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Found Collective: Vintage Pop Up Turned Brick & Mortar Store Opens its Doors in Tower

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Natali Carrera
Natali Carrera is a devoted coffee addict who also loves her teenage son, her husband of 19 years and shopping small & local. She is the founder & CEO of parent support non-profit Success Together, Inc. and has been a freelance content creator for FresYes.com for 7 years. Natali is an unrelenting cheerleader for and lifelong resident of Fresno, as well as a Fresno State grad.
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Juliann Love has had a passion for vintage goods and design for as long as she can remember. In 2019 she turned that passion into her own business, Found Collective, by turning her entire home into a showroom for staged pop-up sales of her thoughtfully sourced and curated vintage pieces. Last month, Found Co officially opened the doors to its very own brick & mortar location at 1535 E. Olive Ave Suite 105 in Fresno’s Tower District. I had the opportunity to interview Juliann and learn more about her business and her inspiration. I hope you’ll support Found Co in its new location and enjoy its origin story as much as I have!

FresYes: Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself, and how you got started creating Found Co.?

Juliann Love: Design has been something I have loved for a very long time. My mother was a very creative person. She would have me be the one to set up the table for the holidays which I loved. I’d bring out the special plates, glassware, and whatever greenery from the yard. I loved it so much. 

I also used to watch Oprah when I was younger, and I loved the episodes with Nate Berkus! My mind was blown every time he would reveal a design. It just amazed me seeing how he can transform a room into something so beautiful. Design has been such a huge passion of mine, and vintage came into play when I met my husband 10 years ago. We would go shopping together looking for vintage finds as dates often – it was so fun.

I love creating unique spaces with items that have character and history – having a space that doesn’t look like everyone else’s home. So, Found Co blossomed into something that offered vintage and design.

Found Collective opens first brick & mortar store
Found Co owner Juliann Love and family outside of their new store in Tower

FY: What were some of the best moments in Found Co’s early days, and what were some of the challenges you faced in getting to this point?

Juliann: Making my first sales for sure! Putting yourself out there is such a vulnerable thing! You want people to accept and support what is on your heart! So, seeing people show up is always a humbling experience. I’m always working on staying true to myself and not worrying about what other people are doing, just trying to do me! It is so easy to get caught up on Instagram in the comparison game. Yes, there are lots of other resellers, but there’s only one of me and I offer something different because of that.  

FY: What are some of the things you’re most looking forward to now that Found Co. has a brick and mortar store?

Juliann: I’m looking forward to growing more — offering different services, traveling more, connecting with the community, having events with my neighbors! I love being inclusive, so having a space like this I feel will allow that to happen. 

FY: Is it hard to source items for the shop without wanting to keep them all for yourself? What pieces especially call to you personally?

Juliann: There are definitely challenges when I find gems for sure, but I’ve learned to be detached from anything I bring in. Pieces that call to me are natural stone tables. I’ve always been obsessed with them. 

FY: What types of items tend to sell the fastest once you’ve put them up for sale?

Juliann: I would say statement pieces. Whether it’s a coffee table that is so unique, a couch with a great pattern, or vintage glassware. 

Found Collective opens first brick & mortar store

FY: How would you describe the aesthetic of the pieces you gravitate toward for the shop?

Juliann: I love having little bits of it all! Whether it’s midcentury modern, postmodern, or even boho, I love having a little bit of it all and seeing how they become one in a space. I love a good statement piece, and I hope each piece in the shop is just that for my customer’s homes. 

Found Collective opens first brick & mortar store

FY: Anything else you’d like readers to know about Found Co.?

Juliann: I would encourage those reading to get yourself out there if you’re passionate about something. Nothing comes easy! Do the pop-ups and any events. Learn from your mistakes and don’t be hard on yourself. This isn’t the endpoint for me, and it took such a long time to get to this point which I’m so thankful for. I would also encourage those to keep grinding at what you love to do – and doing what you love doesn’t mean it’s always easy, it’s still hard work let me tell you! 

Found Co’s hours vary, and the best way to stay up to date with their hours is via their Instagram account, specifically in the Stories section. Happy shopping!

