The Owner
Kirstin Martin - Owner
I find things like this really hard to write - I also find them rather hard to read, so I'll try to keep this short! I do think it's important to offer potential clients and customers a little insight into who I am though and why I started Smitten, so here goes.
I grew up in Maple Heights, Ohio in a house of women (my mom, my sister, myself, Fluffy, our one-eyed Siamese cat & Molly, our dog). I went to John Carroll University where I graduated with an accounting degree and more importantly met my husband, Gregor. After graduating, I worked as an Auditor for Ernst & Young. After a few years I escaped that and headed to Costa Rica & Mexico to learn Spanish & forget the horrors of auditing.
When I returned, I convinced one of my best friends to move to Chicago with me. I was lucky enough to get a job with Equity Office Properties in accounting and then project management consulting. I left EOP in 2004 and moved to Miami to plan my own wedding. I had helped numerous friends and acquaintances with the details of their big day - but planning my own really solidified my love for the subject and propelled me to start Smitten Boutique.