Meet Kimberly E. Stone | Model, Entrepreneur, Inventor & Fashion Girl

We had the good fortune of connecting with Kimberly E. Stone and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kimberly E., we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
It was something that came very naturally to me as a child. As I admired older business people and realized the thrill of having something of my own I began to practice business and reap the rewards of making money at a very young age.

Many of my peers were very supportive and patronized my hustle by purchasing items, handmade and created. I remember my elementary school days of begging my mother on the way home from school to stop by the gas station to buy a pack of Mamba candy and breaking it apart to sell the next day at school.

I would go to Michaels on the weekends and buy supplies to make barrettes and t-shirts and sell them for profit at church. As a young person I was selling candy at school, t-shirts and barrettes at church, and after many options for naming the fashion business, decided on POSHGLAM in College.

I worked at the fabric store in high school and still have the items I created as part of my collection. Fascinated by makeup and working at the makeup counter and spa prepared me to be a beauty editor and connoisseur.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I was featured in the South Fulton paper as a child at art camp. It was my first bit of press. I’ve always enjoyed being artistic and creating the world I want to see.

As a visionary. I may have an idea and start to build upon it. Art helps to express this dynamic aspect of creating reality. Much like innovation and ideation, art allows one to express what can’t be put into words and give birth to new tangibility that is quite satisfying to the senses.

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.
I like Saks and Neiman Marcus, Elite Pour La Vie at Phipps Plaza. For fine dining, one of my favorite dishes is The House-Smoked Salmon at Houston’s. I frequent Sephora & Ulta, they change the store on an ongoing basis. Ted Baker & Club Monaco at Lenox Square. Fabrik at Shops Around Lenox.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I deeply admire Kimball Williams who is a member of the local philanthropic community. She’s served as a great support for my charitable efforts. I’m establishing my non-profit Chat for Charity and as I become more involved in the community and act as a change agent she continues to inspire me and help me through life’s challenges helping me to become a great steward of what I possess. Ultimately, we all go through struggles even with triumph, Kimball helps me to maintain perspective and work through life’s limitations while helping others do the same.

Website: http://www.poshglam.com

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/poshglam

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyestone/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/POSHGLAM

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSHGLAMDOTCOM

Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@poshglam

Image Credits
Kimberly E. Stone