"I quit my PR internship. I missed retail."

Mimi's story, part 1/3

(1/3) “I had never quit anything on a whim before, but I quit the prestigious PR internship I’d worked so hard to earn. I couldn’t stand being behind a desk. I missed retail and the chance to connect with customers in person.

Mimi wearing her signature earrings

I grew up in Spartanburg, SC. My parents were entrepreneurs – a bail bondsman and a seamstress …