WESST Client Profiles

Omie’s Nizhoniful Mess

Omie’s Nizhoniful Mess is locally and Native owned by Naomi Greymountain, a Navajo woman who blends traditional Native work of beading and jewelry making along with inspiring floral designs. Nizhoniful in Navajo means beautiful, giving meaning to Naomi’s collections in which each are unique and handcrafted. Each piece of work is created and crafted in…

Monet’s Skin Studio

Monet’s Skin Studio is a locally owned relaxation and beauty spa, located in Albuquerque’s Nob Hill. The studio provides skin services to help clients replenish and address their skincare needs. With a mission aligned to help clients look and feel their best, they offer services including Facials, Chemical Peels, Red Light Therapy, High Frequency Therapy,…

Libélula Financial

Brenda partnered with her husband to start J&B Gardens, a family-owned landscaping business. She began taking care of their bookkeeping needs while continuing to work with another contractor as a full-time office manager. Brenda then decided to open her own business: Libelula Financial, a bookkeeping service that assists businesses with acquiring the permits and applications…

Luna and Luz

“Luna and Luz” (Tess’s daughters’ middle names) is a retail shop, located in the historic Albuquerque Old Town district. Her shop showcases nearly 200 local artisans, including many women-owned and Albuquerque-based businesses. Tess is in the business of invigorating the local economy and making our community rich by supporting vendors and artists who are true…

Kesha’s Space LLC & Brown Sugar

Kesha’s Space LLC & Brown Sugar are owned and operated by Army Veteran Kesha Janaan Jaramillo. Kesha’s Space LLC offers a revolutionary approach to skin, body, and hair care through her brand “Brown Sugar”. In addition, Kesha’s Space is a hub for entrepreneurs in need of social media marketing and web design services. Her products…

The Magic Cookery & Naples Drizzle

The Magic Cookery offers a full-service professional commissary kitchen for food service providers. Designed with the client in mind, The Magic Cookery is fully registered and compliant with the FDA. In addition to kitchen services, they offer packaging and bottling facilities. Additionally, The Magic Cookery is home to Naples Drizzle their original manufacturing brand. Naples…

Bosque Mobile Bicycle Repair

Bosque Mobile Bicycle Repair

Bosque Mobile Bicycle Repair is a convenient remote repair service in the Albuquerque area that helps you keep your bikes properly maintained and tuned, so you spend more time on roads and trails and less time in the shop. It doesn’t matter if you are at home, work, or anywhere in between, Bosque Mobile Bicycle…

Franziska Neumann

FZK Franziska

At FZK, we are a partner who knows the brand in our clients’ hearts and translates it into a curated online presence.  We’ve been building a customized online presence for our clients since 2005 and are proud to offer a full-service creative team at your fingertips. Most clients find that our services go beyond web…

Alyssa Begay, Bluehorse Realty NM

Bluehorse Realty NM

Owner Alyssa Begay started Bluehorse Realty NM in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2021. Bluehorse Realty NM provides exceptional service to clients seeking to buy or sell their real estate in San Juan County, New Mexico. Alyssa started and named her business as a dedication to her grandparents and their Native community…

Germaine Simonson, Rocky Ridge Gas and Market

Rocky Ridge Gas + Market

Rocky Ridge Gas + Market is a Navajo-owned convenience store providing fresh food and reservation staples to the Rocky Ridge, AZ community and surrounding area. They curate “Grandma Baskets”, a selection of popular foods and staples, for relatives who want to provide Shima’ sani (grandmother) with her favorite foods as donated purchases from the market…

Kurt Pablo

P/7 Construction

P/7 Construction is a single member limited liability company based out of Kirtland, NM serving the Farmington and Durango communities. P/7 Construction’s mission statement is to build community with honesty and quality. Kurt started the business in the mists of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 after losing his father and returning to his home-town roots….

Kate Viers

Feral Lore Perfumes

There is just something to be said for child’s play and exploration in fields of flowers. As a young girl, little Kate discovered her love for aromatherapy by blending petals together to smell their remnant on her fingertips. Upon reflection, Ms. Viers shares, “I created Feral Lore Perfumes with a desire to share my passion…

Elizabeth Buckley

Heritage Tapestries

Elizabeth produces one-of-a-kind original handwoven tapestries for interiors, in addition to teaching classes to weavers on the art of handwoven tapestry and design. Elizabeth is a second-generation tapestry artist of over fifty years. Elizabeth first wove tapestry based on the Mexican and Rio Grande techniques, and then expanded into those of the French tapestry tradition,…

Dr. Ndidiamaka Okpareke, PharmD RPh

Olive Tree Compounding Pharmacy Co.

