when we visited karen allen, it had been six months since she set foot in her massachusetts textile design studio. she splits her time between acting, directing and her business. a boutique that sells her collection of knit wear. when she gets back, the never idle allen has a lot of catching up to do. i decide when i m coming to work and i decide when i m leaving and decide if i want to take a day off and there s not many jobs like that out there. that s a pretty good gig actually. that freedom is a far cry from the demands of a movie set. with an acting career that took off with her film debut in 1978 s animal house. is this what you re going to do for the rest of your life? allen s films, characters and co-stars are legendary like
local. a lot of the artists that we use are local right here within a one-mile radius of north capitol street. we want to make sure that whatever we do, we take care of our small businesses first and then if anybody benefits, that s really, really great. we make sure we take care of home first and our own business. throughout the years we ve interviewed a lot of entrepreneurs who have had two jobs. one where they work for someone else and one where they started their own company. how many of them can say that their day job included harrison ford, jeff bridges and bill murray. that was the case for karen allen. her design of knit wear involved opening her own store in great barrington, massachusetts. with another indiana jones movie in the works, we thought we would visit her as a busy actor and director and a small business owner.
their artists and suppliers are local. a lot of the artists that we use are local right here within a one-mile radius of north capitol street. we want to make sure that whatever we do, we take care of our small businesses first and then if anybody benefits, that s really, really great. we make sure we take care of home first and our own business. throughout the years we ve interviewed a lot of entrepreneurs who have had two jobs. one where they work for someone else and one where they started their own company. how many of them can say that their day job included harrison ford, jeff brindges and bill murray. her design of knit wear involved opening her own store in great barrington, massachusetts. with another indiana jones movie in the works, we thought we would visit her as a busy actor and director and a small
business owner. when we visited karen allen, it had been six months since she set foot in her massachusetts textile design studio. she splits her time between acting, directing and her business. a boutique that sells her collection of knit wear. when she gets back, the never idle allen has a lot of catching up to do. i decide when i m coming to work and i decide when i m leaving and decide if i want to take a day off and there s not many jobs like that out there. that s a pretty good gig actually. that freedom is a far cry from the demands of a movie set. with an acting career that took off with her film debut in 1978 s animal house. is this what you re going to do for the rest of your life? allen s films, characters and
present your business on msnbc. hi there everyone. i m jj ramberg and welcome to your business. the show that champions entrepreneurship by giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. now, we ve all heard of work life balance. for actress and entrepreneur karen allen, finding that balance when her son was growing up was the key to allowing her to cultivate her love of designing knit wear and eventually led to opening her own store. karen allen fiber arts in great barrington, massachusetts. but now that her son is grown, she s had to figure out how to find a work/work balance again as she continues her career as a busy working actress and director, as well as a small business owner.