You may be wondering how a drink floatie turned into a gifting company!
It all started with a pool party I threw in sunny so-Cal, in May of 2022. I stayed up all night perfecting these whimsical party favors complete with, yep, you guessed it! Inflatable drink floaties and self-care items. Little did I know these party favors would be a huge hit! People went crazy over them and eventually, the demand was overwhelming!
As a USC graduate majoring in Sociology, people were always my favorite subject! I was also highly interested in different cultures and in studying social patterns. I’ve always had a heart the size of the ocean when it comes to humanity. Call me an idealist, but from a young age, I always wanted to make a HUGE difference in the world! I didn’t know how but I believed I could. I was also resolved to help find solutions to age-old problems in the world as a whole!
Throughout my life, I have always valued the wisdom passed down to me from my parents, teachers, therapists, and doctors. I am a serial note-taker when anyone is dropping wisdom. I view these bits of wisdom as tools to enrich my life. This wisdom has allowed me to thrive. Whether it be a recommendation from therapists or a “free write” method from a professor.
I have utilized many of these tools to help me overcome unimaginable odds and witness many victories in my life! These tools have also helped me heal from past hurts, trauma and deep pain. They have equipped me to not just heal, but to Heal Well. My heart’s desire has always been to share this wealth of wisdom and these tools to help others heal well, too!
And I guess this is where it all comes together. When all my worlds collide and everything about me makes perfect sense. I took some party favors, my heart for humanity, my love of gifting, the tools I used to heal well, a desire to change the world and Flamingo Box Co.™ was born!
For months, I sat with these God-given strengths and asked some hard questions. Could who I was and the strengths God gave me help make the world a better place? What if I could help others remove the frustrations of gifting? What if gifting could be easy and inclusive? What if all races, ages and genders could benefit? What if it could build a bridge from a heart to a loved one’s heartbreak? What if I could take all the recommended tools I received from therapy and share those with others? Could this be done on a larger scale? What if I could redefine gifting and change the world in the process?
After almost two years of intense concept, product and company development; here we are! A company committed to changing the world and a founder standing with the resolve to see it through! <Insert happy tears!> This is my “sold our dream home, all in times ten, reckless abandon and please call us back Shark Tank” dream!
We realize the world needs what we have to offer and we aren’t going to stop until we give it to them! We are a company that is not afraid to confront life’s messy moments. We believe we can be the solution to filling in the gap between heartbreak, healing and happy! We decided that it was time to add some color to both self-care and gift-care and we can honestly say that this company is one of the most rewarding gifts we have ever given!