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Found Collective opens first brick & mortar store
Found Collective opens first brick & mortar store

Meet Dr. Allen Clyde: Local physician, horse packer and new author

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Natali Carrera
Natali Carrera is a devoted coffee addict who also loves her teenage son, her husband of 19 years and shopping small & local. She is the founder & CEO of parent support non-profit Success Together, Inc. and has been a freelance content creator for FresYes.com for 7 years. Natali is an unrelenting cheerleader for and lifelong resident of Fresno, as well as a Fresno State grad.
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Local podiatric physician and surgeon Dr. Allen Clyde has operated a horse packing service in the John Muir Wilderness for 40 years, transporting to over 20,000 visitors and their supplies. Dr. Clyde has also served on the Fresno County (California) Board of Education for nearly 20 years. On November 17th, his first book, Life Lessons on the Sierra Trail releases for purchase and we got the unique chance to learn more about his wildernesses and writing experiences just prior to the release. Please enjoy our interview with Dr. Clyde!

FresYes: Dr. Clyde, you’ve been a successful practicing physician and commercial horse packer for 40 years, what inspired you to become an author too, and write Life Lessons on the Sierra Trail?

Dr. Clyde: The Wilderness has far more to offer than just sniffing flowers and hugging trees. Here, Mother Nature is in charge. She doesn’t care who you are or where you came from. How well prepared you are how you conduct yourself determines her kindness. It would have been a shame if 40 years of experiences were to blow away in the wind after my passing. That’s why I wrote this book.

FY: How did you get your start in horse packing, and how did you balance two professional careers?

Dr. Clyde: I started in my youth as a backpacker in this same area. This I continued until after all my Medical training was over and I had just started private practice in Clovis. My uncle, Auggie Wolf, took me up on my first horse pack trip and I was hooked. I started taking friends up and renting the stock. After about 2 years I was taking 10-15 people at a time and renting 25 head of stock. Doing this several times per summer made me the pack stations best customer. 4 years later, I just bought the station. Since I did the scheduling for both the Medical practice and the pack trips, I was forced to be a master planner out of necessity to pull it off. Time management is everything. Now, after being retired from medicine after 43 years, I have no idea how I did it. Especially when you add in running a cattle operation and be an elected school board member for the past 2 plus decades.

FY: What was one of the biggest life lessons you personally learned on the Sierra Trail?

Dr. Clyde: A good one is outlined in the prior answer. You never know your limits until you push them. When you do, new horizons open up that were never seen before. The Wilderness is a tough place to physically get through, but for those who persevere the rewards can be life changing. These include the outside splendor and the peace of inner satisfaction.

FY: In the book, Dr. Clyde, a character based upon yourself, and a young protégé encounter many different characters who visit the Sierra Trail – which three characters are most impactful in your eyes and why?

Dr. Clyde: The third main character is my wife, Deborah. She has an eye for detail and offers different perspectives which amazes me daily. All the other chapter characters have their own unique contributions. That’s why, early on, I impress on Pablo to focus on each person as an individual. You’ll find inner bright spots that make them truly interesting. If all people were the same, this world would be a boring place.

Dr. Clyde with his wife, Deborah

FY: Can you share with us something about the book that isn’t in the blurb?

Dr. Clyde: One thing in general the book will impress you with is that your view of the Wilderness changes with your attitude. The more you slow down and spend time on the details, the whole Wilderness experience becomes brighter and more fulfilling.

FY: What types of readers do you think will most enjoy Life Lessons on the Sierra Trail?

Dr. Clyde: I tried my best to universalize this book as much as possible. The young through old should all find something that hits a spark within them. This includes people who live in Florida, New York or Nebraska. It’s a story of a young man coming of age and our local John Muir Wilderness is the backdrop.

FY: What do you hope your readers take away from the book?

Dr. Clyde: In today’s world it definitely takes a village to raise the young. So, when one youth sees the light and gets on a positive track, it helps us all.

FY: What was the highlight of the writing experience for you?

Dr. Clyde: The highlight of writing was realizing the hardest part is getting started. Once you get past that it gets fun. I would start at 6:00am and the next time I looked up it would be 6:00pm. You just get fully absorbed and forget all about time. It took me 20 days to write this book.

FY: Who is the author in your genre that you most admire?

Dr. Clyde: I’ve always liked James Michener, Ernest Hemingway, Will James and Zane Gray. Too bad they have all passed away. That said, to all you young writers out there, there’s plenty of room for you.

You can pre-order the book today here. Dr. Clyde is already planning for a second volume, with hopes of releasing it by November of 2021.

There will a book signing for Life Lessons on the Sierra Trail on Saturday, December 12, at 2:00 PM at A Book Barn, 640 Clovis Ave., Clovis, CA 93612.