Meet Brittney Durbin | Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Brittney Durbin and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Brittney, what’s one piece of conventional advice that you disagree with?
I cannot stand when aspiring entrepreneurs are discouraged from starting the business of their dreams because, “The market is saturated with abc…” It’s extremely important to do your due diligence of market research before starting a business but the most important thing to keep in mind is; No one will be able to execute ideas quite like you will. I disagree with trying to avoid a saturated market. Go for it!

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
When there is too much of one element within nature and within ourselves, our energy becomes out of balance. I continually experience this exact feeling. It can surface as anxiety, which I used to struggle with for many years. Rather than live in silence, I decided to channel this anxiety into something positive and creative that I could share with others.

I imagined my perfect world. All aspects of my surroundings were balanced. My immediate world, the surroundings in front of me, was nothing but calm. I craved a way to escape into a moment of that perfect world.

Close your eyes. Imagine a breeze sweeping across a field of lavender while you stand in the middle.

Are you with me?

Your feet are anchored into the soft mossy earth while warm sun beams dance delicately across your face.

This is the oasis that I escape to when day-to-day chaos looms over my mind; The one I want to share with you.

I have created small pieces of my personal safe haven to transport you into your own feelings of serenity. I carefully craft every item with the intention of balance.

Each candle in my collection(s) channel specific elemental energies.

It is my personal belief that one must have a physical representation of each element within the hearth in order to invite and exude balance.

Welcome to the Emerald Hearth.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I am a huge foodie so I would book a week full of delicious restaurants! I would bring my friend to try: Cafe Cruz, Shadowbrook Restaurant, Home, Soif, and Vino Cruz. All of these restaurants have killers food and wine menus and a wonderful atmosphere for a fellow foodie.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
This shoutout is dedicated to a lifelong friend of mine; Natasha Bullard. Natasha inspired me to begin my entrepreneurial journey and to stop playing small. I’ll never forget sitting in her salon chair as she told me to, “Stop effing around and start living up to my potential.” It’s friends like these that are vital in life. She told me the truth in what I needed to do in order to shift the trajectory of my life versus telling me what I wanted to here.

Website: https://www.emeraldhearthcreations.com

Instagram: @emerald_hearth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emeraldhearth

Image Credits
Images were captured by Alexis Meschi and Jessica Carbajal.