It happens a lot.

I go on holiday, stay at a great hotel, and inevitably, I find a product or two I like. In Jamaica, it was the ceiling fan. In Napa, it was the softest sheets ever made. In Nantucket, it was this cool rustic hand carved wood chair with leather seating.

I knew I liked the product. The color was right, the size, the texture. I could literally visualize it in my home, but I couldn’t buy it.

Why couldn’t I buy it?

I asked my friend Susan, a well-known Interior Designer if she wanted to meet to discuss making this happen. We would build a website that allows people to buy the products they find in hotels, restaurants, and spas.

We called it HABBY, and a business was born.