Kayla Lupean on launching her inspired business

January 20, 2022 from 11:00am - 12:15pm

Kayla Lupean, professional photography and founder of Play Maysie, addresses students in Associate Professor Anne Murphy Brown’s Intellectual Property course.

Ms. Lupean is a recipient of a Chip and Joanna Gaines grant to develop her business of creating portable dollhouses.

Inspired by vintage tin lunchboxes she found on Ebay, the small portable dollhouses fold out on both sides to create interchangeable, magnetic rooms with fixed wooden furniture. Designed to be gender-neutral, the case comes in three colors, and inserts include a living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and sets for fishing and camping.

Learn more here, including how Lypean's concern for children in foster care influenced this toy concept.

This presentation is part of a series supporting Ursuline's Women Entrepreneurs + Innovators program, made possible by a grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.