Thimblepress seeks to multiply happiness

Owner Kristen Ley shares her story in a Bigger Pie Forum young entrepreneurs podcast series.

Kristen Ley, founder and owner of Thimblepress, recently sat down with Bigger Pie Forum for a discussion in their new podcast series focused on young entrepreneurs in Mississippi.

Ley, who knew at an early age she wanted to create and be an artist, started the company in 2011 after graduating from Mississippi State University and following the establishment of another business – Cultigraphic Creative – with a college classmate.

According to the company’s website, the name “Thimblepress” is derived from Ley’s childhood, now continued on to adulthood, collection of thimbles from her travels. Every time she traveled to a new state, she got a thimble to mark her visit.

Thimblepress is a nationally recognized, creative and innovative line of greeting cards and gifts that spring from Ley’s faith-based mission.  The company is built on the idea that even the smallest life moments need to be celebrated and cherished, because life is short.  Ley seeks to impact positive social and community change and encourage children in the world of creative pursuits and careers.

Ley has said that she hopes to make Thimblepress a reflection of her life, love of her family, and her favorite places in the world; one of them being Mississippi.

Listen in here to Kristen’s journey with her achievements and challenges that provide some insight for those desiring to pursue their own start up right here in Mississippi.