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Contributors

IBN is pleased to introduce the regular contributors to Indie Magazine. If you have any special areas of expertise that you would like to share with our readers, please read our editorial guidelines.

Christopher Farella, Esq.: Hiring The Help Column
Kayla Fioravanti: Beauty Business Blast Off! Column
Donna Maria Coles Johnson: Cook, bottle washer, forever grateful to all these other people!
Ellie Trinowski: Finding Inspiration Column
Jamila White: E-Commerce And You Column
Lisa Bardsley, Creative Director

Chris Farella, Esq. Christopher Farella, Esq.
Law Offices of Stahl Farella & Sarokin

Christopher helps companies grow by identifying and avoiding employment-related issues before they become problems. Christopher works with companies ranging from small entrepreneurial ventures to large multinational corporations. In particular, he has provided counsel to and conducted litigation in state and federal courts for a wide array of businesses and has defended clients against investigations conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state human rights agencies and the U.S. Attorneys' Office. Chris is a popular speaker at conferences and trade shows and his Hiring The Help column shares his expertise with readers.

Kayla Fioravanti
Essential Wholesale

Kayla is a wife, mother of 3, Aromatherapy Registration Council Certified Aromatherapist and cosmetic formulator. Kayla's experience helping handmade beauty businesses create new and exciting products is unsurpassed in our industry. She helps people innovate using raw materials from around the world and is knowledgeable about every aspect of cosmetic preparation. From soup to nuts, including research, design, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, sales, marketing, labeling and more, Kayla is a literal storehouse of information. Her Beauty Business Blast Off! column helps readers translate simple concepts into fragrant realities that sell.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson
Founder and President, Indie Beauty Network
Publisher, Indie Magazine

I love working with the exciting people you see listed here. They are absolute tops in their field! I'm just glad I found them so my picture can be on the same page with them!

Ellie Trinowski
Moonshine Soap

Moonshine Soap founder Ellie Trinowski is an industry treasure. Ellie doesn't just make soap, she uses organic ingredients and pure essential oils to create a truly luxurious bathing experience. Ellie does not follow the crowd, but has freed herself from all preconceived notions, not only about soap, but also about what she and her business can contribute to the world. It is this kind of "outside the box" paradigm that Ellie shares with readers in her Finding Inspiration column.

Jamila White
The E-Commerce Diva

Jamila White, “The E-Commerce Diva”, helps small businesses who are struggling to improve e-commerce sales. She’s also president of j.blossom and Co., a member of the Handmade Beauty Network. Her E-Commerce and You column will help members maximize the power of the Internet to increase revenues and grow their brands.

Lisa Bardsley

Lisa Bardsley has been a licensed cosmetologist since 1988. She started working in salons doing hair, make-up, and esthetic services. Lisa has done make-up for weddings, shows, photography and stage. She has worked as an Account Executive of Sales for Aveda and later as owner of former HBN member, Old Thyme Bath Company in Portland, Oregon. Lisa’s extensive knowledge of the industry and her creative talents make her an excellent addition to the magazine team.