Over the past year, Lucky Bee has grown from a one-woman show to a wonderful team! Read below to learn more about everyone who is incredibly important to our mission.

Meet Josie, owner & ceo

Josie started Lucky Bee in January 2019 after freelancing on the side for three years. She graduated in 2016 from UW-Madison with two degrees in journalism (strategic communications) and spanish, and spent her first two years working at a global nonprofit in Baltimore before moving back to Minneapolis.

Here are her favorite…

• Food: A chocolate milkshake, hands down!
• Place to travel: Anywhere with mountains (but I love Colorado)
• Thing to design: Magazines
• TV Show: Schitt’s Creek (seen every episode at least twice!)

Fun Facts:

• I have two rescue dogs named Bonnie & Anja 🙂
• I love crafting—whether it’s making t-shirts, pom poms, knitting or cross-stitching
• I recently started an Etsy store
• I picked up skiing three years ago and am now obsessed

Meet Nouchi, design assistant

Nouchi started in December 2020 and graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in graphic design! She’s from St. Paul and is an amazing designer. Read more about her below!

Here are her favorite…

• Food: Japanese food! My favorite dish is katsu!
• Place to travel: Thailand, Seattle
• Thing to design: Posters
• TV Shows: The Office, Modern Family & Psych

Fun Facts:

• I got into graphic design by designing K-Pop posters
• I love bullet journaling
• I have a 4 month old kitty named Alfie
• I have the same birthday as Dr. Suess
• I love marvel! My favorite hero is Captain America and Wanda/Scarlett Witch
• For 24 years of my life I thought the goal of chess was to get the queen, and that that’s how you won (how come no one ever talks about the king? lol).

Meet Maya, design & marketing intern

Maya started in February 2021 and is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She helps Lucky Bee by writing blogs, creating tik toks, and various marketing/design work!

Here are her favorite…

• Food: sweet potatoes in any form
• Place to travel: mountains. hiking or skiing, count me in!
• Thing to design: food menus

Fun facts:

• I love learning languages (Polish, Russian, Spanish)
• I drink at least 2 cups of tea a day
• I’m the editor-in-chief of Souvenirs (Josie was too in college!)
• I know the words to almost every country song
• I love dancing!