letterfromthepublisher birthday and am amazed how


I contact us


Publisher Jackie Flaherty


Sales & Marketing Director Julie B. Hill


Julie@NAtwincities.com Editor


Cheryl Hynes


Design & Production Stephen Blancett Steven Hagewood


of Campfire Studio


Multi-Market Advertising 239-449-8309


Franchise Sales 239-530-1377


Sara Shrode Layout 651-485-6293 recently celebrated my 55th


quickly the years have flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was a teenager hanging out with friends in rural North Dako- ta. Then off to college in Grand Forks. Followed by my dream job as a bookstore manager then a district manager. Transfer to Minnesota. Marriage. Children. And now grandchildren. When I left my full-time job in 2011 to start the Twin Cities’


edition of Natural Awakenings, I was 49 years old and many of my friends questioned why I was taking on something so big so


late in my career. They thought I should be on the downside, coasting to retirement. But from my viewpoint, I’m looking at another 20 to 25 years of work and I prefer work that I enjoy, that challenges me yet plays into my strengths (don’t we all?). I love being a publisher, love the people I meet, love the variety of work I get to


do and love my Natural Awakenings family. But what I don’t love is the amount of time it takes to put it all together every month. The first three years I was energized by the newness of everything and my desire to get the magazine out there because I knew many of you would love it if you just knew about it. And you do! I constantly hear from people, “I love your magazine!” Thank you! But what I’m missing is time. Time to travel with my husband whose work has recently expanded to an international market, time to spend with our grandsons and time to work on another dream that’s calling to me—another magazine I’ve been developing since 2002. Letters & Journals (L&J) is all about letter writing, journal keeping, stationery, office supplies and such. I thought Natural Awakenings would be a springboard to launch L&J when the time was right. However, I’m finding that I have no time for L&J because I’m so busy with the monthly production of Natural Awakenings. If I enjoyed wearing the sales hat as much as I enjoy the other aspects of running the magazine, I could easily pay people to do some of the other work, but since that is my least favorite activity, then I’m back to square one. Life is calling—travel, dreams and all-too-quickly growing grandchildren are


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vying for my time and attention. I have prayerfully made the decision to sell the Twin Cities Natural Awakenings franchise to someone who can take over from here and move the magazine in the growth and direction it deserves. It can’t be just anyone, but must be the right person(s), and to that end, I will continue to publish for as long as it takes to find them.


I had initiated this call last summer and connected with some people of interest.


Possibly something may come of these new contacts, possibly another publish- er will want to expand their franchise and purchase a second territory, or possibly the newest owner is reading this now for the first time and considering if this is the answer to what they’ve been looking for— a new business, a chance to learn and grow, a world of possibili- ties through new adventures. Let the journey begin.


Jackie Flaherty, Publisher


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