AWESOME! So lovely when a product sponsor (Guerlain) tweets out some Love List Love to their 15 Million followers!
ELENA:)
Everyone knows that Instagram is a goldmine for talent. Local artisans flaunt their works and are remarkable at their craft; Janis is no exception. I gifted my coworkers bags of her yummy popcorn last Christmas and for the The Love List Lounge in Feb, Janis made popcorn snack pack bags with Salted Carmel Apple Pie Brittle. So tasty.
This is 5 minute 5 questions with Janis Sadoyama from Spoon Me Sweetly:
1) How long have you lived in LA?
All my life (30 some odd years lol) 😉
2) Why did you start Spoon Me Sweetly?
As a sweet escape from our hectic days. Too rarely do we have an opportunity to treat ourselves to something handmade with love. When knees deep in the hustle and bustle it’s nice to take a break and indulge (but not over indulge!)
3) Tell us about your best seller sweet?
Our best sellers are our dipped spoons. The flavors vary from chocolate sea salt caramel to custom flavors like spicy cocoa (chocolate with a kick of cayenne). They’re meant to be enjoyed submerged and swirled into a hot or warm beverage for a couple of seconds until the ingredients warm up and get gooey…then you just eat them off the wooden spoon. So fun, and just like take a bite of a yummy warm dessert.
4) What is your favourite sweet and why?
I’m a big time texture gal, so my favorite is our ramen rocky road! I love chocolate, and marshmallows, but never loved the almonds or walnuts added to desserts so I figure why not toasted ramen?! The rest is delicious history.
5) What are the top three characteristics on your Love List (characteristics or qualities you are looking for in a potential mate or current mate)?
Oooo now the juicy question lol 😉 I have an incredible man in my life and he has the 3 qualities that I hold near and dear to my heart for all relationships (romantic or platonic): integrity, sincerity, and resilience.
Be sure to follow Spoon Me Sweetly on Instagram and Twitter: @spoonmesweetly and ‘Like’ them on Facebook.
ELENA:)
While modern technology has brought us a plethora of matchmaking/dating sites and applications, (where relationships can either flourish or falter depending on upon a picture or text conversation) – one thing remains… you eventually will have to meet the person to have a real relationship. (Oddly enough, I’ve had many conversations about cat fishing in the last few weeks).
Fear not the first meeting because April Davis, (founder of Cupid’s Cronies – a dating coaching/matchmaking service featured on Forbes and CBS) offers Wingmen/Wingwomen to help guide you through the whole dating process. The coaches concentrate on how to put your best foot forward and highlight your positive characteristics and qualities. The coaching has become so popular – new US locations are set to open up this year!
Here is 5 minutes/5 questions with professional matchmaker, April Davis:
1) How long have you lived in Minneapolis?
10 years. Moved here from northern MN for job and to get my MBA.
2) How did you come up with the name for your company, Cupids Cronies?
I knew I wanted something unique and different that would stand out. Similar to Virgin Airlines or Virgin mobile. The name makes you think about it. I also wanted it to be a brand and not April’s Matchmakers or something. It’s not about me, but about what we do and who we are.
3) How did you meet your own husband?
We broke all the rules and met in a bar. I was there with a girlfriend. We were having a drink and discussing her plans to leave her husband. She had been in a bad relationship and didn’t have much exposure to their financials and I had a finance background so i was trying to help her by telling her what to do in order to prepare to leave him.
There was another table with guys who were having dinner. Two came over to talk to us (her mostly, because I was standoffish and not interested at all). They were kind of flirting and finally I said, “You guys can’t hit on her, she’s still married.” They responded, “Well, our friend over there is a divorce attorney.” So they went and got their friend and we started talking to him about her upcoming divorce. He got a client and a wife out of the deal 😉
4) What advice would you give to new women entrepreneurs?
Surround yourself with different people and perspectives.
5) What are the top three characteristics on your Love List (characteristics or qualities you are looking for in a potential mate or your current mate)?
Humility, wisdom, and an honorable person.
Don’t forget to add Cupid’s Cronies on Twitter and Instagram: @cupidscronies!
ELENA:)