A HUGE thank you to Don & Jennifer Rick of PocahontasMercantile & Sweet Shoppe and The Strand for hosting us this morning!

Jennifer shared the history of the buildings, the process of of saving the buildings from destruction, creating an experience for customers, and working with the many talented and creative creators that supply The Mercantile and host events in The Strand.

We were also given a super secret sneak peak into one of their latest projects!

Thank you, Jennifer! Thank you, Don!

Current CEO student Ashton White got to show off his personal business products that are already for sale in The Mercantile!


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