Lee Rhodes

Thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.

My name is Lee Rhodes. I was in Seattle, Washington. I got diagnosed with lung cancer with three very young children under four. And someone blew a tiny little vessel for me, hand-blown glass, which is huge in Seattle. It's in Marano, Italy, and it's in Seattle, Washington. And it was sitting on my kitchen island. I dropped a tea light in it.

My name is Lee Rhodes. I was in Seattle, Washington. I got diagnosed with lung cancer with three very young children under four. And someone blew a tiny little vessel for me, hand-blown glass, which is huge in Seattle. It's in Marano, Italy, and it's in Seattle, Washington. And it was sitting on my kitchen island. I dropped a tea light in it.

My name is Lee Rhodes. I was in Seattle, Washington. I got diagnosed with lung cancer with three very young children under four. And someone blew a tiny little vessel for me, hand-blown glass, which is huge in Seattle. It's in Marano, Italy, and it's in Seattle, Washington. And it was sitting on my kitchen island. I dropped a tea light in it.

And the color of the glass lit up and it made me feel something. I felt calm. I felt like I could handle everything that was happening and coming at me. And that's the beginning of Glassy Baby. We sell, we hand blow about 1,700 colors of one thing that we use generally for products. for votives and we put candles, tea lights in them, but people can use them for whatever they want.

And the color of the glass lit up and it made me feel something. I felt calm. I felt like I could handle everything that was happening and coming at me. And that's the beginning of Glassy Baby. We sell, we hand blow about 1,700 colors of one thing that we use generally for products. for votives and we put candles, tea lights in them, but people can use them for whatever they want.

And the color of the glass lit up and it made me feel something. I felt calm. I felt like I could handle everything that was happening and coming at me. And that's the beginning of Glassy Baby. We sell, we hand blow about 1,700 colors of one thing that we use generally for products. for votives and we put candles, tea lights in them, but people can use them for whatever they want.

They each have a name and they each have a story and they mean something to people. Once you have color and flame and dancing light, you feel better no matter who you are and no matter where you are. And these are really just beacons of hope and healing and they work. And I think that's the most important thing about what I do every day is that we sell a product that

They each have a name and they each have a story and they mean something to people. Once you have color and flame and dancing light, you feel better no matter who you are and no matter where you are. And these are really just beacons of hope and healing and they work. And I think that's the most important thing about what I do every day is that we sell a product that

They each have a name and they each have a story and they mean something to people. Once you have color and flame and dancing light, you feel better no matter who you are and no matter where you are. And these are really just beacons of hope and healing and they work. And I think that's the most important thing about what I do every day is that we sell a product that

makes the world a better place, even though it's a tiny little motive and a tiny little piece of the economy.

makes the world a better place, even though it's a tiny little motive and a tiny little piece of the economy.

makes the world a better place, even though it's a tiny little motive and a tiny little piece of the economy.

Yeah. I think every entrepreneur, as they start their plan, they can write it down all they want on a piece of paper. They can get as organized as they want. But just innately, every business and everything you do in life has levers. And some of the levers are helpful and some of the levers aren't as helpful. And for me, I didn't have many of those levers.

Yeah. I think every entrepreneur, as they start their plan, they can write it down all they want on a piece of paper. They can get as organized as they want. But just innately, every business and everything you do in life has levers. And some of the levers are helpful and some of the levers aren't as helpful. And for me, I didn't have many of those levers.

Yeah. I think every entrepreneur, as they start their plan, they can write it down all they want on a piece of paper. They can get as organized as they want. But just innately, every business and everything you do in life has levers. And some of the levers are helpful and some of the levers aren't as helpful. And for me, I didn't have many of those levers.

I had a business where I was a woman, so I couldn't get a loan anywhere. Even to this day, getting a loan for me means I need to you know, put up something, whereas any other man, uh, is out there getting a bank to, you know, be their partner. Um, I think that in retail specifically, um, levers are important. You need to be able to have a sale. You need to be able to have a discount.

I had a business where I was a woman, so I couldn't get a loan anywhere. Even to this day, getting a loan for me means I need to you know, put up something, whereas any other man, uh, is out there getting a bank to, you know, be their partner. Um, I think that in retail specifically, um, levers are important. You need to be able to have a sale. You need to be able to have a discount.