Cadena Collective

Voices of Cadena Collective is a blog series featuring Q&A’s and short stories about the artisans that we work with. This first post is about Aracely Salas, founder of Cel Sal, how she got started on her candle making journey, and some details about what makes her products so special.

Gifts for us were made of moments, memories, feelings. While we didn’t have the means to provide a lavish gift, anything we did give her was given with love. Now that we are older we talk about how much she gave us constantly: the lessons, the hugs, the LOVE. We always had everything we needed because we had each other.

Cadena Collective is excited to announce our first Digital Media Fellow. Risa Takenaka is a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame pursuing a Masters in Entrepreneurship. She is an invaluable addition to our team as we continue to grow and work with our current vendors.

The chance to bring our own community together is meaningful because it shows that we have the ability to define our own destinies. We are stronger when we come together and support businesses within our own community. The trunk show was small and casual but it brought together several other business owners from the Pleasant Grove area and it provided us with the opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals who are working to improve their own corner of Dallas. It may seem insignificant to many but hosting events like these is an opportunity to change narratives. We are hustlers and...