Happy By Pharrell Williams @ The Natural Market

The Natural Market Spotlight

 

Welcome to an exclusive feature on TNM’s blog where we choose to spotlight customers allover today we will start With Aprel, from Michigan

 

Location: Detroit, MI

Occupation: Bank Manager

Favorite music and why: I love gospel music, I was raised in the church with my grandmother. She always has gospel music playing plus it puts my in the mood to go to work, be calm, and consistent.

Words of Advice: Save your money! If you can make sure that you have an emergency fund setup to take care of any unforeseen circumstances

Favorite Color: Red! Its sexy it’s alarming plus it  stands out just like me

What is your  favorite  product(s) from TNM? I absolutely love the body butter! Not only is it smooth, it really soaks into the skin without leaving residue! And because I have locks, I can use it on my hair.

 

Are You Young, Ambitious, and Beautiful?

Earlier this year I had the pleasure to become a venture partner with Lauren Bealore, co-founder of Young Ambitious and Beautiful. YAB which is a women's organization created by college educated women thriving to be the best in every aspect of life with a strong focus on entrepreneurial skill, networking, and overall career advancement. More about them can be found here. Together, I was able to create and design a custom body butter that fitted each of the 3 founders’ personality based on their nick names where in return they were able to sell those products and donate the proceeds to charity! Through that connection I collaborated with the AIDS Walk Detroit. There, I designed a box filled with my products there were auctioned off at charity.

What’s so amazing is that I get to use my business for more than just selling products. I get use my power as a business to ensure that I am empowering the community though efforts like donating, volunteering, and mentoring. My belief is that as a business we have a moral obligation to support each other and the community that we live and do business in. My dream is that through these efforts I am able to reach another person to inspire then to do the same. And as my business becomes bigger, I will have a further reach to empower an inspire people all over the world!

Love

Victoria

                                                            Founders of Y.A.B (Top)
                                                              AIDS Walk (Bottom)

Yea, it’s Fair….

Now that That The Natural Market is officially 1 years old, I thought about way that I want to get my name out there  was to do more outside farmers markets, county fairs and trade shows. Not only it is a way for me to gain exposure, but it is also a great opportunity to meet my customers face to face and I tell you now I can’t wait! So as the days go by please stay tuned in to my calendar (which will be updated OFTEN) to see if I will be in a city near you! I look forward to meeting and interacting with all of the wonderful personalities that I see over my social networks. I am filled with excitement to hear all of your questions comments and words of advice so please if I am in your city don’t be afraid to stop by, say hi and try my products in person!

MAY

5/18/13 4th Annual Get up and Get Fit Health Fair, 26000 Evergreen Rd, Southfield, MI 48076

10:00 AM – 2:00PM (Free Admission)*

5/18/13Naturally FLYY  Detroit Natural Hair Meet Up, 17340 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI 48219 

3:00PM – 8:00 PM ($5 Donation)*

*About Get up Get Fit

Get Up, Get Fit! will be packed with fun for people of all ages. Throughout the day, men and women will be able to participate in several 30-minute fitness sessions, learn about various health services and products from local businesses, find out how to cook healthier meals, and receive health awareness, prevention, and promotion information. The day will include the following:

·         Zumba 

·         Kickboxing

·       Tai Chi

·         Boot Camp

·         Healthy Cooking Demonstrations

·         Health and Wellness Vendors

·         Mental Health Forum

·         Health Screenings

·         And much more!

A Children’s Corner will feature fun fitness activities for children allowing parents walk around and participate in various activities.

*About Naturally FLYY

Calling all kinky, curly, coily, transitioning, bald, loc'd, wavy, straight and the naturally curious to our

FRESH, FLYY & FREE

Spring Natural Hair Meet-up

Come out and

-  Shop DOPE vendors

-  Mix & mingle with the FLYYest naturals in the city

-  Product & Accessory swap

   (If you have a product you don't like, bring it and swap

    it out for something you want to try)

-  3 Minute Transform your Hairstyle contest

-  Q&A session with the ladies of Naturally FLYY Detroit

-  Hair Talk with Chris-Tia Donaldson of Thank God I'm

    Natural

-  Giveaways

-  Raffles

Shea It Aint So????

A lot of people wonder why I chose to use shea butter as a base for my body butters. Personally I love the way it feels, there is no other part of the earth that does my hair skin and nails like shea butter. It heals as well as moisturizes and because shea butter alone can tend to be a little hard, I used extra oils like organic coconut oil, cocoa butter, apricot oil, safflower oil, almond oil, organic jojoba oil, and vitamin e oil to whip up an make a soft application.

