can-do Gal By Danielle Klooster
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e ’d all like to think of ourselves as “can-do” people. Or at least we’d like to become one of those people. Maybe all the talk about being human BEings instead of human DOings stops us from thinking we should even want to be a “can—do”er.
Meet Tammy, the epitome of a can-do gal. Last year, Tammy | 16
started a business called Clove Pink. It’s a boutique subscription box for women, proudly filled quarterly with Canadian products – everything from skin care and jewelry to handbags and wallets. She fully entered the market this year and is really making things happen. A mother of two teenagers with active lives, wife to a high school teacher, where does Tammy find the time, energy, and intestinal fortitude to build a new business?
A Strong Foundation Tammy credits much of her internal strength and resilience to her upbringing. Raised in the Calgary area, she says she always had “lots of love and good food.” Having the foundation of feeling secure in the love of her family, she was able to blossom in her character and personality. Even when her parents divorced at age 12, and many things in her home life changed as a result, she never
