How One Entrepreneur Transformed Her Organic Skincare Line From a Hobby Into a BusinessThe founder of Gilly's Organics sits down with Jessica Abo to explain how her side hustle, and crowdfunding, helped fund her organic line.

ByJessica Abo

When Gillian Stollwerk Garrett (aka Gilly) was a young girl, you could find her mixing up lotions, potions and makeup in her parents' pharmacy when she wasn't helping customers. Fast forward to today, the wife and mother of three says she knew she eventually had to make her hobby a career after all of her products sold out at a school fundraiser.Gilly's Organicscan be found in boutiques and Whole Foods Market stores around the country. In addition to showing up time and time again to pitch, and demo, her product, Stollwerk Garrett believes crowdfunding throughiFundWomen.comhas given her brand broader awareness as she scales.

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Jessica Abo

Entrepreneur Staff

Media Trainer, Keynote Speaker, and Author

杰西卡Abo血型是一个受欢迎的媒体教练奖-winning journalist, and best-selling author. Her client roster includes medical and legal experts, entrepreneurs, small business owners, startup founders, C-Suite executives, coaches, celebrities, and philanthropists. Visit www.jessicaabo.com.

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