In September 2020, today’s guest launched Noirlux Candle Co. By February 2021, Colina Bruce’s company was featured by Oprah Magazine as one of the 25 Best Candles Companies. There is definitely a great story here about how Colina left her role as an adjunct professor and director at a university to open a candle bar in Seattle Washington. In this episode, Colina shares how she started candle making as a hobby and decided to turn it into a business that now makes more than 3 times what she earned as a professor. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch on YouTube You’ll learn about: * Trial and error of creating candles * Buying equipment and inventory * Joining an accelerator as a new business * What it takes to open a brick-and-mortar retail space Mentioned in this episode: * Website: www.noirluxcandleco.com * Instagram: @noirluxcandleco https://youtu.be/K0y7SLMl9iY