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Lisa Gilliotti scrubbing a storage container lid.

In 2018, Lisa Gillotti started a nonprofit organization, Build A Bus Home, with the goal of recycling old school buses for homeless people to live in. But in April 2019, she decided to focus on … more

by Prachi Gohil | 10/28/20

Nicole Barer, 16, started her own soap company, NRB's Beauty, in March. Her first quarter of sales was so successful, she said, that she wanted to host two pop-up shops this summer to celebrate.

Local girl launches successful soap company

OLYMPIA –– It started with sensitive skin and pretty soap. The then-10-year-old Olympia resident, Naomi Barer, would walk into a store that sold beautiful soaps that the sensitive-skinned Barer couldn’t use. more

By Madeline Shannon of JOLT | 7/26/20

NRB's Beauty is a local soap company started by 16-year-old Naomi Barer. The company is hosting two pop-up shops in West Olympia on July 25 and Aug. 8.

NRB’s Beauty to offer handmade soaps at West Olympia pop-up shops

After a successful first quarter of online sales of its luxury handmade soaps, NRB’s Beauty announced today it will celebrate with two special Pop Up Shop events in West Olympia on July 25th and August 8th. more

7/20/20