Jill Donovan Research Paper

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Jill Donovan is a famous business entrepreneur from Tulsa, Oklahoma with her creation of Rustic Cuff. Her business didn’t happen overnight. She went on Oprah to talk about the bracelets she regifts because Oprah was doing a television special about regifters. However, her moment of excitement turned into embarrassment and shame because she “faced harsh critiques from a panel of Oprah's etiquette experts who told Donovan what she did was rude and tacky.”

How Jill Donovan overcame the trials she faced and became successful
Jill went home and made more of her bracelets and then sent them to celebrities such as Oprah's best friend, Gayle King. Gayle, regifted one to Oprah, who wore it on the cover of her magazine. As a result, Rustic

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