Today I am joined by Eliza Bishop. Eliza's business, Paper Eliza, was a happy accident. During her Freshman year of college, Eliza found herself accepting a marketing internship with a graphic designer who specialized in helping small businesses grow through social media. She shared an office with a beautiful wedding stationery-er and Eliza worked for them both - exporting documents, handling printer relations, and packing collections. A handful of Eliza's friends were familiar with her creative side and commissioned her to make them custom stationery sets for their summers abroad. Eliza sketched the illustrations, saved the documents, called the printing company that she was familiar with and placed the order. In order to open an account with the printers and print the cards, they asked the name of her paper business. Thrown off guard and in a moment of panic, Eliza answered “Paper Eliza” and the rest is history. Now, Paper Eliza is a full-time business where Eliza creates custom wedding paper, crests, and so much more.
In this episode, Eliza and I talk about her time in the corporate world, the start of Paper Eliza, wedding stationery, and so much more. You are going to love Eliza!