Brenda Kirik (Williams Place)

About this episode

Brenda Kirik discusses her business, Williams Place, and its offerings in Corry, PA.

In our newest episode, we're speaking with Brenda Kirik, who owns Williams Place in Corry, PA. Williams Place is a locally owned gift and fabric shop offering a full service retreat center. They have a large variety of unique gifts from local artisans and carry a wide selection of fair trade products from around the world. Brenda talks about forming the business, the Airbnb units that are hosted above it, and her daughter's business (The Corner Bar and Grillz in Corry, PA). We hope you enjoy the conversation. Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Slim and Red⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ECGRA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Impact Corry⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edinboro Beehive

People in this episode

Host: Impact Corry

Guest: Brenda Kirik

Topics covered

• small business
• entrepreneurship
• local artisans
• fair trade products
• retreat center
• Airbnb

Keywords

• gift shop
• fabric shop
• local business
• unique gifts
• Airbnb units
• retreat center

Sponsors

ECGRA, Impact Corry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Williams Place, The Corner Bar and Grillz, Edinboro Beehive

Places: Corry, PA

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