Episode 39 – Say Yes to Shopping Local this Holiday Season

Shopping local for unique gifts isn’t just fun, it’s necessary to the landscape of our economy. Around 50 percent of Oklahomans are currently employed by small and local businesses: one of the hardest-hit sectors during the 2020 pandemic. Listen in as Cléo Rajon, executive director of the Independent Shopkeepers Association and founding member of the Midtown Holiday Pop-Up Shops, talks to us about safe and convenient ways to support local businesses this holiday season, plus she gives a sneak peek of participating Holiday Pop-Up Market shops and great gift-giving ideas.