Double Threat Celia Doss from Living Waters Kentucky & Maui Silver Jewelry

Celia Doss is the owner of Living Waters Kentucky and co-owner with her husband of Maui Silver Jewelry. 

 

• Celia owns two businesses in Frankfort.
• Her husband is from Frankfort, and she’s been visiting here for 25 years.
• She grew up in California and met her husband there.
• She has a master’s degree in Integrative Health Care.
• They moved to Maui, started a business, and raised two kids there for 18 years.
• On August 8, 2023, they lost their home and business to the historic wildfire there.
• The family moved to Frankfort that same month to start over. Their Frankfort home is nowhere near the flood zone.
• The Hawaiian home and business were rentals, which freed them to come to Frankfort, as the decision to rebuild or not wasn’t in their hands.
• Maui Silver Jewelry was created in 2006, and they restarted it in Frankfort.
• They have a pop-up location inside Bourbon Belles and Babes, but mainly sell online through MauiSilverJewelry.com and can be found on Facebook and Instagram. They also do pop-ups at parties and local events.
• Office Manager Murphy barks out some weekly encouragement.
• Maui Silver Jewelry began with the encouragement of friends and $10,000 in inventory.
• COVID-19 presented a challenge to employee retention, yet they managed to do it all themselves in their storefront, located in a highly tourist-driven area.
• They have maintained a very loyal customer base online, which contributed to their recovery.
• Her children are 13 and 17, and the motivation to work from home is for a better quality of life.
• As an e-commerce business, they have faced a few scammers, but work with Square for credit card processing, which has helped.
• Celia has also learned to spot the signs of scam attempts. Her connections with her customers help.
• Celia’s second business is Living Waters Kentucky.
• She recommends getting professional help when designing your website and interfaces.
• The basis for Living Waters started in 2021, back in Maui, when they invested in a water ionizer for their home, a medical-grade certified machine made in Japan.
• They tried it for a while as part of a water share before investing in their home machine. The company found out they burned with everything else in the Lahaina fire and sent them a new one free of charge here in Frankfort.
• The water is purified, then ionized by the machine.
• The scientific name is electrolyte-reduced water.
• Celia does demos for educational purposes, so people understand what they are drinking.