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Darrisha Daniel
@Dee94 · 0:53

Thriving Thursdays: A Coversation with Rey Medina

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Hello. Hello, and good evening. I have with me Ray Medina of bids by Ray. We're just going to be having a little conversation about small business driving and what it takes to achieve achieve your goals. Thanks for being here, Ray. I really appreciate it. I love the message that you have with your business and how it's very focused on healing and the uses for wearing these beads and not just being flashy and trying to promote the next fad

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@beadsbyrey
rey medina
@beadsbyrey · 2:22
So I definitely try to have a lot of intentions, like you mentioned, for my pieces, because crystals do all have their properties and their values. So I try to be thoughtful and mindful about the pieces that I put together, try to create a vibe, crystals that just blend well together. But I do also try to kind of keep up with the fads and whatever's popping and what's popular, because I feel like both of those kind of represent me
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Darrisha Daniel
@Dee94 · 0:27

Community & Togetherness

That is a wonderful startup story. I I never knew. Great to know. I'm glad Jose was able to kind of push you, give you that little boost that you needed. So, on that note, how does community and and having a good, supporting foundation enable you to thrive in your business? And how has it been like a driving force behind what you're doing
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@beadsbyrey
rey medina
@beadsbyrey · 1:30
And I'm Super happy that we decided to make Chico the place for us to start, the foundation of our businesses
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Darrisha Daniel
@Dee94 · 0:58

#Chico #growthopportunities

Cool. Okay. That's a great answer. I love the fact that, you know, you could have taken this to a bigger area, maybe gotten a different type of response. But you saw the community here in Chico, and you figured that this was the best place for you to gain that acceptance in that community that you were looking for to start your business. And I love that. I always think of places like businesses that started here, like Clean Canteen, for example
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@beadsbyrey
rey medina
@beadsbyrey · 1:54
But I feel like you really got me on that one because I haven't put too much thought into that. I'm kind of more of in the moment of time type person, and that's kind of why I use that as my slogan. But yeah, in a long time, like I said, aspirations of a jeweler. And I would love to have my own little store. And it doesn't have to be big
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Darrisha Daniel
@Dee94 · 0:41

Self Care

Okay. Ray, that sounds amazing. I love that you're not putting so much pressure on where you see it, where you're trying to go. And, you know, those those things that are kind of manufactured. It's super organic, and you're just trying to go with the the flow of your business. I love that
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@beadsbyrey
rey medina
@beadsbyrey · 1:45
I'll put on some good music and try not to have too much influence other than peace and blissfulness around me. It helps with my life and my self care
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@Dee94
Darrisha Daniel
@Dee94 · 0:53

Namaste ✨✨✨

All right. That sounds awesome. Like, I love the fact that you kind of separate yourself into two entities like Bees by Rey is one compartment of yourself and then your yourself. Right. So that's that's really a smart. I like that idea is that you can compartmentalize parts of yourself to achieve certain things for one goal. So that's awesome. And I guess just to close out, I want to thank you so much for taking the time out for this interview
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Swell Team
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Welcome to Swell!

@beadsbyrey
rey medina
@beadsbyrey · 1:37
I do have Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, all those things, but I'm mainly on Instagram, trying to find a way to balance my time a little better. So that way I could put more focus into all those platforms, to have more ways to communicate with my customers and just to get myself out there more. So definitely check out those places. And definitely also check out Jth Reds. That's my brother right there. We've been together side by side. He makes clothing
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