Who We AreBella Strada, Italian for “beautiful path,” is for any woman with a personal or professional project, passion or vision—any woman who believes she can shape her own future and create her life by design. Our creative office & desk accessories, home office organizers, and unique gifts for women have been lovingly designed and selected to help women like you move forward on the journey to realizing your goals and designing the life of your dreams. We believe in:
The Women Behind Bella Strada StudiosMargey LoweryDriving the passion—and every aspect—of Bella Strada Studios is Margey Lowery. As the founder of Bella Strada Studios, Margey has used her profound belief in women—and their power to create—to fuel the successful launching of her own dream-child. A consummate multi-tasker (she’s been trying to figure out a way to eat and sleep at the same time for years), Margey thrives on and is energized by new ideas. Although some have called her crazy for her projects and undertakings, Margey finds her particular creative path to be rewarding and life-affirming. It was Margey’s appreciation of the entrepreneurial spirit of women that led her to Ladies Who Launch, which has been an integral part of her journey toward the creation of Bella Strada Studios. Leading Incubator workshops with LWL, Margey discovered in herself a passion for helping other women bring their visions into being. Before she knew quite what was happening, she was having some rather vivid entrepreneurial visions of her own. Recognizing a need for home office organizers and creative desk accessories geared toward a woman’s unique way of thinking and creating, she began to imagine launching a line of products that would fill that niche. And before she could stop herself, Bella Strada Studios was born. Every woman needs people who understand her vision and are supportive of her dreams. Margey is grateful every day for her support system and knows she could not have launched Bella Strada Studios without each and every one of them. It’s Margey’s belief that each one of you will be supported on your beautiful path just as she has been—and that you’ll attract exactly the right people into your world as you focus on creating a rich and fulfilling life by design. Connie GunnThe creative soul behind most of the copy on the Bella Strada Studios website, Connie is a freelance writer and big-time dreamer. As someone whose head is always filled with ideas for writing and music projects— but who can be more than a little focus-challenged at times—she is fervently hoping that some of Margey’s left-brain, action-oriented attributes will rub off on her and she’ll eventually complete an actual manuscript. A journal junkie, she’s in love (predictably) with Bella Strada Studios’ set of Creativity Journals—and expects to be adding an ever-increasing number of entries to her Actions and Success journals in the upcoming months! Lori MarefkaAn artist, writer, and small business owner, Lori is the designer of this site. She is also a self-proclaimed “wannabe.” As in a wannabe-a-better-artist and a wannabe-a-better-writer. So much that she aspires to. So little time! Lori’s also a coordinator, a negotiator, and a “get-it-done-er.” She’s a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend to some really great, irreplaceable people. And, she’s a multi-tasker, just like Margey and Connie are. Just like all of you probably are. Which means Lori’s also a wannabe-a-more-organized-person. Although she’s already finding that Bella Let Us Get to Know YOU!Now that you know a little bit about us, we’re looking forward to getting to know all of you. We’ll be blogging about this, that and the other—subjects that are important to us. Subjects that inspire us, confuse us—subjects that make us think. Discussions we hope will lead us—all of us—forward on our path to success and fulfillment. The beautiful path that will lead each one of us to what we’ve always dreamed of. We hope you’ll join us. We’d love to hear how you are working to make your own dreams a reality. |