Kissed By Kutie’s – Boutique

Yalanda Sweney is the CEO and Founder of Kissed by Kuties, LLC. In 2006, she resigned as a middle school teacher of inner-city at-risk youth, and became an entrepreneur, due to problems with her pregnancy. After her son was born, at the doctor’s request, her son needed special attention, and if she could stay home with him, that would be best. Like many start-up companies, she was on a quest for the appropriate name for the business. An AHA moment came when she reflected back to a time she enjoyed the most “high school”. Miss Kutie is a high school nickname she was coined by her friends because of her personality, and style. She designed her prom dress patterns and had a seamstress sew them. She began selling clothing, and jewelry at the local flea markets, house parties, pop up shops, and any local vending opportunity she could find.