Heather Grace: From Childhood Passion to Entrepreneurship

Jul 17, 2023 | Business

 Heather Grace, the founder of Heather Grace Skincare, has turned her childhood passion for cosmetics into a thriving entrepreneurial venture. From creating homemade face masks using natural ingredients as a child to overcoming career challenges, Heather’s journey exemplifies determination, resilience, and a commitment to helping others.

Growing up, Heather’s fascination with cosmetics began at an early age. Experimenting with ingredients like avocado and honey, she would create face masks, driven by a desire to enhance and care for the skin, even though she lacked formal knowledge. Heather attributes part of her interest in cosmetics to her own experience of being teased about her freckles as a child, which led to insecurities about her own self-image.

However, the path to owning her own skincare business was not immediate. For 12 years, Heather worked as an HR Manager, feeling increasingly dissatisfied and stressed as she climbed the corporate ladder. The lack of a college degree and the mounting stress took a toll on her physical and emotional well-being, causing heartburn and overall discomfort.

Throughout this time, the call for entrepreneurship persisted within Heather. Despite concerns from her family about the uncertainties of leaving a stable job, Heather took a leap of faith and established Heather Grace Skincare. Determined to create effective skincare products, she immersed herself in learning about skincare formulation and the chemistry behind cosmetics. Heather enrolled in online courses offered by Chemists Corner, delving into the science and art of blending chemicals and natural ingredients for optimal results.

Heather’s passion for helping others extended beyond skin care as she developed a topical relief product for her own post-surgery recovery. Not only did the balm alleviate pain, but it also facilitated faster healing of the surgical scar. The success of the product garnered attention from her orthopedic surgeon, who requested samples for his knee surgery patients, resulting in long-lasting customer relationships.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, like many entrepreneurs, Heather faced financial challenges. However, she adapted her marketing strategies, leveraging social media outreach and email campaigns to maintain sales. Recognizing the increased importance of self-care during the pandemic, Heather focused on promoting her products, leading to a remarkable growth in online sales.

As Heather Grace Skincare continues to flourish, Heather remains committed to her core purpose – helping people feel confident and comfortable in their own skin. Her long-term vision for the brand is to develop into a comprehensive lifestyle wellness brand, incorporating self-love practices such as nutrition and exercise alongside her skincare products.

For more information about Heather Grace Skincare and its range of products, please visit HeatherGraceSkincare.com. Stay tuned for the exciting journey ahead.

About Heather Grace Skincare: Heather Grace Skincare is a thriving venture founded by Heather Grace, an entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for cosmetics. With a focus on science and nature, Heather combines her expertise in skincare formulation with her commitment to helping individuals feel confident in their own skin. Offering a range of effective and natural products, Heather Grace Skincare aims to promote self-care and empower individuals to embrace their unique beauty. For more information, please visit HeatherGraceSkincare.com.

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Redeeming Grace Church Moves Into Its New Building in Bethel Park, PA

Nov 28, 2022 | Business

 In October of 2013, Josh and Becky Tancordo began to develop an awareness of what they believed to be a tremendous need for the gospel in the Pittsburgh area. According to research, only 5-7% of Pittsburghers affiliated as evangelical (or gospel-believing) Christians. This led Josh and Becky to pray, visit the city, and finally move to Pittsburgh in order to start a gospel-teaching and Bible-believing church.

After moving to the city in August of 2014, Josh and Becky began meeting for a Bible study in their home on Tuesday evenings. Initially, this Bible study consisted of just the two of them and one other lady. Before long, however, more people began to come. After about a year, the group needed additional space, so they started using another church’s building on Sunday evenings. At this point, it was still just a Bible study. Yet, as the group continued to meet, more people who were interested in starting a church began to attend.

Then finally, in October of 2016, fourteen people from the Bible study officially covenanted together as members of Redeeming Grace Church. They moved their meeting time to Sunday morning and began renting a building. A church had been born!

