Carolyn Jack

Editor and CEO, Geniocity.com
A project of The Genius Group LLC

Forget the economikah, have a happy Hannukah

And so winds down the worst holiday retail season in decades.

Or so I’m told. I don’t have much with which to compare it, as I got into the retail business only six months ago and most of that time was characterized by national economic disasters. In my experience as a store operator, business has always been bad.

But even though The Geniocity Shop didn’t have the level of sales I had hoped it would this fall, it’s still here. And like the rest of my business, it will live to try again in the new year as I continue to build inventory and editorial content slowly, and learn what works and what doesn’t. 

I can’t pretend I’m not a bit battered by how difficult the process of getting started has been, but I also feel lucky and grateful that the store keeps attracting new artists and that overall site traffic is steadily increasing, thanks to Geniocity’s terrific bloggers, Will Limkemann, Peter Friedman and Matt Charboneau.

Better times are coming – they just have to be. Soon, we’ll have a new president and a new administration whose preparedness is already being proved every day. Their fresh ideas and approaches are bound to reassure all of us that – at last and at least – the government is trying to do something effective and right. Even a small boost in public confidence may make a tremendous difference.

So whether your holiday has already begun or comes later in the week, I wish you a happy and hopeful one, with lots of light, warmth and humor. Here’s some now ….