Letters from Lauren: Why For-Profit over Non-Profit

In this month’s Letter From Lauren, our Founder is discussing the difference in for-profit and non-profit businesses and why Travel Patterns has the model that it does!

Founder, Letters from LaurenLauren PetersenAugust 10, 2021Letters from Lauren, Behind the Brand, Ethical Companies, For-Profit Social Enterprise, For-Profit vs Non-Profit, For-Profit Businesses, Ethical For-Profit Businesses, small business, Huntsville Small Business, artisan partner, behind the scenes, Entrepreneurship, Ethical Entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, Social Impact, social impact business

Letters from Lauren: 7 Lessons from 7 Years of Running a Social Impact Business

In this month’s Letters from Lauren, our Founder is looking back at the last seven years in business and telling you seven lessons she has learned!

Letters from Lauren, Founder, Behind the Seams, Behind the Brand, Inspired ByLauren PetersenMay 17, 2021small business, social entrepreneurship, Letters from Lauren, Women Run Businesses, Huntsville Small Business, behind the scenes, Huntsville

Artisan Highlight: Rags2Riches - The Philippines

In this month’s Artisan Highlight, we are featuring Rags2Riches - a sustainable textile company based in the Philippines.

Letters From Lauren: What's In A Name

Read a letter from our Founder, Lauren, about how Travel Patterns got its name.

Letters from Lauren, FounderLauren PetersenMarch 23, 2021Letters from Lauren, small business, Travel Patterns, behind the scenes, social impact business, social entrepreneurship

Featured on the Business with Purpose Podcast: How to Pivot on Purpose

Tune in to the Business with Purpose podcast, where founder Lauren chats with host Molly Stillman on how to pivot on purpose in business.

Founder, Behind the Seams, Design & Inspiration, Letters from LaurenLauren PetersenMay 13, 2020podcast, social impact business, social entrepreneurship, social impact

Behind the Seams: Sneak Peek at our Filipino Collection

Our newest partnership originates in the Philippines. View a sneek peak of the products we’ll be launching this Spring, along with a behind the scenes video of how we styled our brand photoshoot for the new collection.

Behind the Seams, Design & InspirationLauren PetersenMarch 16, 2020Brand Photoshoot, Behind the Scenes, Social Impact, social entrepreneurship, Dignified Jobs, Sustainable Livelihood, Partnership, Collaboration

Featured on The Business of People Podcast: Building Culture & Community through Business

Tune in to the Business of People podcast and listen as founder Lauren shares her journey to starting Travel Patterns, and how we are using culture and community as a force for good with our social impact brand.

Letters from Lauren, Founder, Behind the SeamsLauren PetersenJuly 9, 2019podcast, social impact business, small business, social entrepreneurship, social impact

Featured on Rank & File Podcast: Our Business Model & Sales Strategy

Lauren Petersen shares her insights on running a social impact business, and transitioning business models and sales strategies as a guest on Episode #19 of the Rank & File Podcast.

Letters from Lauren, Design & Inspiration, Portraits of Partnership, Founder, Behind the SeamsLauren PetersenMay 2, 2019podcast, Rank & File, Travel Patterns, social impact business, social entrepreneurship, lessons learned, Letters from Lauren

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