Olive Tree Compounding Pharmacy Co. is the State of New Mexico’s only African American-owned Compounding Pharmacy. Our planet is home to over 7 billion humans, each individual and unique. Olive Tree Compounding is unique in offering individualized treatments through medications specifically engineered to suit each patient’s customized needs. If you’ve ever asked your doctor, “Is…

Twenty2seven Photography LLC

Twenty2seven Photography LLC

Twenty2seven Photography LLC originated in New Mexico and is a lifestyle and outdoor family photography company. The business was created in late 2021 and is owned and operated by Roseanna Chavez. Roseanna has created an “on-location” photography company that focuses on photographing their clients where they feel most comfortable. Shooting “on-location” provides diverse backgrounds and…

PHREE Project

PHREE Project

The PHREE Project (People Helping Reach Everyone Everyday) offers community-based outreach programs that focus on bringing communities together through positive events. The PHREE Project has been promoting outreach in communities since 2014 and partners with various organizations to help make a difference and bring hope to underserved and impoverished areas. PHREE partners with both faith-based…

Maman Atelier

Maman Atelier

Maman Atelier manufactures and sells lingerie using environmentally friendly fabrics. Kai Lani Mayer, owner, believes that garments should be made to endure years of well-loved wear and, with proper care, can become more beautiful with time. She sells online and attends pop-up shops and events around the state to promote and sell her lingerie. Kai…

Michelle Clemishire

Clementine Services LLC

Michelle Clemishire is in the process of establishing her startup business within the field of federal contracting and commercial construction. She will focus on work within the Durango area and soon expand into the greater 4 Corners Area as her business builds. She is working to obtain her status as an 8(a) business located within…

Trey Pickett and Vanessa Mathis

VIIIZON Academy LLC

VIIIZON Academy LLC prides itself as the New Mexico epicenter for performing arts culture. They focus on a wholistic approach to training dancers, ensuring students are mentally, emotionally, and physically prepared to fulfill their unlimited potential. “Our goal is to build confidence, dedication, and elicit enthusiasm in the students.” VIIIZON Academy offers a wide array…

Dodysdodat Creations

Dodysdodat Creations

Dodysdodat Creations is jewelry made by Mary Bevers. Mary started making jewelry when she was 9 years old. After making jewelry for her friends and family as gifts, she decided to take her jewelry-making passion seriously and turn it into a business. She has been using her own funds and support from her husband to purchase…

Average Joe Barbers, LLC

Average Joe Barbers, LLC

Average Joe Barbers, LLC is a locally operated family barbershop that opened in Farmington, NM, on November 23, 2021. Average Joe Barbers offers barbering and cosmetology services to your entire family, from straight razor shaves and fades to colors and perms. They also offer specific hair manipulation and design services, and facial hair grooming techniques…

Barro by Lucrecia

Barro by Lucrecia

Lucrecia creates ceramic tableware and decor collections. Every piece is hand-crafted and thoughtfully designed, including collections of plates, bowls, cups, pitchers, and teapots. She also creates gifts & home decor like large and small flower vases, vessels, pots, and jugs to accent any room in the house. Made by hand in Santa Fe, New Mexico,…

Third Axis Engraving

Third Axis Engraving, LLC

Third Axis Engraving, LLC. is the only business in the Four Corners area that combines two types of laser engraving with two different laser machines that provide customers with superior quality, personalized products. Third Axis Engraving, LLC is proud to offer a wide range of options for personalizing glass, crystal, acrylic, aluminum, and laser engraving…

Michele Coleman - Inner Guidance   Attachment   Healing Center

Inner Guidance Attachment Healing Center

Michele Coleman is the founder of the Inner Guidance LC, dba Attachment Healing Center. Early in her career as a family therapist, she witnessed firsthand that children were not receiving the care they needed to heal from trauma.  Much has changed during the 15 years since she opened, but the core values remain the same….

Cell Phone Doctor

Cell Phone Doctor

Cell Phone Doctor is a family-owned business serving the greater Gallup community and the Navajo Nation. Cell Phone Doctor sells new and factory refurbished phones and services all brands of cell phones and tablets. They sell several cell phone models, including iPhone, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Android and PlayStation, and Xbox gaming systems. Cell Phone Doctor…

Duran’s Window Painting LLC and Flor y Canto Fine Art

Duran’s Window Painting LLC and Flor y Canto Fine Art

Duran’s Window Painting LLC provides unique window art and murals for all Holidays, seasons, and occasions. Marissa currently works with both residential and commercial clients in Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, and other surrounding areas, including Southern Colorado. She produces high-quality and unique designs that bring color and joy to the community year-round. Flor y Canto Fine…

Gloria I. Rodriguez & Associates

Gloria I. Rodriguez & Associates

Gloria I Rodriguez & Associates, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Curriculum Specialists, is devoted to increasing the number of CLD professionals in the K-12 publishing world. Gloria creates a space for CLD professionals interested in writing culturally and linguistically responsive curriculum. Their participation as curriculum writers will enrich the K-12 grade level curriculum used in…

The Movement Temple

The Movement Temple LLC

Founded in March of 2021, The Movement Temple is a Pilates and Gyrotonic studio based in the North Valley of Albuquerque, NM. With the focus of “movement as medicine,” Amanda aims to spread the joy of proficiency of movement by equipping clients with the knowledge of greater kinesthetic awareness in every step of their daily…

Tiffany Burke Events, LLC

Tiffany Burke Events, LLC

Tiffany Burke Events is a family-based business serving clients since 2017. They are a full-service design and partial planning team for any event in the Albuquerque area. From weddings and elopements to parties and corporate events, Tiffany’s team is prepared to help you elevate your event’s experience. Their full-service production capabilities include floral design, event…

Two Stoned Betties

Two Stoned Betties

Two Stoned Betties makes and sells counterculture art and jewelry at the Downtown Grower’s Market, concerts, and the ABQ ART Walk. Two Stoned Betties is comprised of the creativity and work of Sara Romãn and Kayla Mansfield. The two are life long friends bonded by their love for each other as well as their undying…