“If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” - Maya Angelou Today is National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day and we celebrate with open arms the future...
At my worst, I could barely speak. I didn’t have the strength to pick up a phone. The doctors had given me 24 hours to turn things around. Why me? Though it was so difficult and isolating, I felt at...
Last week, we were chosen as the Small Business of the Year by the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce! When we received the award, one of the Chamber members joked, “We heard people told you not to move here....
We always celebrate the big wins. The contracts getting signed, the deals being made, the products getting launched. Big wins are easy to celebrate. They’re recognizable (in fact, they kind of demand recognition). They represent the resolution or completion of...
I’m never at my desk. “Where’s Amy?” is a frequent question around our office. My executive assistant Callie is always running around trying to tracking me down. I like to be in the action, buzzing between our buildings, talking to...
Pink Stork has been in business since 2015, and over that time, from working alone in my apartment to operating a global business with many employees, I’ve really come to understand how a company culture can evolve and its importance...
While my husband (and Pink Stork’s COO) Thomas was in the Marines, he and I traveled across the country. That’s also when I started to build my business, Pink Stork, from our many tiny apartments on various military bases. After...
When visitors come to Pink Stork HQ, they often comment on one thing: how young our team is! Many of our employees come to us directly from Flager College (and some of them are still in school). Why do I...
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce Women With Vision Luncheon about the importance of finding the “why” behind your business. I was lucky to find mine, though it wasn’t an...
Growing up, I was always able to trust my body. Since the age of eight, I had been an athlete, and I would even go on to play tennis in college. As someone whose body naturally performed, I was used...
At Pink Stork, wellness is personal. My name’s Amy Suzanne Upchurch, and I’m the Founder and CEO of Pink Stork. I’m also a proud mom of five, the wife of a Veteran Marine, a daughter, and a sister. I founded...
There is absolutely nothing better than wearing something comfy and cozy and still feeling put together! During a time where so many people are working from home it has become a necessity to have outfits in our wardrobe that prevent...