Yes, 10 beds. That’s how I chose to celebrate Hitch Studio’s 10th year in business — by giving back to the community of Brookings who has supported me and my small wedding planning, wedding invitation, and event decorating business for the last decade. Hitch Studio turns 10 tomorrow (February 6, 2024)! In honor of that […]
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As a business owner, leader, and nerd, I like to read books, both business and for fun. It’s therapeutic and I’m a perpetual learner, so it fills that piece of my mind and heart. It’s also good for Hitch Studio as we lead a group of amazing employees! Here are my favorite books so far,
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Over the last year, Renee and I have had the honor of participating in the Dakota Rising fellowship and grant program by Dakota Resources, an organization dedicated to empowering people and enriching communities across rural South Dakota. The work that the Dakota Resources team does is truly heartwarming. We have had the opportunity to get
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South Dakota leads the nation in girl power (oh, and the fastest growing rate of female entrepreneurs). More women are taking the leap into business ownership across the nation. In a recent Keloland article, Casey Wonnenberg stated that the rate of women entrepreneurs is “growing at a percentage at least twice that of men.” Yesssss.
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This week, I was honored to give a speech about the impact that Dr. Mary Arnold had on my life so far. She’s retiring from the Department of Journalism at South Dakota State University and I’m feeling so grateful after the words I spoke to her. It’s often times like these (somewhat unexpected) that makes
You may have read our popular blog post titled “21 Things We’ve Learned in the First Six Months of Business“. We actually made it into a handout when we spoke in classrooms at South Dakota State University (SDSU) because students kept requesting it! Well, get ready for version 2.0. 🙂 Carrie Kuhl and Renee
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A snow storm hit this past weekend. (We even pulled out cars stuck on city streets with our 4-wheeler [for fun] [because that’s what we do in South Dakota during snow storms]). After a day of being snowed in for the weekend, I think most people in KELOland were watching the Sunday evening news to
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Hitch has several students working for us this semester and over the summer. One of them, Danielle, is a hospitality management major at South Dakota State University. She asked me a few questions about what I thought of the interdisciplinary side of the hospitality management major coming from a wedding planner/event planner background. We get
Yes, exactly two years ago today, Hitch Studio had its ribbon-cutting and opened its doors as a graphic design, website design, wedding invitation design, wedding planner, and card & gift shop. And we’ve come a long way! Another amazing thing happened this week. Hitch Studio had the honor of speaking at the Women in Leadership &
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