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“We came up with this idea that we could collect vintage and drop it off in this building, and every couple of months, we could have a little show and sell everything – hopefully, sell what we had collected – and then we could start all over and make it different for the next show,” Seay says. “We always wanted to have a little shop that somehow married our love of holiday decorating, our love of vintage and our love of art,” Seay says.īut they didn’t want a full-time store and both insisted that they would only sell items they love and would have in their own homes. The sisters have their pop-up sales in their own shop in West Greenville. All of those little things have intersected to create what we have now.”Īnd what they have is an experience for their dedicated followers on Instagram. “We started really young, looking for deals and spending our own money on things we wanted. “This has kind of always been our dream,” Seay says. Now, they have turned their creativity and style into a thriving pop-up business, Wilson Girls. Sisters Cathleen Wilson Seay and Jean Wilson Freeman have favored unique finds since they were kids, back when their father would give them $5 to spend at a summer flea market. Our strengths and weaknesses really complement each other well.” “I wouldn’t want to be in business with anyone other than my sister,” Calhoun says. Throughout this challenging year, having a built-in confidant and best friend has transcended the difficulties of becoming business owners. “Our mom helps make all of our homemade Italian ice,” Calhoun says.
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The “Houni Sisters” have the valued support of their mother, Felicia Calhoun, in the business. In addition to the sisters, team members now feel like family – and one actually is. They credit their team, believing in their ability to make this happen, and the wise counsel of others for helping them get off to a promising start. Houni’s has even managed to expand over the past year, with a mobile cart and tabletop setup for events and catering, as well as prepackaged ices and gelatis for events. “We try to make every single visit to Houni’s something memorable and joyful.” “We’ve had so many loyal customers go above and beyond,” Hudzik says. We would have some customers come through two, three, four times a week. A lot of people just wanted to get out of the house.
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We have a model that is walk-up and drive-through only, so we actually fared really well. “We did manage to launch a business in the middle of a pandemic,” Calhoun says. More: Women entrepreneurs in Greenville: Kuka Juice and VV Spot help folks lead healthy lifestyles For better or for worse, Houni’s opened March 9, 2020, the very week that the pandemic was starting in earnest in the Upstate. “We grew up loving Italian ice as a family.”įollowing Calhoun’s career in magazine publishing and Hudzik’s work in real estate, the pair decided to go for their dream. “We’ve always wanted to go into business together,” Calhoun says. The sisters own Houni’s Italian Ice, which has itself become a go-to outing for pandemic-weary parents and kids. Morgan Calhoun and Walker Calhoun Hudzik have turned a favorite family treat into a family business. This month, we take a look at two pairs of sisters who have persevered to find their niche and make their dreams come true. In the case of sisters, it can mean having a shorthand language, a lifetime of memories and a proven record of commitment to each other. When business and family mix, it can (sometimes) be magic.