Shop Tour: Marisa Mason
Marisa Mason, a shop in Oakland, CA’s “Temescal Alleys,” is a prime example of not rushing your business into growing. For the past six years, Marisa Haskell has been able to grow slowly, learning what she needs in time, how she wants to expand, and even having the opportunity to take on a connecting space in […]
Marisa Mason, a shop in Oakland, CA’s “Temescal Alleys,” is a prime example of not rushing your business into growing. For the past six years, Marisa Haskell has been able to grow slowly, learning what she needs in time, how she wants to expand, and even having the opportunity to take on a connecting space in her latest location. Marisa began her business in 2011, after leaving the design/build industry after the recession left her with limited hours and job options. Without much to lose, Marisa saw this as an opportunity to try her hand at owning her own business. Having always loved making jewelry and feeling ready to venture out on her own, she made the jump to sublet a tiny studio in what’s now known as Temescal Alleys (a shopping area that’s connected by two pedestrian alleys featuring beautiful local businesses) after a friend had an art studio there years before. Her friend moved on, but Marisa never forgot the space — or the potential she imagined the alley having. With the two alleys being tucked off the street, it’s created a sense of community for the shop-owners, where they’ve be...
Marisa Mason, a shop in Oakland, CA’s “Temescal Alleys,” is a prime example of not rushing your business into growing. For the past six years, Marisa Haskell has been able to grow slowly, learning what she needs in time, how she wants to expand, and even having the opportunity to take on a connecting space in her latest location. Marisa began her business in 2011, after leaving the design/build industry after the recession left her with limited hours and job options. Without much to lose, Marisa saw this as an opportunity to try her hand at owning her own business. Having always loved making jewelry and feeling ready to venture out on her own, she made the jump to sublet a tiny studio in what’s now known as Temescal Alleys (a shopping area that’s connected by two pedestrian alleys featuring beautiful local businesses) after a friend had an art studio there years before. Her friend moved on, but Marisa never forgot the space — or the potential she imagined the alley having. With the two alleys being tucked off the street, it’s created a sense of community for the shop-owners, where they’ve be...
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