Seller stories

Inspirational stories about our Selling Partners and their businesses in HAQM’s store.

Jambalaya Girl Kristen Preau

Seller stories

Growing distribution by taking tasks off Jambalaya Girl’s plate

New Orleans native Kristen Preau shares takeaways from running her business and growing in ecommerce.

Aug 25, 2023

2 Min read

Lola Okusami

Seller stories

How Honeycat Jewelry grew into a successful ecommerce brand

Jul 11, 2023

2 Min read

Laila Kazmi

Diaspora Co.

Seller stories

“Proudly queer": How Diaspora Co. is changing the face of the spice world

Jun 21, 2023

5 Min read

Lola Okusami

Merfs Condiments founder Kelly Schexnaildre smiles at the camera

Seller stories

How Kelly Schexnaildre of Merfs Condiments handles adversity

Jun 1, 2023

6 Min read

Lola Okusami

Laurali Designs

How HAQM Handmade became a game changer for jewelry brand Laurali Designs

May 31, 2023

1 Min read

How an HAQM loan helped Epic Water Filters improve access to clean water

May 30, 2023

3 Min read

Denise Sung is the founder of Watex, a company creating gardening products for indoor spaces.

3 lessons for new sellers from Denise Sung of Watex

May 22, 2023

2 Min read

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Q&A with Nested Bean founder and mother Manasi Gangan

May 12, 2023

3 Min read

Joanne and Tom Sullivan sit side by side on set for the series "Small Business, Big Moments." They are both mid-aged and Joanne has graying dark, short hair and a greyish-purple wrap top on. Tom is has greyish-brown hair and a beard with a grey short sleeve button down, with a white shirt layered underneath.

How Totally Bamboo stays on the cutting edge of cutting boards

Apr 24, 2023

4 Min read

Sarah Paiji Yoo sits in front of a blue background, behind a blue table, with many Blueland products in front of her, including dryer balls, cleaners, tablets, and soap.

One bottle, refill forever: How Blueland is revolutionizing household cleaning products

Apr 21, 2023

6 Min read

Lin Adler and Patrick Graham cross a bridge and walk towards the camera somewhere in Europe. Lin's long, gray hair is blowing in the wind and she wears light pink pants, a button down printed shirt, and a camel trench. Patrick has on grey pants, and blue-gray shirt and a dark gray bomber jacket. They are both smiling.

Crunch, Brush, Rinse, Smile: Unpaste’s sustainable tooth tabs

Apr 14, 2023

4 Min read

Sashee Chandran, founder and CEO of Tea Drops sits in front of a brick wall wearing a blue dress with short sleeves and smiling softly at the camera. Next to her are some of her Tea Drops products.

How women empowering women lifted Tea Drops

Mar 16, 2023

3 Min read

Angela Stephens, Jeannell Darden, and Joyce Zhu have all overcome challenges that helped them build a more successful business.

Three HAQM sellers who conquered challenges to achieve success

Mar 13, 2023

9 Min read

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