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Patti Pagliei is the founder and designer of the jewelry and lifestyle brand Waxing Poetic. In 20+ years, her work has touched countless souls who wish to celebrate a life of connection, curiosity, delight, and reverence. She's a mom, breast cancer survivor, and advocate for empowered and expressed living.
 

John Simpson is her husband and co-creator in life. He’s a visionary entrepreneur and the co-CEO of Waxing Poetic. John also runs our experiential boutique The Shopkeepers.  An outdoor enthusiast and nature lover, John encourages the Pagliei-Simpson family’s ongoing wonder-filled adventures. He is also the lead singer and harmonica player in The Doublewide Kings band.
 

John and Patti's life together has been charged with vibrant living through several tumultuous health, home, business, and life challenges that shook them out of a more constrained construct of living. Forced to reexamine our perceived boundaries, they uncovered the germ for our new book, The Way of Wonder (coming in September 2023), which they consider -- along with their family, and their zest for life – one of their greatest accomplishments. They currently live in Santa Barbara, California with their daughter Lulu.
 

Over the years at  Waxing Poetic, they've amassed a following of hundreds of thousands of subscribers—down-to-earth, accomplished folks, esteemed writers, creators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and all-around amazing humans -- who find joy and connection in their creations, poetry, stories, and wonder-seeking lifestyle.