Designs By Lolita

Back in 2001, Lolita Healy went out on a girl’s night out with some of her closet friends where she ordered a Cosmopolitan for the first time. When the
drinks came to the table, Lolita thought the glasses looked naked and needed some extra decoration ­ especially since the drink was to celebrate a
special occasion. The artist inside of her began to come out. She decided that the next day she would go home and start hand-painting and selling
glasses out of her basement ­ with two toddlers hanging onto her legs, she worked night and day. She went on to sell about 2,000 glasses that year.

Today, the Lolita brand has expanded into many other realms– including home goods, textiles, candles, board games and she just launched a line of accessories. Lolita is a lifestyle entertainment expert, her brand is about celebrating each moment and her products help people do just that. Sold in almost 10,000 stores, Lolita exceeded $62 million in sales last year worldwide.

Here is some more information on her and the details on her business:

• Launched January 2001 at the Atlanta gift show
• Licensed in 2005
• She is over a million in profits 3 years running
• She was 35 when she came up with the idea
• The first year, and subsequent 4 years, she broke even, it was getting licensed, the product out to mass, that propelled the company beyond her wildest dreams.

To this day, her experiences as a mother, daughter, artist, friend and businesswoman help shape her creations. Her loyal following and the enthusiasm of her customers continually energize and inspire her, leading her to develop new collections for even more special moments.Lolita has identified moments large and small that call for celebration — graduation day, bachelorette parties, weddings, divorces, milestone birthdays…even shopping!

Lolita has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, MSNBC¹s Your Business, CNBC’s How I Made My Millions and several regional broadcast outlets. She and her products have also been featured in a variety of publications and websites including Woman’s World, Working Mother, More.com, SheKnows, Betty Confidential, Examiner.com and Galtime.com.

Don’t forget to visit Lolita’s web site:  www.DesignsByLolita.com

On a side note, DivaTalkRadio’s Founder & Host is obsessed with Lolita’s glasses. In fact, she buys them sometimes 10 at a time to have on hand for gifts. We think Kelli is Lolita’s biggest fan!