Before embarking on my entrepreneurial journey, let me share a bit about myself. I grew up in Tennessee and proudly identify as a southern girl. Now, as a married woman with four wonderful children in Birmingham, AL, that identity is firmly established. After spending 11 years raising kids and homeschooling for 5 of those years, I felt the urge to tap back into my creative talents...
In 2020, I sought a positive, child-friendly storybook about America for my kids. Few options explained our unalienable rights: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness to young children. One night, the idea for Freedom Friends: Discovering America's Promise came to me, a message for the current generation of kids. At that time, I wasn't a children's author or a writer of any sort—but I now had a mission: to share this message. Finally, in September 2021, after much effort, I learned how to self-publish a book, found a skilled illustrator, and figured out how to print my first book.
This process, though time-intensive, was incredibly rewarding! It taught me not only how to create a cost-effective process but also how to replicate it! Now, I could combine my love for books, writing talent, team of illustrators, and printer connections to offer this service to both personal and corporate brands. In 2023, we produced our first Books Built branded book, "Yum Yum: Be True to You," and have continued printing for brands since then.
Books Built offers a NEW and unique way for brands to engage with families and children to promote their values and mission—no one else is doing it! It's thrilling to create a character that embodies their brand and watch it come alive not only in the book but also through stickers, t-shirts, stuffed dolls, and more. I'm eager to see where the next year will take me and this company—the SKY is the limit!!
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