Throughout the next year and a half, attendance and membership continued to grow. Because of this, the church moved from their rented building into a local elementary school in June of 2018. According to Josh, “This is yet another example of God providing exactly what we needed at exactly the right time.” In addition, when the church lost its meeting location at the school during the COVID-19 pandemic, it found another suitable venue at a local hotel, where it continued to meet for another year and a half.

However, in Josh’s words, “The best was yet to come.” A member of Redeeming Grace had a connection to another church in the area that had come upon hard times and was about to close. One thing led to another, and the pastor of that other church agreed to sell their church building and three-acre property to Redeeming Grace for less than the average price of a house in the area! Although the building needed a lot of repairs, Josh believes it was yet another example of God’s extraordinary provision.

Josh concludes, “Since moving into our new home, God has continued to bless our church and use us for his Kingdom in this area. Numerous people have come to faith, and numerous lives have been changed.”

More information about Redeeming Grace is available at: https://goo.gl/maps/u7VrwgT9PxFtYNkU8

Redeeming Grace Church

7189 Baptist Road

Bethel Park, PA 15102

(412) 525-2243

Redeeming Grace Church of Pittsburgh

Josh Tancordo

(412) 525-2243

www.redeeminggracepittsburgh.com

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Grace Maier-Crook Takes Poetry Lovers Deep into Her Emotions in Evocative Poetry Book

Aug 15, 2022 | Business

The poems revolve around themes of grief, loss, family, seasons, the randomness of life, and various human conditions.

Janesville, Wisconsin – WEBWIRE –

A must-have for all poetry lovers. 



Author and poet Grace Maier-Crook has dealt a lot in her life, and her experiences inspire her to compose thought-provoking, piercing, and evocative poems. She shares some of her most powerful poems in her book “Innerlight’s: Eat and Drink My Words” (ReadersMagnet; 2022).



Grace has been writing poetry since 1980. She turned her thoughts to writing after retiring as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) due to neck injury. She took writing more seriously after the death of her husband, Ed, which influenced a number of her poems. In fact, before he died, he encouraged her to ‘get published.’



Thought Grace wrote “Innerlight’s” to cope with the loss of her husband, she also covers a wide range of subjects in her book. After all, it tells the story of how she overcame many demons in her life. The ordeals she had gone through other than the death of her husband include child abuse and alcoholism. She said, “Mostly, my poetry reflects my inner self of a lifetime of verbal abuse and physical trauma. I have come full circle, embraced God, and forgiven those who hurt me.”



Grace grieves at the loss of her husband in poems such as “Life Without You,” “Years Before,” “Raindrops,” “Mourning After,” “Our Father who art in Heaven,” “Tribute to my Husband,” “Tears on my Pillow,” and “Tragedy and Love.”



Some poems are spiritual (“I Heard the Angels Singing” and “Spiritual Acceptance”) and about seasons (“Heavenly Moonflower,” ‘The First Spring Rose,” and “Christmas Shenanigans”). She also penned a poem for her mother (“Mother’s Day”); about forgiveness (“Forgiven”); the COVID-19 pandemic (“Who Will Attend Them”); and even a haiku (“Crocodile Tears’). Indeed, there is a poem or two for everyone to reflect.



Order a copy of Grace Maier-Crook’s “Innerlight’s: Eat and Drink My Words” on Amazon and her website at https://www.gmcrook.com/.



“Innerlight’s” was last exhibited at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.



“Innerlight’s: Eat and Drink My Words”

Author | G.M. Crook

Published date | February 12, 2022

Publisher | ReadersMagnet

Book retail price | $8.71



Author Bio



Grace Maier-Crook resides in south-central Wisconsin. She is the proud mother of two successful adult sons. She was married to her late husband, Ed, for 36 years, and was his care provider for the two years preceding his untimely passing in 2018. Over the years, her mother, Ed, and her sons have always been supportive to her in her creative writing endeavors. She belongs to an online writers group. Her work covers the human condition.