What began as a do-it-yourself hobby has become a multimillion-dollar business for Tamara Mayne, owner of Industry City-based Brooklyn Candle Studio.
In 2013 Mayne bought a candlemaking kit to craft budget-conscious gifts for family members. Quickly the activity turned into an obsession. After mastering the technique, she used $1,600 in savings to purchase materials and set up an Etsy shop while still working full time as an art director at the Jones Group. Mayne spent late nights melting wax in her studio apartment in Carroll Gardens. When a group of orders for 50 candles hit the screen, she felt an entrepreneurial urge.
“Initially, all I wanted was to
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