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Shirin Tippit

Shirin Tippit is the founder and designer of Honey Bespoke Stationery & Paper Goods, a Houston-based luxury stationery and paper goods brand. A former elementary teacher turned designer, she creates personalized and officially licensed collegiate stationery.

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Shirin Tippit's Bio

Shirin Tippit is a Houston-based designer and the founder of Honey Bespoke Stationery & Paper Goods, a luxury stationery brand known for personalized paper goods and officially licensed collegiate collections.

Before launching Honey Bespoke, Tippit was an elementary school teacher. She later became a stay-at-home mom and turned that creative phase into a paper-goods business, teaching herself design while caring for her young family.

Her brand focuses on custom invitations, announcements, gift tags, and licensed collegiate stationery. Tippit emphasizes handcrafted, thoughtful design and builds products for life’s special moments. She has been featured on the Honey Bespoke website, Etsy, and the Honey Bespoke Instagram account, where she shares design updates and behind-the-scenes moments from running a small creative business.

Career Timeline

  • 2018 — Elementary school teacher

    Worked as an elementary teacher before leaving the classroom to raise her family.

  • 2020 — Founded Honey Bespoke

    Started Honey Bespoke Stationery & Paper Goods as a creative outlet while staying home with her children.

  • 2023 — Licensed collegiate expansion

    Grew the brand into officially licensed collegiate stationery and broadened retail presence.

  • 2024 — Continued brand growth

    Released refreshed product lines and continued building the Honey Bespoke customer community.

Episodes

EP 863

Advice Line with Carlton Calvin of Razor

Mark Ganter
Honey Bespoke Stationery and Paper Goods

Carlton Calvin returns to the Advice Line to help early-stage founders work through real business bottlenecks. Sean Barasa asks how to grow his party game Eulogy beyond 1,000 units, Shereen Tippett wants to escape Etsy saturation and build a direct-to-consumer stationery brand, and Mark Ganter needs a strategy for his premium espresso martini when the market is racing toward canned convenience. Guy Raz moderates as Carlton shares practical guidance on licensing, social presence, product focus, and trend timing.

Aug 20, 202642 min

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