Meet a Mom - New Canaan & Darien Moms

MEET A MOM—Jaime Dursht

How old are your kids and how long have you lived in the area? My children are 22 and 20 … We moved to the area (Darien) from Manhattan 22 years ago! How did you end up where you are now in terms of your job, or whatever passion project it is you might be doing? I was...

MEET A DESIGNER—Sydney Ellis

Meet Sydney Ellis, a Darien native and the founder of Niall Knithouse. After working in the fashion industry for seven years, Ellis launched her sustainable, modular knitwear line in 2021. The collection “offers shoppers a way to reduce their yearly consumption,...

MEET A MOM—Merry Thornton

Meet Merry Thornton, the mom of two behind Element Medical Aesthetics in New Canaan. After living in New York City for many years, she and her husband moved to Katonah in 2009 for the “small-town ambience.” In October 2022 she opened Element, which is a...

Meet the Dad Behind Get Joy, Good Food for Dogs

Moms who are mothers to both human kids and fur babies known that we’d do anything for our pets (and our kids!). That’s why we related so much to the story of Tom Arrix, a former Facebook executive who launched Get Joy in 2018 after his family’s pup, Cooper, was...

Meet A Mom: Darizen from Darizen Spa & Wellness.

Meet Darien mom, Suse Kreibich, owner of the newly opened Darizen Spa & Wellness. Suse, who began her career in Brazil as an acupuncturist and massage therapist, uses an “integrative approach, offering a unique combination of Eastern and Western techniques.” Read...

MEET A MOM—Tanya & Laura of LePrivé

  Meet the Moms and founders behind LePrivé, a women’s apparel brand that specializes in ultra-soft knit tops with stunning snap-on collars. These two entrepreneurs met in New York City a decade ago. When Tanya sold her tech business and started consulting, she...

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