138th Kentucky Derby- 2012 Events

It's hard to believe how quickly the year has flown by.

We are locking in the dates and preparing beautiful head wear to bring with us to Louisville for the 138th Kentucky Derby! We will be partnering again with Flo Gallery and the 21c Museum Hotel for pop-up shops in April and May. Stay tuned!

tonya gross millinery @ 21 Museum Hotel trunk show

what a wonderful day it was on sunday, 17 apr in Louisville. the trunk show with Julia Comer of Flo Gallery at 21c Musuem Hotel was a fun time! we cannot wait to go back 4-7 May for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville! tonya gross millinery will have a pop up shop at the 21c Museum Hotel, talking hats and doing a lot of people watching! hope to see you there.

monetizing head wear

working on it...

working smarter: using the data to identify opportunity

Census shows minorities moving outward, whites closer to Loop - Chicago Sun-Times

i spent almost a year away from head wear to jump back into a familiar realm. data collection and project management. i dabbled in head wear, however it was a pretty intense assignment, managing a team of fourteen HUNdRED people during the decennial census. the data we collected was delivered to the president and now the data is being released to the public. i love that i get to see this from both sides...the collection process (and its authenticity, if not, at times, a dangerous endeavor) and the application of said data.

how do i intend to use the data? strategy, my friends. as i contemplate the NEXT, i am weighing in the now. what is happening within my community? my very big chicago community. can i leverage my business endeavors in this economy and in this community? do the needs of this communiity support my need for growth? i have no shortage of ideas to grow my business...or at least ideas that perpetuate the creative process. uh, in a financially healthy way. twentyten was full of peaks and valleys. i am bringing gear for the climb in twentyeeleven. this is the reality of a small creative design business.

We Influence

Thank you to Influence for naming tonya gross millinery as a Style Influence! We appreciate it!

day job and soul searching

as the day job contracting with the federal government begins to wind down, it's time to ramp up the day job search again. it's been a tough road the last several months, this role has taken me far from millinery. i call it the "day job" but it has been pretty pervasive. anxious for the next opportunity, wherever it might take me. hopefully, bringing me closer to millinery again. paris or london, pretty please!

mia

we've been MIA from our blog. posting on facebook and twitter more often these days. we miss you! lots of events coming up! new work space!

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facebook: tonya gross millinery
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hope to see you there!