SW Iowa News:
At 53, Teresa Young found out she was a “closet” candle person.
Young, an in-home childcare provider, stumbled upon her love for different scents – and a career opportunity – because of a gift from one of the children she watches.For Christmas in 2006, Young said she received four candles from the children, but the one she lit in February of the next year changed her life.
“I had it in the kitchen by the trashcan, and – being in childcare – you know what is in my trashcan,” she joked. “But everyone who came in my house said, ‘What are you baking?’ I thought ‘wow.'”
She inspected the candle and discovered For Every Body made it.
“I looked everywhere on the Internet to find where I could purchase more of the candles, but they were only available through the Internet at Target,” she said. “So I contacted the company.”
Young bought several of the candles directly from the business, and received a phone call from the company in 2007. They were starting a home-based business, For Every Home, and wanted to know if Young wanted in on the ground floor.
“I thought for a little while and said yes,” she said. “It is the best product I have ever found.”
Image from For Every Body.