MaryBeth Shaw and John Shaw
Recorded
September 27, 2023
Archived
September 27, 2023
36:27 minutes
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Id:
mby023145
Description
MaryBeth Shaw (63) and John Shaw (77) speak about their marriage, the challenges they have faced, and the business they have built together.Subject Log / Time Code
MaryBeth Shaw (M) shares that she and John Shaw (J) are about to celebrate their 30th marriage anniversary. M says her dad was not initially supportive of the marriage due to their age difference.
M and J discuss how they support each other and bring out the best in one another. M says she and J met when they were both going through a divorce and on the rebound. M and J recall first meeting.
M and J reflect on the challenges they faced together, including the loss of J's son to suicide.
M and J describe their move to San Francisco.
M and J discuss the decision for M to quit her job and pursue art.
J shares that the company he worked for in San Francisco declared bankruptcy and he found himself without a job at 57.
J says he and M moved back to St. Louis and became an integral part of J's grandchildren's lives.
J and M speak about how they worked together to develop her art career.
M details how the 2008 recession affected her art sales. M says she turned to teaching and later her and J began to sell stencils.
M and J talk about their company, StencilGirl. M explains the formula she and J developed to give the artists they work with royalties.
M and J reflect on how they were able to turn selling stencils into a successful business.
M reflects on how her life has turned out differently than she expected.
Participants
- MaryBeth Shaw
- John Shaw