{"id":15438,"date":"2014-07-19T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.wpengine.com\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2014-07-19T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T18:04:03","slug":"cover-story-bold-women-buckhead-anna-griffin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplybuckhead.com\/cover-story-bold-women-buckhead-anna-griffin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COVER STORY &#124; Bold Women of Buckhead: Anna Griffin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Anna-Griffin-Web.jpg\" class=\"mfp-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4779 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/simplybuckhead.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Anna-Griffin-Web-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Griffin Web\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>By Karina Timmel<br \/>\n<strong>Job:<\/strong> President of Anna Griffin Inc.<br \/>\n<strong>Born in:<\/strong> Charlotte, North Carolina<br \/>\n<strong>Lives in:<\/strong> Buckhead<br \/>\nFueled by her thirst for creating, a love of antiques, a deep appreciation for family and tradition, and a relentless determination to make beautiful things that help women feel special, honored and creative themselves, Anna Griffin celebrates 20 successful years in business in Atlanta this year.<br \/>\nAfter earning a graphic design degree in college and a stint working for Vera Wang, Griffin launched her own business in 1994 by creating handmade wedding and event invitations, filling a void in the market at that time.Her brand has since grown by leaps and bounds into an international stationery, gift and fabric company, with over 1,000 of her licensed products and pattern collections incorporated into brands such as Lenox, C.R. Gibson and Plaid Enterprises.<br \/>\n\u201cI love that I make products that touch people in a meaningful way. Whether it is a wedding invitation that I\u2019ve designed or a do-it-yourself card-making kit, I love that my products are part of the most important times in our customers\u2019 lives,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nWhen she\u2019s not making appearances on programs on the Home Shopping Network and collecting antiques at Scott Antiques Market, she\u2019s renovating old homes (she lives in her eighth project). We\u2019re not quite sure where she finds the time.<br \/>\n<strong>Her Biggest Life Lesson<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe biggest life lesson I\u2019ve learned is to trust myself. Trusting my instincts, following that voice in my head, always proves to be the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Karina Timmel Job: President of Anna Griffin Inc. 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