The CEO and co-founder of Origami Owl, Chrissy Weems, graduated from the Arizona State University and became a stay at home Mom. She started her company in pursuit to help her daughter Bella to gain confidence, and the aspect that her daughter was entrepreneurial was a big contributor for Chrissy to help her to raise money to get her a car for her 16th birthday.
Bella had saved $350 from her babysitting jobs she was doing when she was 14 years old, and Chrissy matched by contributing $350. With a two year period to raise more money, Bella and Chrissy Weems partnered and started crafting the Origami Owl business that was producing a selection of memory lockets.
Success
The company soon became successful to the point that it is worth over $250 million. Chrissy Weems is now a philanthropist and a direct sales professional who is pushing for a better tomorrow for the people she interacts with. Chrissy has partnered with several charity groups in Arizona state to support its community.
Over the years, Chrissy has built her skills in fine arts that have helped her to be a designer and a business leader. Starting out in a design team, she was tasked to be in charge of the living locket development range of jewelery that contains memorabilia and charms which created great success for the company.
Becoming CEO
Chrissy Weems took charge of the company in 2017 and became the CEO to oversee the expansion of the brand and move the company to the market in Canada. The Origami company was founded in 2010, and by 2013, it was valued at $250 million, with family members of Chrissy Weems taking the major important positions in the company.
Also A Mother
Chrissy Weems is a mother of five kids after a marriage that has lasted for more than 25 years. Weem’s impressive leadership of the brand has been majorly due to her focus on the Origami Owl brand development, and the partnership she has made with charities.
Force For Good
The Origami Owl brand is a huge supporter of doing good in the community by contributing finances to help in the good causes that are being done in the state of Arizona. Some of the good causes the company champions include academic opportunities for children, children support, and economic empowerment of women residing in developing nations.
The staff at Origami Owl is geared to making a difference in the society, and to be champions of goodness in the world by creating entrepreneurship opportunities, to be an inspiration to the people in the community who want to spread happiness to the community around them. This charitable venture has made Origami Owl be a popular brand because it connects people with important people and moments in life that matter to them.
Social Selling
Origami is not only a business with successful retail sales; it has built its model around social selling. For instance, women are able to have their own Jewelery bars where they can sell the company products to their friends and family members. This touch helps to empower people to start their own businesses.
Looking back to where Chrissy has come from, she hopes that the young generation who are looking to create good in the world should be more patient and view challenges as opportunities. There is always a purpose in life and each step someone goes through it a stepping stone to destiny.