I've built this collection of brands around one idea: celebrating community. I'm proud of my heritage, and even prouder of the community I'm raising my children in — this town is home in every sense of the word. I love creating spaces that feel like home, and I'm always looking for a reason to host a celebration or bring people together.

Being part of the Thistles legacy is an honor I don't take lightly. I get to walk alongside my community — customers, neighbors, friends — through their happiest moments, their hardest ones, and all the ordinary days in between. That's not something I take for granted, and it's the reason every brand here was built the way it was.

Five brands, one family, one hometown. What ties them together isn't just that I built them — it's that each one grew out of the same values: heritage worth honoring, quality worth trusting, and a genuine love for bringing people together, whether that's around a candle-lit kitchen island, a table set with fresh tulips, or a box of chocolate truffles shared with someone you love.