Location: Woodstock, Georgia
Services: Custom Window Treatments
Established: 2005
Number of Employees: 6
Elizabeth Gerdes—Owner of Stitch Above the Rest, LLC—turned a challenging chapter in her life into an opportunity to transform her business. After decades of sewing, she underwent multiple surgeries, leaving her unable to work for over six months. During her recovery, Elizabeth took the time to reimagine her business—she realized that she could no longer handle all the fabrication herself and decided to build a team, freeing her to focus on her selling skills and growing the company.
Elizabeth joined Exciting Windows and leaned heavily on its supportive community. With their guidance, she created a plan to establish a combined showroom and workroom. Elizabeth credits the relationships she built within the Exciting Windows community for helping her navigate critical milestones—from implementing efficient systems to negotiating her rental agreement.
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Being a part of EW! has had a huge impact on my business. The greatest asset is that the entire group is made up of varying sizes of business—this allows for different viewpoints and different situations to come up. I have learned so much because I’ve been a sponge. Not only has the group been supportive of me and the things I’ve wanted to accomplish, but it has also provided me with great relationships of like-minded business owners that have developed into friendships that will last a long time.
—Elizabeth Gerdes, CEO