Kat Lutze: Owner and Founder of Alley Kat's Curiosity Shoppe

About this episode

Jenny Craig-Brown interviews Kat Lutze about her journey in founding Alley Kat's Curiosity Shoppe.

All About the Girl host Jenny Craig-Brown sits down with Kat Lutze, founder and owner of Alley Kat's Curiosity Shoppe, a community-driven retail space that features local artists, curators, and small business owners! A Valparaiso native, Kat started her entrepreneurial journey in 2014 after purchasing the remaining inventory of a lampshade factory. What began as online and local resale quickly evolved into something much bigger. Jenny and Kat explore all this and so much more in this month's ...

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Craig-Brown

Guest: Kat Lutze

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• local business
• community
• art
• retail

Keywords

• Alley Kat's Curiosity Shoppe
• Kat Lutze
• entrepreneur
• local artists
• retail space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alley Kat's Curiosity Shoppe

Places: Valparaiso

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