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The Face of ANTIQUES

Lee Anna Ward

Lee Anna Ward started her career 31 years ago by offering authentic English antiques from a shop in her hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Once she moved her business to OKC, many other retailers discovered her excellent pricing, which meant her shop quickly became empty!

Ward then closed the retail shop to begin a wholesale business for out-of-state antique stores, opening her warehouse several times a year for public events. After deciding to focus mainly on the wholesale business, she recalled her father’s words: “Always remember your roots, it’s what keeps you grounded.” Ward quickly realized it was the public who launched her career, and felt the need to continue including the public in her business.

Ward figured out a way to still do her wholesale business and provide items to the public: She moved her main office to a studio in Casady Square. Public events are now held in the studio instead of her warehouse.

Authenticity is important to Ward, who travels to the UK four times a year to purchase all of her inventory. Antique carved furniture, china, Staffordshire and silver items are always found in the studio for the public.

She is also an experienced designer, from commercial to residential projects, and despite what some might expect, designs for the client and their taste, not just the “English” aesthetic.

Customers quickly become friends to Ward, who welcomes each person with kindness and gratefulness. “After moving to the area 20 years ago with an already established business, the 405 quickly became my life, my home and my friends. For that I am forever grateful,” she says.

All public events are found on Notting Hill Antiques’ social media pages and website, so the public can stay informed of events and items picked out just for them.

9303 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 (405) 842-1500 nottinghillantiques.com

(L to R) Miles & Jayne Hall, Remi - Chief Greeting Dog, Sam Hixson, Kent Swenson, Stephen & Meghan Hall

The Faces of SAFES

Lock It Up Safes LLC

Are your most treasured possessions properly secured? The team at Lock It Up Safes can help. With a fully stocked showroom of 50+ safes of all sizes and brands to choose from, along with a knowledgeable and experienced sales team, they’ll ensure you get the safe that best fits your needs.

Lock It Up Safes is family-owned and -operated, and provides full-service delivery and installation on every safe. Deliveries are made by the same team member who sells the safes, so our guests can feel secure. The team has been in the safe industry for more than 25 years.

“We care about what we do and take pride in serving Oklahomans with the best products and service in the business,” said co-owner Sam Hixson.

Miles Hall, who is also a co-owner, added, “Safety is our business.”

All of Lock It Up’s inventory is listed and kept up to date on its website, along with video walkthroughs to display all of a safe’s features. Lock It Up offers a wide array of safes from the very best of manufacturers.

“We’ve been told by guests they enjoy our upbeat, knowledgeable and friendly staff, along with a no-pressure sales environment,” said co-owner Stephen Hall.

Kent Swenson, who is also a co-owner, said, “We love that we get to meet so many different guests and educate them on an industry that we have dedicated ourselves to for so many years.”

Lock It Up Safes is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and even on weekends by appointment.

716 W. 15th St. Edmond, OK 73013 (405) 331-7233 lockitupsafes.com

Look for the big yellow safe!

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(L to R) Ashley Weyland, Rachel Bussett

The Faces of CANNABIS LAW

Bussett Legal Group, PLLC

Rachel Bussett and Bussett Legal Group have been at the forefront of cannabis law since the beginning of legalization in Oklahoma. When the Department of Health created illegal, restrictive rules limiting access and use in 2018, Bussett filed the suit that overturned the rules and got Oklahoma’s green gold rush off to a running start.

“We are a small family firm, and we’re all lady lawyers,” Bussett said. “I didn’t set out to create an all-female law firm, but that’s how it has developed. When starting the firm, I wanted to create a firm that allowed me to be a mother and a professional. In doing so I created a firm that supports and encourages the advancement of professional women with families.”

Bussett Legal Group is one of the few firms – if not the only one in Oklahoma City – that has the breadth of knowledge and experience to serve both cannabis companies and their employees with issues directly and indirectly related to cannabis. This is due to their members’ extensive experience in other areas of law including family, employment, business, estate planning and probate litigation, and criminal defense. Beyond that, though, they have excellent training and experience in helping businesses get started in the cannabis sector, with business creation, licensing, compliance, employee management, dispute resolution and other needs.

“We cover the whole spectrum of legal needs for cannabis companies and their employees,” Bussett said. “I’ve been a supporter of legalization from the beginning, and we’ve worked hard to ensure cannabis companies and patients are represented fairly and well.”

Bussett brings a wealth of experience in business working as a consultant with KPMG, LLP, early in her career, including two years dedicated to working closely with the senior management of Fortune 500 companies in an effort to improve business operations. Junior partner Ashley Weyland offers extensive experience in family, civil and criminal litigation, as well, thereby guaranteeing that any legal issue related to cannabis can be represented by the team at Bussett Legal Group.

2201 N Classen Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73106 (405) 605.8073 bussettlegal.com

(L to R) Tripp and Glenn Harris

The Faces of INSURANCE

Glenn Harris & Associates

Glenn Harris & Associates is an independent insurance agency founded in 1987 by Glenn S. Harris. Tripp Harris joined the team in 2021, and is proud to continue the Harris family legacy of serving the metro area’s insurance needs. As independent insurance agents representing many different insurance companies, Glenn Harris & Associates can carefully select its carriers in order to provide clients with the best level of service, price and coverage. That is the main advantage to using an independent insurance agency: It works to satisfy your needs.

Glenn Harris & Associates specializes in managing complex commercial insurance risk and high net worth personal lines. Its agents love their clientele and the daily interaction of assisting them in various ways – their one-on-one service approach for all their insurance clients sets them apart. Glenn Harris & Associates works for you, not the insurance company.

13800 Quail Pointe Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73134 (405) 842-5385 GHAinsurance.com

Chip Shots

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