Al Doan
Founder
Alan Doan is a bearded Missourian, entrepreneur, husband and father, pickup basketball legend, investor and mentor.
He’s started the Missouri Star Quilt Company, a 14-year-old business with a focus on reimagining the commerce experience of shopping for fabric online. The company now has over 400 employees and ships several million orders annually. As part of that focus, the company has rebuilt a rural midwestern town into the “Disneyland of Quilting” launching 14 quilt shops, three restaurants, and a hotel all in a town with a population of 1,800.
He went on to start Let’s Make Art. A business focused on experience and education in the watercolor paint world, it grew to 1.4m in ARR in four months and then transitioned into a Missouri Star Quilt Company brand.
Those two companies are now owned by Creativity, Inc. where Alan serves as the Executive Chairman. The company holds the Missouri Star Quilt Company, Nancy’s Notions, One Big Happy Yarn Co, Let’s Make Art, and Crafting.com.
He built and shut down Pretzel, a consumer finance app that turns your money into stories. He is currently quasi-retired, invests with two buddies via the Rolling Fun, bought another small town and trying to build a subdivision with his sister, and generally stays busy with his farm, spending time with his 3 kids, and with his beautiful wife, Drea.
He’s been recognized at the Whitehouse as a small business person of the year, an Empact 100 business leader under 30, and an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Al Doan
Founder
Alan Doan is a bearded Missourian, entrepreneur, husband and father, pickup basketball legend, investor and mentor.
He’s started the Missouri Star Quilt Company, a 14-year-old business with a focus on reimagining the commerce experience of shopping for fabric online. The company now has over 400 employees and ships several million orders annually. As part of that focus, the company has rebuilt a rural midwestern town into the “Disneyland of Quilting” launching 14 quilt shops, three restaurants, and a hotel all in a town with a population of 1,800.He went on to start Let’s Make Art. A business focused on experience and education in the watercolor paint world, it grew to 1.4m in ARR in four months and then transitioned into a Missouri Star Quilt Company brand.
Those two companies are now owned by Creativity, Inc. where Alan serves as the Executive Chairman. The company holds the Missouri Star Quilt Company, Nancy’s Notions, One Big Happy Yarn Co, Let’s Make Art, and Crafting.com.
He built and shut down Pretzel, a consumer finance app that turns your money into stories. He is currently quasi-retired, invests with two buddies via the Rolling Fun, bought another small town and trying to build a subdivision with his sister, and generally stays busy with his farm, spending time with his 3 kids, and with his beautiful wife, Drea.
He’s been recognized at the Whitehouse as a small business person of the year, an Empact 100 business leader under 30, and an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
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