E328: Lori Kingsley - Mastering your Craft
Lori Kingsley’s knows about Bold Reinventions. After losing both her parents to COVID, she made a life-changing decision: stop waiting and start living her passion. From fashion and beauty executive to resin artist and founder of Sweet Life by Lori, her journey is a powerful lesson in courage, creativity, and starting small. If you’ve ever felt called to something more, this episode will push you to act, because the real risk isn’t failure, it’s regret.
Learn more about Lori at:
https://www.sweetlifebylori.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Sweetlifebylori/
https://www.tiktok.com/@sweetlifebylori
https://www.instagram.com/sweetlifebylori/
Show Notes
👔 [01:48] Lori's origin story: Growing up with her dad in the Garment Center
🧥 [04:18] Being her father's model: Learning fit, silhouettes, and collars
🗽 [08:55] The magic of Manhattan: Street fashion, theater, and inspiration
🎨 [10:03] The Donna Karan internship: Witnessing a master at work
💄 [13:36] Transition to beauty industry and medical-grade skincare
💔 [16:27] The wake-up call: Life is short, do not wait to chase your dreams.
🍫 [18:06] Chocolate as a way to make life sweeter
🎁 [20:42] A homemade gift sparks a business
🤲 [23:17] Acts of kindness that cost nothing
🎨 [25:10] The pivot to resin art: Creating everlasting beauty instead of edible art
📚 [27:06] YouTube as a classroom, failing often, and learning by doing
💔 [30:36] The pain of regret is worse than the pain of failure
🔄 [33:43] Start small: You don't have to quit your job to pursue your dream
🏆 [37:29] What's next: Resin art, website launch, and partnership with Code Blue
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Lori grew up on Long Island, surrounded by the creativity, color, and pulse of New York City. Her dad worked in the Garment Center, and as early as she can remember, she was captivated by the fashion world and wanted to follow in his footsteps. Add to that, she always felt a little different, never quite fitting in, shy, introverted, and most at peace when she was creating. Graduating high school a year early, Lori spent every free moment in the art room, so she could attend her dream school, the Fashion Institute of Technology. While at FIT, she worked for designer, Donna Karan, which deepened her interest in design and fine craftsmanship. She went on to spend many years in the fashion and beauty industries, with global beauty leaders like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, where I learned the art of luxury and the joy of making people feel beautiful. It was during Covid that Lori's life changed. Losing both her parents at the start of the pandemic, gave Lori a new outlook on life. No longer satisfied working in an office, and not fulfilling her dreams, Lori quit her corporate job and dove into her passion, art. Her parents has always instilled in her, the beauty and sweetness of life was more important than anything else. She was determined to live her life in "sweetness" to honor their memory and Sweet Life by Lori was born.
