Meet Jasmine Friend: Candle maker, Home Interior Stylist and Dental Hygienist

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

Hi Jasmine, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
For us, by us. Uplifting my community. The thought process behind creating Charlie Rose Company was simple, give something good to the people for the people. Who doesn’t love candles, right? I surely do. Over the past year, I decided to start on a health journey from changing my eating habits to exercising daily to using as many natural products as possible. While one day shopping for candles with a very well known candle company, it dawned on me. What exactly is in these products? What am I breathing in when the candles are burning? That’s when I discovered that most common store candle brands are composed of paraffin wax and harmful chemicals and additives. That’s when the light went off. Why don’t I create my own candle that is free from harmful chemicals, that is fully organic and eco-friendly. Something that was not only good for then environment but good for the body as well. And that was the start of Charlie Rose Company | Handcrafted soy candles. “Extraordinary candles by barely ordinary people”

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?
Charlie Rose Company is a candle company that handcrafts signature candles that are made from 100% pure soy bean wax and that are infused with natural and essential oils. All of our products are made from scratch by hand. Growing a business as an entrepreneur was not the easiest thing. Diving into the entrepreneurial world required a higher level of commitment and dedication than I was initially prepared to give. I overcame this challenge by deciding that if I believed in this product and vision then I would have to give it my all, nothing less. And thats what I did. Time management was also a challenge in the beginning balancing a profession medical career, co-owning an interior design company and now a candle company. Consistently scheduling time in my life that was dedicated only to Charlie Rose Co. has played a major role in the success of this company!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
First on the list would be a sporting event – professional or collegiate. Next, we would have to take go on food tour of the city – restaurants that are a must would be B’s cracklings BBQ, Slutty Vegan, 5Church, Mary Mac’s Tea Room. Next would be take a stroll or bicycle ride down the belt line, sight seeing and taking selfies with all of the dope graffiti artwork. For the evening and night life festivities, the Atlanta Skyview Ferris Wheel, miniature golf games at Top Golf or bowling at the Painted Pin. Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Shout to my community, my family, my friends and to the people who I have met via social media platforms! All of these individuals have supported Charlie Rose Company in amazing ways! And most of all shout to my husband, Charles for helping bring this vision to life.

Website: www.charlierosecompany.etsy.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/charlierosecompany

Twitter: www.twitter.com/charlieroseco

Facebook: www.facebook.com/charlierosecompany

Other: www.jjinteriorstyling.com IG: @jjinteriorstylingco Personal Instagram @jasmine.adriannah