Vice President Kamala Harris poses for a photo after a roundtable with women-led small business owners in Providence, R.I. From left: Christine Paige, owner of Bliss Medical Hair Replacement Center, Vice President Kamala Harris;; Minnie Luong, founder and owner of Chi Kitchen Foods; Suzanne Ellis Wernevi, founder of lunaandstella.com; and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Sending out an extra post this evening to tell you that Luna & Stella, the jewelry company that hosts this blog, was in the news when Vice President Kamala Harris came to Providence with Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island’s former governor, now Secretary of Commerce. On Harris’s agenda was a discussion with women entrepreneurs. You can tell which one is Suzanne: she’s the one wearing all the Luna & Stella jewelry.
Edward Fitzpatrick and Dan McGowan reported on the visit at the Boston Globe, here.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL. Thanks, Will. Before Covid, Suzanne pursued a small-business program that former governor Raimondo supported, and that may have helped her get on the list of potential guests. Who knows? But she definitely has an interest in public policy.
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This is the best post ever!!!!!
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We’re having fun here, Liz!
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Suzanne has a Mom to be proud of, too!
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Aw, shucks!
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What a great event!
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I watched the video after. It was over an hour. Harris and Raimondo really listened to the women.
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How wonderful!! Congratulations to Suzanne for being part of this event, and congratulations to American women business owners everywhere for having leaders like Harris and Raimondo who genuinely understand and support them!!
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Amen, Margaret. I hope we are seeing a new era
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Congratulations both the mother and the daugther. Be proud of yourself !!!!!
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I’ll take some credit for two great kids, but that they are both entrepreneurs …? That is probably more related to their dad being in business.
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Congratulations to you and Suzanne!
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She hopes to stay connected, at least with her former governor, now Commerce Secretary.
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That would be fantastic!
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What a wonderful experience this had to have been for Suzanne. You go!
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The pandemic pushed 2 million women out of the US workforce. It’s good that people in Washington are trying to find out what they need now.
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How exciting!!!
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So many things to carry away and ponder!
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