”The rich in spirit help the poor
in one grand brotherhood,
all having the same Principle, or Father;
and blessed is that man who seeth
his brother’s need and supplieth it,
seeking his own in another’s good.”—Mary Baker Eddy
Hobby Turned e-commerce Side-Hustle
A decades-long hobby of garage sales and thrifting is now evolving from a personal obsession to an independent business.
Ian Spiers
Unrepentant Disruptor, Entrepreneur,
Brand Strategist, Media Consultant
The business of creativity is Ian’s birthright.
As a small child, while other children were spending their recess periods on the monkey bars, Ian was obsessing over making original art, with construction paper, Crayons, and PVA glue—regularly designing promotional marketing materials for various school activities.
Things took a radical turn for Ian back in the early 90‘s, when Ian pirated a bootleg copy of Photoshop 2 on a $12k Macintosh IIfx (maxed-out with a whopping 16 Mb of RAM!). He soon mastered QuarkXPress and began a formal career as a print designer, and later started cranking out various MovableType blog websites.
Today, Ian seeks collaborative opportunities for his formidable experience, toolbox, and skillset.
- Social Media Marketing
- Commercial Photography
- Video Production
- Audio Recording
- Print, Web & Electronic Design
- Animation & Motion Design
”Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.”
—Andy Worhol
The Outreach Network
Connecting The Dots
Modern life is overwhelmed with excess.
Since October of 2021, Ian has been actively collecting surplus food and hard goods from a network of local suppliers and redistributing them to local charities that are devoted to caring for those in need.
Additionally, as Ian hunts for treasures while ”sourcing” items to sell online, he regularly acquires other high-quality clothing and household items — items that don’t hold much resale value, but are just too good to pass up. When he can, Ian buys these items and distributes them among his growing network of non-profit recipients.
Current recipients of this outreach effort include:
“Ride With Me” – An Outreach Highlight Video
November 11th, 12th, 2021
”Opportunity is missed by most people
because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work.“—Thomas Edison