What's Cooking with the Elves?
Lots of happy Elves this week as our long-awaited kitchen / break area is done!! Since most of us Elves pack our own food, our break area is an important place where we gather for lunch, snacks, meetings and celebrations. Up until now our break area was a hodge-podge of assorted clutter on top a loose scrap of vinyl floor with no sink or cupboard. After washing our dishes in the bathroom sink for the last 26 years, this is a big deal for us.
The kitchen was designed and built green by Alan - an extraordinary guy and friend of Soft Star. It is formaldehyde free, with USA made stainless steel. The sink was built in Eugene, OR and the wood was grown, harvested and milled from fallen urban trees in Corvallis, OR. The outside is Catalpa wood and the cool looking handles are Yew. The inside counters are scrap flooring pieces and the faucet meets new California AB standard for lead free fixtures. (all stainless instead of brass inside, made in CA). Sarah found our dish cubby storage 3rd-hand used so we all have a place now to stash our treats. (getting all this up the stairs was quite fun). The window overlooks our back porch. Our workshop is on the 2nd floor of a 100+ year old warehouse building overlooking the Willamette—we truly are spoiled. Thanks Alan for such a happy, warm kitchen!!
Trish has been an entrepreneur, marketer and maker ever since she crushed her first lemonade stand at age five. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, she spent many summers running barefoot with her sisters. These early memories later inspired her to build a brand which embraced the joy and freedom of childhood with the health and science of minimal footwear.
Trish relishes evolving the company to grow stronger and more competitive with each passing year. She is a frequent expert panelist for both e-commerce and entrepreneurship conferences. Trish enjoys spending time with her family, dogs and ducks on their property in Oregon and loves the proximity to both surf and snow. She has a background in Engineering Physics and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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