Jean Elton Blog

You’re Invited!

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Friday, November 19th – 10-6pm
Saturday, November 20th – 10-6pm
Email here for location

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Presented by Jean Elton Studio and Gallery
Lois Barker
Kathy Sackett
Amy Willers

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Hand Made Ornaments
Specialty Table Top Items
Christmas Dinnerware
Hand Painted Glassware
Candleholders with Holiday Wreaths
Decorated Wrought Iron
Handcrafted Jewelry
Holiday Sweets and Treats

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Sip some coffee or cider as you
Browse one of a kind beautifully designed pieces
As you check off your Christmas Gift List.

Janet Webster is the Business Manager at Jean Elton and has become an invaluable partner in the company.  Her ideas and insight are important in all the business’s decision-making.

Janet first became involved with Jean Elton after meeting Bill Barker (co-founder and owner) to discuss the purchase of another franchise.  Though she did not go ahead with that purchase, she did decide she’d like to work with Bill on another project.  ”I have worked in finance, product management, consulting, and sales, and as we spoke about the different things he was involved in, the Jean Elton business (accompanied by iPhone pictures) sounded and looked compelling,” says Janet.  After meeting Lois Barker and becoming more involved in the business, she began to research and evaluate the new target market of customized dinnerware for brides.  ”I looked at primary and secondary market research. Lois and Bill liked the work, and offered me a role as Lois’ Business Manager. After working with Jean Elton’s senior management team over a six month period, we completed a strategic and operational audit, and selected a couple of organizational and infrastructure challenges to work on which we felt would impact our ability to grow. Shortly thereafter, we organized the mission statement workshop. Now Lois and I are reworking the wholesale distribution strategy, and have begun to explore new strategic alliances in the southern Connecticut and New York Metropolitan area.”

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