From Disney-Focused to a Luxury Travel Hub When Beth, the visionary behind MagicalTravelQueen.com, approached me for a website redesign, her goal was clear: to reflect the full spectrum of her expertise as a luxury travel concierge. With over a decade of experience planning everything from Disney adventures to European tours, her website needed to showcase…
Building a Home for Book Wonder Some projects stick with you long after the final design tweaks, and this was one of them. When MJ from Book Wonder reached out to me, it wasn’t just about creating a website—it was about building a home for their mission. But MJ needed a way to bring it…
Every year, I choose one word of the year. In 2023, it was “adventure,” as I had just embarked on the journey of starting up J Hamel Solutions. I knew that this business required me to approach each step with a healthy dose of curiosity and a willingness to embrace the unknown. ‘Adventure’ has been…
People often ask how I got started, sometimes thinly veiled as “what gave you the guts to do this?” When I first started conceptualizing this idea, I didn’t have it, the guts that is. I was working two part-time jobs, and honestly, that’s where this story starts. Building Community At the Medford Farmers Market, I…
