**This episode is brought to you by MuteSix and Sendlane**   “We support small-batch artisans, local businesses, and a sustainable economy,” that's what makes Bestowe Gifting unique. In part 1, we have Catherine Weis, Founder of Bestowe Gifting, a high-end curated gifting brand that makes gifting effortless. Catherine had a background in graphic design. She had been in marketing and e-commerce for over 20 years. She was always a content creator who loved helping others. That's why ten years ago, she started a blog along with her friends to support local artisans. Later, the blog’s success led her to launch her brand, Bestowe Gifting. She offers customized gifting for individuals and businesses. She discusses: * Gratefulness * Who is Bestowe Gifting * What motivated her * Her background and blog * Her passion for creating * The rabbit hole of her business * Putting together a gifting box * Shift during the pandemic * Their criteria for choosing Artisans Join Ramon Vela and Catherine Weis as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand. For more on Bestowe Gifting, visit: https://bestowegifting.com/  Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand.” Click here to listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify. * OUR SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF MUTESIX. MuteSix is the leading agency in performance marketing. They have been in this space for nearly eight years, growing and scaling the world’s most recognizable e-commerce brands with breakthrough creative, targeted media buying, and data-driven results in every step of the funnel. They're currently offering listeners a FREE omnichannel marketing audit. Their team of auditors will perform a deep dive analysis into your current marketing efforts and identify which strategies might be budget wasters and which strategies will improve performance. The audit covers all digital marketing channels, including Facebook, Google, Email, Amazon, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Influencer, Programmatic, and Website CRO. For your free digital marketing consultation, visit: https://mutesix.com/storyofabrand * This episode is also brought to you by Sendlane. If all DTC companies were forced to turn off Facebook ads, they'd be dead on arrival. Why is that? They over-invest in paid acquisition and under-invest in retention. Luckily, Sendlane makes it easy to solve this problem. Sendlane is an E-Commerce Customer Experience Platform helping hundreds of DTC brands to tighten their existing customer relationships. Sendlane automates personalized customer experiences through Welcome and Abandoned Cart workflows, SMS, Deep Data Integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce, multi-store functionality, and much more. Plus, they don't stand for lazy customer support. Their San-Diego-based team has an average 1-minute response time from a live human, making sure you never get stuck in a chat queue ever again. Curious about how Sendlane can help your DTC brand grow? Schedule a demo with a Specialist. Visit https://www.sendlane.com/story