CREATIVES: Entrepreneur to Watch – Jamie Meares of Raleigh, NC

This designer, retailer, blogger, trend-setter, Jamie Meares of Raleigh, North Carolina, is an entrepreneur to watch. Not just watch, marvel over!

For an arty and colorful flair, shop Furbish Studio, an online and 3,000 square foot retail space and design studio. Her curated finds for Furbish Studio often land in her popular lifestyle blog, i suwannee. The two work in tandem to spotlight Jamie’s eccentric and oh so fabulous taste.

Sure Jamie has a lot on her plate and she is quick to admit she is an inveterate dabbler – her go-to answer is “I’ll try anything once.” If you keep up with her on her blog, social media or at the shop – if you don’t you should – then you know and love her wide and varied interests and the collections she puts forth.

Get to know Jamie better here as we asked her to share what inspires her…

Inspiration:

travel, my friends, music videos, reading, the Sunday New York Times, my library of design books

Theme Song:

i’ve got the magic in me, by B.O.B

Fave book or author:

TC Boyle

#1 skill/attribute needed to be an entrepreneur:

flexibility, a vision, confidence, being able to hustle

Role model:

Elizabeth I, Kelly Cutrone

Favorite Social Media:

instagram. i devour images. and i’m turning into a shower, not a teller. i’m not clever enough for twitter

Favorite quote:

ever so often, push your luck

JAMIE MEARES
FURBISH STUDIO
(919)521.4981 • 312 W. Johnson St. • Raleigh, NC 27603

I SUWANNEE BLOG
@JAMIEMEARES TWITTER

The Southern Coterie is a social network (tscoterie.wpengine.com) with events (thesoutherncsummit.com) that connect influencers, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals with an affinity for the South.

Enjoy this series where we introduce you to Southern creatives we find inspiring-

• Nan Myers, Jay Ducote and Jane Pope Cooper
• TJ Callaway, Natalie Evans and Javacia Bowser
• Marquin Campbell
• Putt Weatherbee

CHERI HARDEN LEAVY Co-Founder of The Southern Coterie

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