Gettin 'Jiggy' with It: The Puzzles Business + Supporting Female Artists: with Founder Kaylin Marcotte

Kaylin Marcotte reinvented the jigsaw puzzle when she launched her company 'Jiggy' on 2019. The direct-to-consumer puzzle company features art by emerging female artists, and specially formulated puzzle glue, allowing you to frame your puzzles after you make them; JIGGY puzzles are art - in pieces. At just two years old, JIGGY is already a cultural phenomenon, loved by Kacey Musgraves, Chrissy Teigen, Allison Williams, Sophia Bush, Demi Lovato, and more. How she decided to launch her own company (she was formerly the first employee at theSkimm) How she modernized the jigsaw puzzle When to make your hobby your full time job How she launched with $25,000 of her own savings, from her NY apartment How she pivoted during covid and built a multi million dollar business in just a few years What her experience on Shark tank was like (Marc Cuban now invests) The mission driven aspect of her business— supporting emerging female artists An untapped resource she advises other entrepreneurs to take advantage of when trying to get something off the ground Lessons she's learned along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.