NOMAD with Melinda Rauch

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Melinda Rauch, founder and curator of NOMAD - a furniture, home decor and design boutique in Kingsville ON,  with a global perspective where profits have purpose via social impact endeavors and community engagement. Prior to opening NOMAD, Melinda has previously been a Partner and Founder of HDI Capital based in Mexico City holding the position of Chief Operations Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, published in London based publication Global Custodian " The Hedge Fund Giving Back," and had previous roles with leading global financial institutions and consulting firms as VP of Accounting. She has advised US-based hedge funds on regulatory and compliance controls and best practices in operations, & has 20 years of experience in alternative investment.

Melinda has traveled to over 35 countries and lived in 7 different countries for work. She is a doggy mama to Murphy, proud farmers daughter, and lover of all things to do with traveling, culture, food.

We talk about what made her decide to start NOMAD and where the idea came from, how social impact plays a role in her store and is one of the guiding values of her shop, where the name come from & the meaning behind it, what attracted her to build her business in Kingsville, where she gets her products from and how she decides what to bring in, how COVID 19 has affected her business, how she markets her business, some of the challenges she's had to overcome & the big success moments, advice she would give to someone thinking of starting a business, future plans & more!