Mignonne Gavigan
📍 Charlotte, NC & New York, NY | Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mignonne Gavigan
Why Mignonne?
Some of you probably know Mignonne’s or Maggie’s name because she is an extremely talented jewelry designer. She was also my Moondance Adventures leader when I was a teenager. Maggie and her brother Tommy led a 3-week trip in the Pacific Northwest that involved backpacking, rock climbing, and sea kayaking. We crossed paths again several years later in New York when we were both supporting the One Love Foundation. Make sure you check out Maggie’s jewelry business at the bottom!
Below is a throw back to 2006 at the end of our Moondance trip in Seattle. We had just spent 10 days in the woods. With no clean clothes, we went to a thrift store to buy clothes for our closing dinner. If you have a kid in middle school, I highly recommend these trips. Ironically, my wife was a Moondance trip leader in Alaska and Peru.
Follow Mignonne on Instagram @mignonnegavigan
Self-Description
A creative at heart who is making her way through life juggling work, life and little people.
Mignonne’s Recommendations
Written in her own words…
Content
Love me some Lydia Fenet, I find her books very inspirational. The book, "Where the Crawdad's Sing" has recently gotten my attention. Every morning I also check in on the New York Times news feed to see what's happening.
Product
Hmm...I recently moved to Charlotte as my home base and travel to NYC every other week, but while in Charlotte I've picked up tennis. I'm on the lookout for cute tennis outfits (seriously...they are hard to come by). But in general, I always love anything neon, so anything nike, teva, florescent....it's my jam. Finding bathing suits that look good on 40 yr olds that aren't a thong and aren't a one piece are on my shopping list. And really anything that is a cool add on to a bracelet stack.
Digital Tools
Well, Bambino (uber for babysitters), Rover (uber for pets), uber ... really anything that makes my life easier.
Well-Being
Yep, high cholesterol ... what do you do for that? I was recently diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic (well 8 years ago, but still) and daily I'm trying to be in the correct glucose zone. I wear a Dexcon 6 to monitor my blood sugar which I've gotten a lot better at, but still, sometimes I just really want to eat a piece of pizza and not have to worry about it.
Watch
I recently went to Kentucky and remembered how good the movie Secretariat was. And has everyone finished Ted Lasso - awesome.
Food
Oh man....I'm in NYC for work this week. I had the most delicious cheeseburger from Walkers restaurant. Tomorrow we are hosting some clients and taking them to Locanda Verde - don't miss out on the Ricotta cheese appetizer. In Charlotte, Toscana has to be the favorite.
Professional
Go with your gut. Work as hard as you can and you'll never regret anything. Keep your head in the game; hardwork and professionalism pay off.
Gifts
Yes, thank you notes go a VERY long way....always write one.
Music
My Pandora stations are the Avett Brothers, Cammp, Greensky, Nathaniel Radcliffe, Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan.
Travel
mrandmrssmith.com is a great place to start.
Also, I travel A LOT and packing is something my friends always ask me about. Only pack what you need and travel light. Best way to go.
Thank You, Mignonne!
Personal Plug from Mignonne
Sure, I'd love to say hello to your audience and introduce them to the the jewelry brand I started, Mignonne Gavigan. We are based out of New York City and will be 10 years old next year.
Want to get in touch with Mignonne? Direct message her at @mignonnegavigan on instagram or shoot her an email at mignonne@mignonnegavigan.com