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Gen Z Gymnast Shifts Focus to Thriving Screen-Print Business
Carleigh Stillwagon trained as an elite gymnast for 14 years, but a long-term injury forced her retirement. Then COVID hit. "I was going crazy being at home with nothing to do," she recalls. "I knew I wanted to start my own business, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. My mom had an embroidery business when I was younger, so I had...
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