Creating the First Independent Optical Design Studio in the U.S. — Selin Olmsted takes us through the steps involved in opening the first independent optical design studio in the U.S. Her ambition of making the studio indispensable to customers drives her to overdeliver on every project and offer outstanding quality service!
Envisioning Your 2022!
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? For me, the new year is a wonderful time of celebration and a time to look forward. The whole "resolution for a whole year" process has never filled me with joy, but I enjoy a good challenge and try to introduce one new resolution each month — things like seeing more friends, spending more time writing, walking every day, or just simply routinely getting up early to welcome each new day with silent focus.
Want to learn more about OWA's fascinating membership? Our members are amazing, and we want you to get the inside scoop on what makes them so great. Meet OWA's most recent featured member — Kylie Matya. After learning about Kylie Matya, you can view past Member Spotlights here.
There are many reasons to become an individual contributor of the OWA. As one of our contributors states, "It truly makes me feel good knowing that I am doing a small part to support all of the incredible women of our industry, so many who have faced past adversity in a male-dominated business and who are now leaders in their own right. Knowing I am personally supporting these women is a true benefit unto itself."
Each year, the annual OWA award honorees receive $1000 each to put toward a charity of their choosing. The Charities of Choice selected for 2022 are:
If you would like to make an additional contribution to either of these charities please visit their respective donation pages.
You're invited to the next meeting of OWA Reads, another of your great membership benefits! Open to all OWA members, this virtual group "meets" quarterly on the last Thursday of the month for a fun discussion around a current book. Join us Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 7 PM CST, to talk about Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering the People Around You by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss. A 2021 OWA business book selection, Unleashed provides radical advice for the practice of leadership today.
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Dust off your résumé and check out the latest industry job opportunities on the OWA Job Board. Or if you have a role to fill, post your job opening to find the best talent in optical.
"Food for Thought . . . where food breaks down barriers and brings us all to the table!"
Food for Thought was created to facilitate dialogue with our neighbors and to embrace and highlight the diversity of our OWA members. Gathering together at the table promotes fellowship and provides a place of love and peace. If you have a recipe to feature in Food for Thought, send your submission to .
In the Italian tradition, baccala is typically the first course of the Feast of the Seven Fishes and is served on Christmas Eve. Sharing her Grandma Maria Capaldi's recipe, OWA member Pamela Capaldi has enjoyed this dish made with a variety of fish or shellfish — squid, octopus, snails, white fish, shrimp, crab, and lobster. Buon Natale!!