Earlier this yr, we introduced our Xero Stunning Enterprise contest, which gave U.S. small enterprise homeowners the possibility to win a $15,000 workplace refresh by celebrated stylist and inside designer, Estee Stanley. Entrants had been requested to submit images or movies of their workplace together with an outline of why their workspace deserved a makeover.
Submissions flooded in through e mail and social media, starting from out-of-date workplace suites to makeshift, work-from-home setups, every with a novel story to inform. We’ve rigorously reviewed every submission and are thrilled to unveil our winner: Alissa Millett, CEO of Soulteria, a luxurious sustainable swimwear model primarily based in San Antonio, Texas.
Listening to from our deserving winner
Learn Alissa’s successful submission:
“As seen in my video, my workplace is in nice want of a makeover! After I based Soulteria in 2019, I poured my whole life financial savings into my enterprise and didn’t have many assets left for my workplace area. By a mixture of thrifting and upcycling, I’ve gotten my workplace space to the place it’s right this moment.
Over the previous few years, along with dealing with the worldwide well being pandemic brought on by COVID-19, I’ve needed to face many private life challenges, which started with my well being and finally culminated in a pending medical separation from my profession in the USA Navy. Though throughout this I discovered a brand new outlook on life and my enterprise, I’ve not been capable of do the identical for my workspace.
I imagine Soulteria is deserving of this makeover as a result of it’s a illustration of all of the obstacles I’ve needed to face to get right here. From being raised in a house with a sugar mum or dad, to immigrating to the USA with no cash and no plan.
Soulteria is a cumulation of all of the destruction and negativity I’ve lived via and a dedication to go away this earth higher than I got here into it.
I’d love an workplace that actually represents the work Soulteria is doing for younger girls, our group, and the planet with group, storage, and instruments wanted to assist us enhance our high quality of life on this area in addition to productiveness and magnificence.”
Giving the Soulteria’s workspace an inspiring redesign
Alissa not too long ago accomplished her 30-minute design session with Estee Stanley, during which Estee realized extra about Alissa’s targets for her workplace and what she desires her area to appear like. Alissa is in search of a welcoming area that comes with earthy and pure tones in her workplace to replicate Soulteria and what they’re doing. Estee’s group is engaged on design boards with concepts to offer Soulteria’s workspace the inspirational revamp it wants.
Observe alongside on Instagram and Fb to see Alissa’s workplace makeover transformation. And hold an eye fixed out on Xero’s Instagram, Fb, or Twitter to catch the large unveiling of Soulteria’s new and improved workplace area in just a few months!