Shea butter is used as a base for medicinal ointments and has been claimed to have anti-inflammatory properties. It has been claimed internationally to be an effective treatment for the following conditions:

• Heals blemishes and keeps wrinkles at bay

• Excellent skin moisturizer

• Reduces itchiness caused due to excessive dryness of the skin

• Cures minor burns and tough skin on feet

• Evens out skin tone

• Offers sun and wind protection

• Restores elasticity to the skin

• Restores lost hair luster

• Eliminates scalp irritation caused due to chemical processing

(ghanaweb.com)

As you see, shea butter has more powers that just moistening, it has a great deal of medicinal uses as well!

1 year Anniversary......Yay We Did it!

As the owner, just 365 Days ago, The Natural Market was a figment of my imagination. I could have never thought that I would actually have keys to a flagship boutique that I could call my own. I can still remember having that paper torn off of my window from construction as I was finally opened for business. I can still remember writing my first hand written thank you card to my first customer and I think to myself how blessed I am to share this gift that I have with all of you. There are no words to describe how thankful I am each and every time someone walks away happy with their purchase and the courtesy that people show when they decide to share their experience with others.

  

Every day I am thankful for the struggle and the stress that emanates with owning your own business and if I had to do It all over again I would not change anything . As the days go by, I realize more than ever how connected each and every one of us really are and exactly how my commitment to customer satisfaction and giving back to our community really does make a change for the better in our world.

My goals for The Natural Market are to build and expand by providing positive an example to people that the journey of a thousand mile begins with one step. The things that you dream are not farfetched. Trust in yourself, stay determined, disciplined and committed and in no time the things that you desire will come into fruition. Also as in the words of the late John Nash, “It is better to have been, then not to have been, then to have been nothing at all." What truly is logic? Who decides reason? It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reason can be found. The best for the group comes when everyone in the group does what's best for himself AND the group.” With that being said, take what you love and try your best to make it work for you and remember as a member of the human race our world works best when we do what positively is best for ourselves and the world we live in.

Love,

Victoria

More About the Owner

Victoria is an independent contractor with various experiential marketing agencies nationwide. She works at any stage of a marketing program, from concept development to execution in addition to working closely with field leadership, marketing managers and other employees to aid in the development of marketing solutions that integrate and align at all levels as well as promoting marketing programs, and advertising designed to cross-sell to existing customers and to attract new customers.

In conjunction to working with experiential marketing agencies, Roby served as a Marketing Coordinator for H&R Block Located in Detroit, MI where she worked with District Managers to identify and prioritize marketing opportunities in the district on a weekly basis as well as assist office leaders in the development and execution of office-level local marketing plans that addressed the strengths and opportunities of the office staff and retail trade area. Furthermore, she also led local marketing events and street team tactics that offered a high opportunity for growth in the district or other programs to increase marketing acumen at the office level. She is also experienced in sales where she served as a copier sales representative at Metro Imaging in Sterling Heights, MI in 2010 and Office administration where she served as a student assistant at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI as well as interning at The Farbman Group in 2008 located in Southfield, MI and UG Strategies located in New York, NY in 2007, both where she was a college marketing intern, interacting directly with rep managers to execute campaigns such as, event planning, retail & lifestyle marketing , and radio promotions to become an expert of local and campus arts scene.In 2010, Roby earned a B.S in Marketing from Wayne State University and is currently pursuing a MBA in Marketing at Walsh College.

Philanthropy is part of Roby’s life as she first discovered its wonderful results at a young age, her first opportunity to volunteer was with the salvation army in partnership with Wayne State University where she helped pack book bags stuffed with school supplies and served bag lunches for those in need. From there, she continued to work and donate to the Salvation Army and various organizations whenever possible. At the height of her college career she was invited to be a part of Wayne State’s “Freshman Quests” Group where staff and a group of selected freshmen would canoe up the Au Sable River in Mio, MI for a week while learning team building skills as well as educating them about Wayne State University. She has also served as an Alternative Sprig Break Volunteer where she completed over 100 community service hours to educate children about reading comprehension in Detroit Public Schools.

Welcome!

Welcome All,

Welcome to my blog. My name is Victoria, the founder of The Natural Market. I started The Natural Market with you in mind and I have a great deal of passion for total Health, Wealth, and Beauty. Your satisfaction means a great deal to me.

​The Natural Market was created with the ideal of inspiring you live a good life by being better to yourself and the environment that surrounds you.  At the top of the list of things to do in your life, I believe the most important are to take care of yourself and the place in which you live.

​Cleanliness is often a daily ritual in the house and soul of setting things to rights. Beauty is being comfortable with who you are. Our products create a multi-sensory reaction while motivating you with confidence to move forward and take on the day!

​I hope you enjoy these products as much as I do; they are handmade with love and care and of course, with the concern of your well being in mind.

This blog will hopefully inspire you to incorporate green living in your life style as well as motivate you to post your own DIY projects… Take a step into my life as a mixtress and you will find that creating recipes that are satisfactory can be a challenge as well as a test of patience and virtue

Love,

Victoria