CELEBRATION + INSPIRATION for the female entrepreneur
& her modern lifestyle.
About.
Established in 2010, COCOLILY & CO. is a a boutique shop & creative agency for the female entrepreneur.
OUR PLATFORMS INCLUDE:
The Shop.
You can find all items in our Etsy shop; allowing you to make quick purchases when supporting other brands and businesses. The shop includes editable lookbooks, printable planners, social media templates, and editable business thank you cards.
The Creative Marketing Agency.
A boutique creative marketing agency for the female entrepreneur, crafting beautiful brands with style and grace. This includes sales of your product line to retailers and buyers, design services - from menus to lookbooks, content and copywriting plus social media design suites.
The COCOLILY Journal.
A modern lifestyle magazine for the female entrepreneur. The pages are filled with celebration x inspiration, showcase female-led brands plus small businesses. The Journal (our blog) features inspiration for your small business and modern lifestyle including curated finds, seasonal shopping guides, marketing tips, self care checklists and HER STORY; spotlights on female entrepreneurs. Be sure to join the Cafe to receive the latest updates; featuring a few of our favourite things.
The Signature Events.
Unparalleled experiences, business and lifestyle events. We have produced events such as Lady Boss Social, The Original Wedding Soiree, The Original Mommy Soiree with a Moda Parade and The COCOLILY Social in 2016 - setting the trend in creative boutique events for the female entrepreneur.
The House of COCOLILY.
The House specializes in unique branded merchandise along with promotional items, preset swag boxes, corporate gifting, custom candles and branded apparel. We work with lifestyle brands in industries that include Hospitality, Retail, Events, Beauty, Fashion, Realtors, and Corporate.
About Renee, The Founder
Hello Lovely! So nice to meet you here. I am the founder/creative director behind COCOLILY & CO. - based out of Toronto. A bit about my background and how all this came to be…
As a business school graduate, my career began in sales and marketing roles in the hospitality industry. My entrepreneurial days started in 2007 with a local print publication for women - it was the first of its kind; For Her Magazine. I later transitioned into the event industry in 2010, producing boutique-style wedding, fashion and lifestyle signature events such as The Original Wedding Soiree, The Original Mommy Soiree, Lady Boss Social and COCOLILY Moda Parade.
In 2012, I founded COCOLILY & CO., which consisted of a limited edition print publication and digital issues. COCOLILY magazine features hand-selected shops, products, services and HER STORY; spotlights on female entrepreneurs. Each issue I handcraft with love while sipping on my Americano!
This was also about the time that I realized being an entrepreneur wasn’t easy especially if you are wearing all the hats. I also missed chatting with co-workers and others about ideas, thoughts, etc. So I branched out to a collective community for the female entrepreneur - just knowing that you’re not alone on this journey and connecting with other like-minded females who just ‘got it’ - really helped and I didn’t feel so alone.
Having years of experience in the event industry, crafting the magazine + websites, I developed a passion for design and unique products - bringing me back to my hospitality, marketing and sales roots. That is when The House of COCOLILY came to fruition - offering branded merchandise and promotional items from logo cookies and apparel to journals and tote bags. This also allows me to curate bespoke promotional products for brands and assisting them in their branding strategy.
I wanted to create a unique platform for the female entrepreneur, a place for inspiration, a place to celebrate other female entrepreneurs; sharing their stories - while also helping female entrepreneurs and their brands with creative design, sales support, small business x marketing coaching - all with which I have over 20+ years of experience in!
I am blessed to do what I love. I believe that good things happen with coffee, conversation and collaboration in a like-minded community.
A few other things about me...
☕️ I am in a relationship with my work, a fan of The Golden Girls, and wouldn’t be able to get through life’s toughest moments without God.
♥ One of my favourite quotes: "The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it's all that matters." - Audrey Hepburn
☕️ I believe in my morning coffee, being kind to one another, that everyone makes mistakes, music is good for the soul, do what you love/love what you do.
♥ I am a curator, designer, dreamer and believer.
With Gratitude,
Renee