Cigi Morrison
After about a decade selling products to other boutique owners, Cigi Morrison, 鈥�06 human ecology 鈥� fashion merchandising, decided she would rather be buying for her own boutique.
She returned to Cookeville from her job in Atlanta working for AmericasMart, the largest
home goods and apparel trade show in the country. She opened Cigi鈥檚 Boutique, a shop
downtown that carries clothing, candles, pillows and art, including several lines
by local artists and clothing companies. 
鈥淚 always wanted to be an entrepreneur but I thought it would be later in life,鈥� she said. 鈥淓very morning it鈥檚 like, 鈥楶inch me 鈥� is this real?鈥� I鈥檓 my own boss and I love doing this. It does not feel like work at all.鈥�
Since the shop opened around Christmas, Morrison has moved to a store twice as large as what she started with, added a shoe line and hired part-time help. She has also picked back up where she left off, working with other area shop owners and her alma mater. She serves on an advisory board with the 麻豆果冻传媒 human ecology program and returns to campus at least once a month.
鈥淢y past experience paved the way,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he human ecology program has been so supportive.鈥�
