California native and entrepreneurial web designer Jamie Varon wasn’t supposed to stay in Paris. Her plan was to continue traveling through Europe – Spain, Sweden, Italy and beyond – all while working remotely. Our paths weren’t likely to cross but thanks to the fortuitous grace of Twitter, they did.
Last August, when locals skipped out of Paris for their month-long urban hiatus, Jamie and I met for coffee at one of my local hangouts and swapped stories like old friends. At that time, she was in the grueling midst of a project she hoped would drastically transform her business.
A tight-knit friendship formed instantly and she became not only a creative inspiration but a source of support, encouragement and constant laughs (at a time when I needed them most). I’ve seen the project go from conception to production and knew I wanted to be involved in some capacity once it scored its wings.
As part of her company Shatterboxx with Nicole Antoinette (click here for their own web-to-world story), she’s designed hundreds of logos, websites and vanity pages, including the celebrated blog The Bloggess and even my company, Lola’s Cookies. But this other endeavor would mean far wider reach and an expansion of the Shatterboxx brand…
