What is your name?
Gillian Hurrie
What is your occupation?
Entrepreneur, Jewelry Designer, Voice Actor, and Yoga Teacher
What is your business name?
Gillian Inspired Designs
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How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
Less than 1 year
What is your Instagram handle?
@gillianinspired
What is your LinkedIn URL?
linkedin.com/in/gillianhurrie
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
I was born and raised in Northern California, 30 minutes north of San Francisco. I came here originally to be closer to family on the East Coast. After landing on Cape Cod, I chose to stay because the coastal environment feeds my soul and the vibrant, supportive arts community feels like home.
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
Gillian Inspired brings you a lifestyle brand featuring unique, beautiful jewelry for the soul. We are a woman-owned, small business on Cape Cod. I couldn’t find affordable jewelry with quality gemstones that spoke to me, so I created my own designs inspired by yogi symbols, shapes, and healing gemstones. Each piece is made with love, inspiration, and meaning—a reminder to the wearer of the capacity for change and growth. Our jewelry combines self-discovery, reflection, energy, and style meant to empower and inspire.
What would your clients say about you and your company?
Our customers love our jewelry for its quality, design, and healing energies. They often say: “I have never seen jewelry like this before!” and “I love that you offer quality jewelry with healing energies.” Clients appreciate that we encourage mind, body, and spirit health.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
People who take initiative, take risks, and convey their ideas well will find success.
What is your favorite book?
The Dream Book by Betty Bethards
What is your secret weapon?
Being visual and creative, I love using my weekly/monthly planner while staying tech-savvy. Organization is key, especially for collaborating and managing social media marketing.
What is your most recent WIN? How are you slaying it in your career or business?
Becoming the exclusive jewelry designer for a large hotel/spa chain with multiple locations—a potentially lucrative, long-term partnership that values my mission, message, and aesthetic.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Start saving money. Value who you are; don’t let others define it. Stand on your own two feet—financially, emotionally, spiritually. Accept where you are and keep growing. You are in the right place.
How do you enjoy your free time?
Learning more about yoga, listening to podcasts, walking outdoors, and doing crossword puzzles.
What is something that not many people know about you?
I’ve been a vegetarian since I was ten.