Join us at the Private Social event on Thursday evening February 21st from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The private social event is limited to 500 attendees and will be a great night of fun! At the event there will be sweet treats, vendors set up for you to make a project to take with you, and you will also get to hear from our key-note speaker, Melissa Viscount with Silhouette School plus you never know-there may be a special swag bag or giveaways. We are excited to offer this opportunity to you! Here is a little about Melissa and what she will be sharing with you.
News producer. Stay at home mom. Etsy Shop Owner. Mom, DIY, and Craft Blogger. Author. Speaker and Instructor. Consultant. Accidental Entrepreneur. Multiple Business Owner. Boss Lady. All titles Melissa Viscount has held over the last 10 years…and she did it all without a business degree or a day of business school.
Melissa will share how each step along her entrepreneurial journey taught valuable lessons on business, marketing, partnerships, balance, being being your own boss and taking risks. She’ll also share the biggest secret to her success and how you can accomplish it too to get more done in your day and build a successful business no matter what that looks like to you!
Melissa Viscount launched Silhouette School Blog exactly 5 years ago (January 2014) on a whim after receiving a Silhouette Portrait from her husband for Christmas 2013. Since then more than 45 Million readers worldwide have enjoyed her more than 1500 free tutorials on how to use the Silhouette cutting machines, Silhouette Studio software, and accessories, techniques, and tools.
Due to demand from her very loyal readers, Melissa released her first ebook, The Ultimate Silhouette Guide. Four laters later there are now 12 books in the series. More than 150,000 copies of her guides – covering topics from Silhouette for business owners to designing in and mastering Silhouette Studio – have been sold since. Many are now sold with the Silhouette machine bundles.
In June 2016 – Melissa’s husband, Bob, left his full time job in pharmaceuticals to join her full-time and take over the business side of their quickly growing Silhouette School brand. Shortly after, they launched their premium membership website Silhouette U – which – as of today – has nearly 5,000 active members.
A year ago – in January 2018 – Melissa along with two other business partners launched So Fontsy – a commercial use design and font marketplace geared toward die cut crafters.
Melissa has not only enjoyed blogging about Silhouette, but her expertise in the crafting industry has made her a sought after Silhouette (and blogging) instructor – having taught hundreds of crafters and fellow bloggers nationwide. She’s also served as a consultant to well established brands and well known brands in this craft industry – or those trying to tap into it.