Comments on: Naming our baby: The story behind “Raised Eyebrow”

By: Marlene MacIsaac

Marlene MacIsaac — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:26:17 +0000

Hi. My editing company targets authors and small business owners who write books, website content or other material related to spirituality and wellness. Therefore, I named my company Zen Editorial because I want my clients to feel relaxed when their work is in my hands. My job as an editor is to clarify and tidy up their message until their words are as uncluttered as a Zen garden. I have an affinity for all things Buddhist, and Zen is my favourite branch of Buddhism because it is simple, grassroots, cuts to the chase and eschews dogma. And, Zen reminds me, as the owner of a new business, to chill out when things get crazy!

By: Camille

Camille — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:34:08 +0000

I wanted something that incorporated my name somehow. My last name is Wright, which would have been a bit obvious. My first name is Camille, which my father took from the category 5 hurricane that hit the U.S. a few months before I was born. So, Category 5 Photography.

By: Seltzer

Seltzer — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:15:03 +0000

First: I LOVE the business name Raised Eyebrows and how many people did just that when you told them because they didn’t get it?! A professional colleague and I am in the process of creating a business called Pink Seltzer, creative strategies for business growth. When I told my husband, he said: “Pink Seltzer. I don’t get it.” Well, big surprise :)

As we realized we had complimentary talents and business experience that would make for a great partnership, we too brainstormed about what we really wanted out of business and what we bring to people. We realized that each client we had helped in the past thought we were a “blast” and we inspired them with our ideas, enthusiasm, business savvy and creativity. So when we thought about how our clients “feel” us and how we felt through our business epiphany, it was bubbly, fun and ready to pop — so there you have Pink Seltzer.

Creative strategies for business growth comes from drilling down to the end result of our work — and it’s always about growth and being “creative” is the difference.

By: Diane Helbig

Diane Helbig — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:19:00 +0000

4 years ago I decided to become a business coach. As a person of action, and wanting my clients to take action to help themselves succeed, I landed on Seize This Day Coaching. I feel it has more impact than Seize The Day. It is THIS day that should be seized, you know? There has always been a connection with carpe diem in my family and I guess I was subconsciously playing to that connection.

When I was growing up my mother would say, “Just the sun rising in the morning is reason enough to be alive.” Imagine my surprise when I realized that I’d designed my logo as a sun. It’s all about connections — there are no coincidences.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:41:19 +0000

My business is "Phydeaux Designs" (pronounced "fi-do"). Years and years ago, my dad and brother found an abandoned newborn kitten (maybe a week old) kitten at a truck stop on the way home from a trip to Montana (!). My brother kept that kitten alive under his jacket, dripping bits of cream into its mouth. I snatched that little baby up as soon as they arrived home and raised him, naming him "Phydeaux." Phydeaux was a wonderful kitty and met a far too early demise on our street, but instead of this being a sad story, I've named every creative venture "Phydeaux" since. :) I love that I smile every time I see or hear the name, thinking about my grey and white kitty who was such a love! Even though "Phydeaux" doesn't really related to hand knits and original knitting designs/patterns (my biz), it's a great "sticky" name: it's intriguing, keeps people's interest, starts conversations when I tell them how it's pronounced or spelled.