By Mark Ambrogi
Grace Curry has embraced the entrepreneurial spirit.
“I’ve always been interested in making my own money as a child, selling jewelry, lemonade, inventing things,” she said. “I really enjoy being able to put the business together by myself, and I love marketing and advertising.”
Curry, who just finished her sophomore year at Zionsville Community High School, is the founder of Violet Satin, an online company that sells iPhone cases for women and other phone accessories. The company ships to anywhere in the U.S., and customers have come from all across the nation.
Curry, who started the business in February 2016, said she designs some of the phone cases that are on her website, and the production comes from manufacturers online.
“I have a website that is connected to my online website that creates custom-made products,” Curry said.
It took approximately four to five months for her business to really become profitable, Curry said. Instagram is the primary source of promotion to her website. Violet Satin has more than 13,000 Instagram followers.
In addition to her business, Curry has a part-time job at Hot Box Pizza. A member of the Equality Club, among other clubs, Curry plans to join the cross country team in 2017. She competed in cross country in eighth grade.
Her plan is to major in biology and minor in business in college.
“I have been into genetic engineering ever since I took biology in high school, and then genetics this year,” she said. “I am interested in using genetic engineering to further technology with food and medicine.”
For more, visit violetsatin.com.
