Lori Secord, Co-Owner | Sales Consultant, Lancaster County Magazine on Influential Women

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Lori Secord

Co-Owner | Sales Consultant, Lancaster County Magazine, The Not Too Shabby-Chic Boutique

Willow Street, PA

Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree High School Degree Beauty School Degree Cosmetology School

Her Story

About Lori

Lori Secord is the owner of the Not Too Shabby Chic Boutique in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, a retail business focused on repurposing vintage and used items into beautiful home decor for a farm community in southern Lancaster County. She also works full time selling advertising for Lancaster County Magazine while managing the store with a partner on nights and weekends. Her career began after high school and cosmetology school with work in a hair salon, followed by five years at the Estee Lauder counter in a department store where she discovered her talent for sales. After nine years as a stay-at-home mom, she returned to the workforce in media sales, including radio advertising for local NBC and ABC affiliates, a local newspaper, and a company producing hotel brochures, before her current positions. Lori specializes in retail, sales, and marketing, drawing on her people-oriented approach and genuine honesty to meet customer needs. She values honesty, loyalty, family, and putting God first, and she follows the career advice to plan her work and work her plan. In her personal life, she has been a caregiver to her mom and husband, feeds stray cats, and supports the homeless by giving granola bars.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Lori

01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

Plan your work and work your plan. That is what I live by. Someone said that to me a long time ago and it stuck with me through everything.

02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

Don't lose sight of yourself. Put yourself first. When you're trying to please everyone around you, you please no one, especially not yourself.

03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

In retail, people aren't shopping in brick-and-mortar stores anymore. They just drop in or look at social media first. They can order the same items on Amazon or Pottery Barn and have it the next day. In advertising, no one is doing print anymore and it gets harder to get market share for their budget.

04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

Honesty, loyalty, family, and putting God first. My sons and the people closest to me are so important. A little bit of faith goes a long way when things seem impossible.

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